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The last 20 years marked a turn in the Liverpool area that has reinvented itself as a hub for innovation and creativity and local businesses have progressed along with the digital transformation.
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Audrey Langevin
27.05.2020
Created in Leeds, Briiv enables to live healthier, sleep better and breathe easier with the world’s most sustainable air purifier. Good air quality means better sleep, higher energy levels and improved cognitive function. Maddyness spoke with Sean Sykes, Founder of Briiv to understand how their company is coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
26.05.2020
Homeschooling is giving the edtech sector a strong headwind and the UK’s 1000 + companies were already amongst the strongest in Europe, seeing a 91% increase in investment last year, in contrast to their US and European counterparts. With the sector estimated to be worth £3.4B by next year, even before the crisis, it is a truly exciting vertical.
25.05.2020
As we have adjusted to the new normal, the time is right to re-think about what we want for the future. Do we want to go back? or is now the moment to move forward, make change and rethink our habits. Maddyness spoke to the founder of Baba+Boo about their business during COVID-19 and the positive changes that can become the norm in the world post-lockdown.
22.05.2020
Nosy is a radically innovative line of wearable technology designed to improve your breathing health by removing the mouth coverage which allows users to protect themselves from air pollution without comprising their lifestyle.
21.05.2020
Maddyness spoke "face-to-face" with author, journalist, keynote speaker and one the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers, Gemma Milne, to discuss why robots won’t steal our jobs, how hype can be used for good and how we can hype-proof ourselves.
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Ella Bowman
21.05.2020
London-based digital WealthTech company Smarterly has reportedly raised £7M in a Series A funding round led by Major Oak along with other angel and crowdfunding investors.
20.05.2020
Created in 2015 and headquartered in Belfast, Liopa is an expert in Visual Speech Recognition (VSR) technology, which deciphers speech through video by analysing discrete lip movements. Maddyness spoke with Liam McQuillan, CEO to understand how their company is coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
20.05.2020
Vivo Life produce 100% plant-based health and fitness supplements and are finding new ways to serve their customers and community while keeping faithful to their core values and purpose. Maddyness spoke with Co-founder Salvatore Notaro to find out more about how the business is adapting during the COVID-19 crisis.
19.05.2020
Digital alternative to commercial and wholesale transaction banking Modulr has secured £18.9M in growth capital to further develop its platform and expand into new products and markets.
19.05.2020
At the height of the dotcom boom two decades ago, investors were ecstatic about the possibilities of the internet. However, while investors were pouring billions into companies looking to capitalise on this cutting-edge technology, the asset management community itself failed to invest in tech for its own purposes.
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Mash Patel
19.05.2020
Leading provider of Adaptive Behavioral Analytics software for Enterprise Financial Crime prevention Featurespace has raised £30M from Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited and existing investors.
18.05.2020
Founded in Leeds in 2016 by Jordan Appleson, Andrew Hathaway and Julian Kay, Hark provides energy and asset performance analytics to enterprise UK retailers. Its unique software makes monitoring large commercial estates much easier, from connectivity to visibility and intelligent control. Maddyness spoke with Jordan Appleson, co-founder and CEO and Mike Jeffs, CCO to understand how they are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
18.05.2020
Founded in 2018, FilmChain collects revenues and automatically allocates them to all participants invested in a film. It lowers friction, increases transparency and cuts down settlement times. Maddyness spoke with Irina Albita and Maria Tanjala, FilmChain's co-founders to understand how they are coping with the COVID-19 crisis.
15.05.2020
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