A new study from Rainmaking Innovation shows this crisis is the time for innovation, not hibernation, but the survey found that 200% more businesses are currently cutting innovation spend.
04.06.2020
The leading online investment platform, Seedrs, has partnered with the leading equity management platform in Europe, Capdesk, to create a unique secondary liquidity offering. This will serve the needs of the wider market with the ability to trade shares in private companies.
04.06.2020
Nextgen freight forwarding and supply chain startup Beacon has raised a £12M Series A fundraising round, with investors including Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, and leading US-based venture capital firm 8VC.
04.06.2020
Decibel, a leader in digital experience analytics, raised a £32.5M Series B investment from Draper Esprit, Eight Roads Ventures and Ventureforgood.
03.06.2020
Thanks to the COVID-19 crisis and the move to mass remote working, meetings are now a very different experience. Think about the last few meetings you attended. Were they well organized? Did the meeting start on time, have an agenda and conclude with practical actions?
03.06.2020
Car insurance provider By Miles is disrupting the insurtech industry by bringing fairer car insurance to more people. The company just closed a £15M investment as part of a Series B round of funding led by CommerzVentures, along with existing investors Octopus Ventures, Insurtech Gateway and JamJar Investments.
02.06.2020
David Odier of LaunchMappers explains why deploying a team of freelancers can be a more effective way to keep your business functioning and growing than more traditional agencies or in-house alternatives.
02.06.2020
The government’s answer to supporting startups throughout the pandemic is the £250M commitment to the Future Fund. Wrong. The Future Fund will be used to support scale-ups and it’s important that we understand this difference.
01.06.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
30.05.2020
Maddyness provides you with a quick digest of three news items to keep you up to date with the startup scene, emerging trends and other noteworthy stories.
29.05.2020
Breega and Connect Ventures have decided - with 28 other UK-based VCs - to create the "VC Hours" to provide free and confidential advice to startup founders looking for help on coping with COVID-19 challenges.
29.05.2020
Market, brand and consumer intelligence platform Attest has raised £12.1M ($15M) to deliver on its promise of democratising consumer insights across all businesses aiming to be truly consumer-centric.
29.05.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup scene. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
29.05.2020
Poplar received £1.7M ($2.1M) from Fuel Ventures to push its ambition to become the world’s leading augmented reality (AR) creative platform.
28.05.2020