As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, it brings an unprecedented set of challenges to business owners. The question of how should marketers respond is a tricky one. Frances Spencer-Barton, co-founder of LOOKLOOK, innovators in photo experiences explores why experiential marketing is needed now more than ever and shares tips on creating brand experiences adapted to COVID.
04.09.2020
Ever at the forefront of financial services, the UK has become a cryptocurrency hotspot over the past few years. How will UK companies impact the crypto ecosystem? Will the country become the silicon valley for cryptocurrency?
03.09.2020
New data compiled by SeedLegals reveals the impact of the coronavirus on the UK’s startup economy. It highlights the sectors that have secured investment the most, with healthcare and edtech leading the way. Anthony Rose, founder & CEO of SeedLegals, the largest funding platform in Europe, gives insights on the findings.
02.09.2020
Part of the easy® family of brands that serves millions of tourists every year, easyGuide helps people discover unforgettable experiences in cities across Europe. Maddyness spoke with Blake Reddy, solo-Founder & CEO of easyGuide, to understand how he decided to create his startup with very little expertise in travel and eCommerce.
02.09.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
29.08.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
28.08.2020
Victor Snyder spoke with Mariana Gospodinova, GM of Crypto.com Europe in January about the evolution in the face of the challenges of diversity in the European fintech ecosystem.
26.08.2020
Caper, an interactive adventure games app for families with kids aged 4-9 has seen huge traction during the lockdown period as families have spent increasing time together and sought new activities to keep little ones busy. The UK-based startup has announced a £300K seed investment round led by LEGO Ventures with participation from Founders Factory.
24.08.2020
Riff, the voice-first chat toolset revolutionising how teams communicate when working remotely has raised £1.1M in seed funding round led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Seedcamp, and some superstar angels including Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, COO of GoCardless, Nicolas Brusson, CEO of BlaBlaCar and Tim Sadler, CEO of Tessian.
24.08.2020
Christopher Lowe, Founder and CEO of NOTWICS has been speaking to his community of startups and investors to gauge the current investor climate, working practices, valuation and the wider impact on the industry as we continue in COVID-19 lockdown.
24.08.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
22.08.2020
Maddyness spoke to Anthony Rose from SeedLegals about what it takes to be a good entrepreneur and founder. Rose created SeedLegals, a company that allows Startups of all stages to get the best practical and legal advice on their personal journeys to success. Here Rose talks problem-solving, looking at COVID-19 as an opportunity, the difference between UK and USA ecosystems, the importance of PR and marketing and why global business is the way forward.
21.08.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
21.08.2020
Offr, the prop-tech platform digitising the buying, selling and leasing process for real estate agents and buyers, today announced it has raised £2.7M (€3M) in seed funding led by Barclays. Existing investors Delta Partners on behalf of Bank of Ireland, AIB, Enterprise Ireland, The European Investment Fund and Frontline Ventures also participated in the round.
20.08.2020