In a matter of weeks, the job market has been turned on its head. Widespread layoffs, people in furlough, companies voluntarily entering administration in an attempt to stem the haemorrhage of cash. Nitzan Cohen Arazi, co-founder and COO of Jolt, discusses the future of employment for when the coronavirus outbreak will have ended.
28.04.2020
On a mission to help 1B children sleep better and be more relaxed, Moshi is an innovative and BAFTA-nominated tech startups. An audio sleep and mindfulness app, Moshi has received £9.7M in Series B funding led by Accel, Latitude Ventures and Triplepoint Capital, as well as former MTV CEO Bill Roedy.
27.04.2020
Samar Shams, Immigration and Global Mobility Partner at Spencer West LLP argues that the UK should speed up plans for a new visa for entrepreneurs in light of COVID-19’s acceleration of the transition to tech across business sectors.
27.04.2020
It is not yet clear what the mortality rate of COVID-19 is, however, based on the WHO’s mortality rate of 3.4%, COVID-19 is 34 times deadlier than the seasonal flu. Because the social and economic ramifications have spread quickly, the COVID-19 pandemic has also had a far more significant impact on the business sector. Which is why this coronavirus startup survival guide will be very convenient.
27.04.2020
The government’s support package for the tech sector announced on 20 April seeks to support high growth startups and SMEs, but questions still remain about the future of the sector. Jakob von Baeyer interviews Raphaël Crouan to examine the support offered.
25.04.2020
Launched during the COVID-19 outbreak by Manjit Sareen and Caroline Allams, Natterhub is a secured social media learning platform for teachers to share with pupils, that lets children thrive online and helps parents keep their children busy during self-isolation.
25.04.2020
Your most complex organ, the powerhouse of your nervous system, the brain consumes 20% of the body’s oxygen supply. Limit that supply and life quickly becomes unfocused and foggy. Does that describe how you have been feeling during this lockdown? That’s perfectly normal in these uncertain times.
24.04.2020
Natterbox, a leading provider of global voice cloud services, has secured £7.5M of growth equity funding from the Development Capital team at Octopus Investments.
24.04.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup scene. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
24.04.2020
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.
24.04.2020
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we look at recent surveys that took the temperature around the coronavirus outbreak.
24.04.2020
Having weathered the late 90s dot-com bubble and the Great Recession of 2008, Joe Procopio is in a great position to share his advice and analysis on what CEOs should be thinking and doing right now to ensure their companies can acknowledge the panic, act wisely and come out stronger.
23.04.2020
Victor Snyder, consultant at BossMakers and business columnist at Forbes and Entrepreneur shares his advice on how CEOs can support their employees' efforts, productivity and wellbeing during times of uncertainty brought about by the outbreak of COVID-19.
23.04.2020
EuropeanStartups.co, a new initiative supported by the European Commission to provide macro-level intelligence about Europe’s startup economy reveals the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on the early-stage tech ecosystem across the trading bloc.
23.04.2020