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A report to help rapidly boost your online performance
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News by " Maddyness
07.05.2020
Cultivating your company culture from home
As working from home now becomes “business as usual” for the foreseeable future, what can you do to keep your company culture thriving across a distributed workforce? We spoke to Samuel McGuirk of Ontruck who shares his advice for keeping a global team connected and productive.
News by " Samuel McGuirk
07.05.2020
Introducing the TechForce19 winners
NHSX and MHCLG have announced 18 tech startups whose innovative digital solutions have been awarded funding under the TechForce19 challenge. TechForce19 has awarded up to £25,000 each to innovation that offers a digital way to support vulnerable people who need to stay at home or need other help in the community for extended periods of time.
News by " Maddyness
06.05.2020
An Octopus becomes the UK's newest unicorn
Challenger energy firm Octopus has achieved unicorn status with a valuation of over £1B after a new partnership with Australian energy firm Origin in a £300M investment.
News by " Maddyness
06.05.2020
Startups will be the backbone of the Southeast Asia recovery
As Singapore extends its lockdown until June, it has been tough to watch this cruel disease spread from Asia across the planet and back again. Right across the world, the startup sector is suddenly faced with a common enemy and is working out new ways of conducting business to survive. Amit Anand of Jungle Ventures explores how startups and tech can be vital to the recovery of an economy.
News by " Amit Anand
06.05.2020
Coronavirus impact: from laid-off employee to first-time entrepreneur
As the coronavirus continues, and people adapt to this new normal, questions about what the impact on the economy will be. In this article, Joe Procopio shares his tips to help you bounce back if your professional circumstances have changed.
News by " Joe Procopio
05.05.2020
Oxwash’s space-age laundry service gets £1.4M investment
Oxwash, the space-age laundry and dry-cleaning startup overhauling the traditional laundry service, today announced a £1.4M investment from TrueSight Ventures, Biz Stone, Paul Forster, Founders Factory and other angel investors. Oxwash’s service is taking medical-grade laundry technology typically used in spaceship and hospital sterilisation and making it accessible to all.
News by " Maddyness
04.05.2020
Biotech Lifebit raises £6M Series A investment
Lifebit, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, received a £6M Series A investment from Idinvest Partners, Pentech Ventures LLP, Beacon Capital and Connect Ventures. Lifebit aims to truly democratise access to genomics data by enabling researchers to become experts at running complex analyses and to unlock the value of this data.
News by " Maddyness
04.05.2020
Optimism for the tech sector, TechForce19 and a deep dive into remote worker behaviour
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.
News by " Maddyness
01.05.2020
In other news, UK Startups raise almost £120M this week
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup scene. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
News by " Maddyness
01.05.2020
Is COVID-19 a catalyst for hybrid-cloud adoption?
In the current testing times, internet traffic usage has soared, and organisations are scrambling to ensure that their business can continue to operate effectively. Early estimates show that internet traffic has increased 50-70% mainly due to a combination of working from home and increased video streaming.
News by " Alastair Ballantyne
01.05.2020
Coronavirus v cybersecurity
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we look at how the coronavirus is a vulnerable time for companies to experience cyberattacks and the need for strengthening cybersecurity.
News by " Maddyness
01.05.2020
AI pioneer Peak raises £9.6M Series A funding
AI System pioneer Peak has received a Series A investment from investors MMC Ventures and Praetura Ventures. This new investment brings Peak’s total funding to $18.5M. According to recent research, the global spend on AI systems could reach $97.9B by 2023.
News by " Maddyness
30.04.2020
Change Please serves up free coffee for the NHS
Last week, UK social enterprise Change Please, began serving free coffee from its temporary barista station at the NHS Nightingale EXCEL in London. With funding from WeWork and Chivas, their baristas are serving coffee to NHS staff who are working non-stop to treat COVID-19 patients, helping to boost morale and provide some welcome fuel and rejuvenation.
News by " Maddyness
30.04.2020

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