As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Sarah King, CEO and cofounder of Obu about diversifying the angel investor pool, and why endurance is critical to entrepreneurship.
23.09.2023
Creating a startup is always challenging. Founding one during a tech downturn, cost of living crisis and recession seems near impossible. However, with risk comes reward and many of the world’s most successful companies were founded during times of economic uncertainty. As part of a series with Antler, Maddyness has interviewed founders hoping to become the entrepreneurial success stories to emerge from this time of crisis. This week, Maddyness spoke to Pippa Harman, cofounder of Renude.
21.09.2023
As part of a series about Virgin StartUp’s Collective Impact programme, Maddyness spoke to Alex Wright, cofounder and CEO of DASH Water.
21.09.2023
A new report by Gigged.A.I reveals that the UK’s technology industry is reaching critical levels of burnout due to skills shortages and failed digital transformation ambitions.
20.09.2023
As part of a series with Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, Maddyness spoke to Lottie Whyte at MyoMaster about funding, plans for the future and their advice for other founders.
20.09.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Alex Hersham, Co-Founder and CEO of Zencargo, about helping organisation to make smarter supply chain decisions, launching in a coffee shop, and building a world for smarter trade.
19.09.2023
The global climate tech sector has never been more buoyant. But innovation in air quality has been slower. With Breathable cities, designed by Growth Studio we met the clean air startups tackling the devastating effects of air pollution that kills 7 million people worldwide every year and today we introduce Massoud Maqbool, CEO of ClimateMaps.
19.09.2023
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Roland Dennert, Managing Partner at Cipio Partners.
18.09.2023
As part of a series about Virgin StartUp’s Collective Impact programme, Maddyness spoke to Brian Walmsley, CEO and Founder of Reborn.
14.09.2023
As part of our quick founder questions - or QFQs - series we spoke to Malcolm Burenstam Linder, founder and CEO at Alva Labs, about using data-backed hiring solutions to benefit recruiters and job applicants, the cost of bad hiring, and the power of self-reflection.
14.09.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Diane Gilpin, founder and CEO at Smart Green Shipping, about the climate emergency, harnessing wind power to decarbonise the shipping industry, and establishing a headquarters in Dumfries, Scotland.
12.09.2023
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Tim Rehder, Partner at Earlybird.
11.09.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to William Reeve CEO of Goodlord about the pressures on the rental market, strategic acquisitions and bringing digital solutions to a market which services 10 million households.
09.09.2023
Focal wants to change the way that founders and investors fundraise. Jamie Walker met Taos Edmondson and Hector Mason, cofounders of Focal, and Focal's Principal, Jack Richardson, to speak about their plans to make the fundraising process work better, ahead of their upcoming demo day.
07.09.2023