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Investors naturally become more risk-averse in challenging economic times, but we believe the healthcare sector offers both resilience and opportunity. Innovative, well-managed healthcare businesses will continue to attract plenty of attention, even if macro headwinds drive an economic recession.
27.10.2023
In today’s bustling startup landscape, where innovation takes centre stage, one critical aspect often lags behind: accessibility. While digital, creative, and business teams surge ahead, accessibility is sometimes seen as an obstacle to future success.
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Natalie Burns
24.10.2023
France is now home to the second-largest startup ecosystem in Europe, and the country is leading the way in European Generative AI innovation. French startups raised over $14.6B last year, and have been behind many of Europe’s headline-grabbing tech stories of 2023 – think of MistralAI raising €105M within a month of launching, and US foundational AI startup, Poolside AI, relocating Paris on the back of a $126M fundraise.
18.10.2023
Reports a major crypto player is in talks with large European banks to expand digital asset services indicates a significant shift in “TradFi” attitudes. But is this the moment DeFi has been waiting for?
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BRENDAN BEEKEN
18.10.2023
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, where change is the only constant, leaders face the daunting challenge of making informed, forward thinking decisions that can shape the future of their organisations.
18.10.2023
The past few years have brought immense change and disruption to businesses across the UK and beyond. From the Covid-19 pandemic to economic turbulence and uncertainty, companies have had to rapidly adapt to an ever-evolving landscape.
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Dakota Murphey
17.10.2023
By working virtually, a Virtual Assistant (VA) can support multiple clients at any one time and most of us have anything between three and eight clients simultaneously, depending on the volume and frequency of the work that those clients need.
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Kathy Soulsby
16.10.2023
We are in the midst of party conference season in the UK. Ahead of the 2024 General Election they have assumed a greater importance than in other years, and I know that the UK’s startup community is particularly keen to understand how the land may lie.
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Andy Peddar
09.10.2023
In today’s rapidly evolving work landscape, employers everywhere should be harnessing the dual potentials of neurodiversity and artificial intelligence. World-renowned educator, entrepreneur and activist Dr Maureen Dunne explains why…
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Dr. Maureen Dunne
06.10.2023
Climate solutions suffer from significant underfunding and a lack of prioritisation from both the public and private sectors. Without prompt and substantial changes, the latest synthesis report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that the world is on track to miss the goals set by the Paris Agreement, which aimed to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
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Margarita Skarkou
03.10.2023
Auquan helps companies make faster decisions by extracting hidden insights from unstructured data, faster than anyone else. Paul Ferretti met Chandini Jain at the CogX Festival last month, to speak about how can AI help professionals in various financial institutions find hidden value in an overwhelming amount of noisy, seemingly worthless data.
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Paul Ferretti
02.10.2023
In the realm of business leadership, success is often associated with financial gains, innovation, and growth. However, beneath the surface, there lies a deeper yearning – the quest for purpose. Business leaders are increasingly recognising that financial achievements, while significant, are not the sole markers of success.
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Will Polston
02.10.2023
Balancing short-term tasks and long-term vision is hard — even great leaders struggle with this one. 61% of founders find it hard to connect their grand visions with their companies’ day-to-day tasks. Many fall into the “urgency trap” and lose focus. Early-stage startups are most prone to this: they need to demonstrate strong traction here and now to secure funding while simultaneously developing a great product.
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Ksenia Novikova
30.09.2023
UK mental health care is in desperate need of digital innovation. Demand for support has skyrocketed post-pandemic, while record wait lists mean many are left unable to access care when they need it.
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Dr Stefano Goria
29.09.2023
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