The number of planned solar farms in the east of England has doubled in recent months as a growing number of farmers are swapping crops for clean energy. This solar boom is anticipated to provide more than double the solar energy capacity from the east of England compared to the same period in 2020.
05.07.2021
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we speak to Isomer Capital.
05.07.2021
Nvidia has announced plans to invest over $100M in its Cambridge-1 supercomputer, as it seeks favour with UK regulators for its $40B takeover of chip designer Arm. The pledge marks an increase from the previous plans of $55M for the supercomputer, which will be located at Kao Data campus in Harlow and include 80 Nvidia DGX A100 systems, totalling 400 petaflops of AI computation power, or eight petaflops of standard Linpack.
28.06.2021
Since 2015, the OVHcloud Startup Program has facilitated the growth of over 2,000 startups and scaleups. Maddyness is interviewing its participating founders, and today we speak to Dr Sarah Campbell, founder and CEO of Play Well for Life.
23.06.2021
Your initial fundraise should be treated and run similarly to any good sales process. Utilising both your personal and professional network, you can begin to fill the middle of your funnel quite quickly with warm leads. For the top of the funnel and colder leads, a good old fashioned outbound strategy will help you qualify investor leads and build momentum for your round.
23.06.2021
With #QVCs, Maddyness UK profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. This week, we speak to Jeevan Sunner, associate at Playfair Capital.
21.06.2021
A report published by Pivotal last month found that Northern Ireland’s ‘Brain Drain,’ or the number of young people travelling abroad for employment or education, is still increasing. 17,500 students from Northern Ireland are registered in universities in England, Scotland and Wales, two thirds of which are unlikely to return after they graduate.
18.06.2021
Since 2015, the OVHcloud Startup Program has facilitated the growth of over 2,000 startups and scaleups. Maddyness interviews participating founders, today we speak to Marcin Kierdelewicz, founder of BIAMI.IO.
16.06.2021
Burger King will donate to the Human Rights Campaign for every Ch’King sandwich it sells in the US during the Pride month of June, in a move that appears linked to rival restaurant chain Chick-fil-A whose CEO Dan Cathy is alleged to have made donations to groups opposing LGBTQ+ rights. The proposed Equality Act in the US would expand the country’s civil rights protections to LGBTQ+ people but it is opposed by the National Christian Charitable Foundation, which Cathy supports.
14.06.2021
Creating a system to support and maintain your employees’ mental health is absolute crucial: it isn’t something that should linger long on the to do list. Sanctus wants to help businesses offer such support as commonly as they do with gym memberships. Maddyness finds out more.
10.06.2021
Since 2015, the OVHcloud Startup Program has facilitated the growth of over 2,000 startups and scaleups. Maddyness is speaking to participating founders, and today that's Yigit Erol, founder of Fidsy.
09.06.2021
Research from the website Comparethemarket.com* has found the average cost of insuring an electric car in the UK is £45 less than insuring a petrol or diesel car. When analysing annual premiums in the first three months of the year, it was found EV drivers were charged an average of £566, whereas petrol and diesel vehicle drivers paid £611.
07.06.2021
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Tim Mills, Managing Partner at ACF Investors.
07.06.2021
The blockchain sector is drawing attention again as Bitcoin prices have renewed their highs every day. Major financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have shown optimism in cryptocurrency. Also, investment in startups in this field is increasing.
04.06.2021