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To spend or not to spend: how COVID-19 has stunted innovation for many businesses
Few have understood how the reverberations from COVID-19 have left markets wide open for major disruption by new entrants. By accelerating digitisation and innovation, this turbulent period dramatically lowered barriers to entry for new players while simultaneously stifling innovation spending among industry incumbents.
Opinion par " Mark Smith
14.12.2021
To spend or not to spend: how COVID-19 has stunted innovation for many
Hammock founder and CEO Manoj Varsani to receive MBE for services to charity
A tech entrepreneur who founded a service to connect charities, the NHS and schools with the UK’s available stock of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Years honours list for services to charity.
News par " Maddyness
31.12.2020
Open source programming saves lives: Interview with Cian Ó Maidín, CEO of NearForm
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.
Portfolio par " Cian Ó Maidín
29.10.2020
Business Distress Index: Outlook on the financial health of UK's youngest businesses
By capturing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on infant businesses in the UK throughout Q2, we can track financial distress, sector-specific struggles and compare month-on-month statistics as the economy continues to battle the harsh consequences of COVID-19 and enters into a new phase of recovery.
News par " Jonathan Munnery
21.09.2020
Savortex unveil a smart hand sanitiser designed for the new normal
Made in Britain, this award-winning tech company has launched the first smart hand sanitiser to disrupt the hygiene sector post-COVID and make people safer as they return to work. This IoT product can deliver a precise amount of sanitiser using smart touchless technology.
News par " Maddyness
03.08.2020
Zing creates ‘Safe 2 Serve’ pub and restaurant app in just 24 hours
Since reopening, pubs and restaurants are now obliged to keep a record of customers and visitors for 21 days to assist the NHS Test and Trace application. To support this, a tech startup has created, in just24 hours, a quick and efficient app that can be used by pubs, restaurants and customers.
News par " Maddyness
16.07.2020
UK startups behind Europe in seeking government support
UK startups are far less likely to have applied for Government funding during the coronavirus crisis than their counterparts in France and Germany, according to new data published by the EuropeanStartups.co project, an initiative that uses data to support European startup ecosystems by informing policy makers with real-time insights into the health of startups across the European Union.
News par " Maddyness
07.07.2020
Survey suggests that real recovery will take a year or more
The startup ecosystem will take a year or more to fully recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic and political risk representing the biggest barrier to innovation in that time, according to new data from Kamet Ventures.
News par " Maddyness
25.06.2020
Art&Co. launches the world’s largest online art auction
Only 3% of natural disasters are covered by Insurance and so funds raised from this online auction comprising more than 200 pieces, will support frontline charities and NGOs providing healthcare, food, medicines and guidance to those affected by COVID-19.
News par " Maddyness
22.06.2020
How are businesses coping with competition amid COVID-19?
Businesses around the world have had to collaborate with competitors in order to survive the coronavirus pandemic - in some cases, they have grown – but sharing excessive amounts of information with rivals comes with risks.
News par " Maddyness
10.06.2020
UK tech demonstrates resilience as startups navigate virus crisis
Figures compiled by Tech Nation and Dealroom for the Digital Economy Council show that investors continue to back some of the UK’s most promising tech teams, despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.
News par " Maddyness
10.06.2020
Crisis calls for innovation not hibernation
A new study from Rainmaking Innovation shows this crisis is the time for innovation, not hibernation, but the survey found that 200% more businesses are currently cutting innovation spend.
News par " Maddyness
04.06.2020
Future Fund: a user's manual
The government’s answer to supporting startups throughout the pandemic is the £250M commitment to the Future Fund. Wrong. The Future Fund will be used to support scale-ups and it’s important that we understand this difference.
News par " Jon Dawson
01.06.2020
UK VCs launch "VC Hours" to support founders
Breega and Connect Ventures have decided - with 28 other UK-based VCs - to create the "VC Hours" to provide free and confidential advice to startup founders looking for help on coping with COVID-19 challenges.
News par " Maddyness
29.05.2020

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