Who needs a bar to have a cocktail? Lockdown Liquor & Co guarantees premium mixology delivered straight to your door, and money donated to COVID-related charitable initiatives.
05.11.2020
It’s never been easier to become a software coder. Claudia Harris, CEO of Makers Software Bootcamp, recently explained to me that the pandemic offers a chance to consider a career in software engineering.
05.11.2020
Maddyness speaks to Josh White about a future where water comes in cans and our oceans are plastic-free. The cofounder of CanO Water covers greenwashing in the food and drinks sector and the difficulty of changing consumer behaviour.
05.11.2020
The fintech ‘revolution’ has sometimes seemed to promise more than it could realistically be expected to deliver. In part this could be claimed to be inevitable, given the vast expectations placed onto the sector right from its very inception.
04.11.2020
Picture an entrepreneur launching a tech business and selecting a city for their new HQ... San Francisco, London, New York, perhaps even Amsterdam and Berlin, are all under consideration. But for Adtech startups, Paris should probably be top of that list. Why? Because it’s arguably the Adtech capital of the world, that’s why.
03.11.2020
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. We spoke to the team at Consilience Ventures to understand their VC market network.
02.11.2020
Quizzes. Virtual birthday parties. Webinars. Video conferencing played a vital role in getting many of us through lockdown, not only connecting us with our family and friends, but also our colleagues, helping our businesses to keep running while we worked at home.
30.10.2020
Senior management and medical officers can harness the knowledge and ideas of frontline staff. Biotech business expert Lara Mott cofounded ImproveWell with Consultant Radiologist Na’eem Ahmed to facilitate knowledge sharing between the two groups.
30.10.2020
Maddyness speaks to one of the team behind the COVID-19 track and trace app that has taken the world by storm, about how open source code has allowed for borderless tracing, data protection, and speed of delivery.
29.10.2020
Launched at the end of last year, Phlo is on a mission to become the UK’s leading on-demand digital pharmacy. Maddyness spoke to Adam Hunter, Chief Commercial Officer, about health innovation in the time of COVID-19.
29.10.2020
Maddyness interviewed Seun Oshinaike about taking on the obesity epidemic in the most enjoyable way possible. Born out of the Borough of Barking and Dagenham, his program Street Tag is rapidly accumulating users all around the UK.
29.10.2020
The venture capital industry’s model has remained the same despite an influx of assets. Could digital currency signify a way around extensive funding rounds, forced exits and unrepaid expert help?
26.10.2020
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 hear from Ed Lascelles, Partner and Head of Technology Investments at AlbionVC.
26.10.2020
At the moment, only 17% of tech roles in the UK are held by women. A new and encouraging campaign has cropped up to try and do something about this.
23.10.2020