Bygone market consensus was that Open Source (OS) software wasn’t worth the investment. Open means free, and free means you can’t monetise it. Yet today, technology investors are throwing money into Commercial Open Source Software (COSS) companies like it’s going out of fashion.
27.09.2021
You’ve seen what’s happening: the steady rises in gas prices since the start of the year have resulted in a sudden wave of concern from UK politicians, the energy sector and industry about threats to operations and consumers.
27.09.2021
As companies look to invest their time and energy in growing and rebuilding post-pandemic, the burden of late payments is having a negative impact on the mental wellbeing of UK business owners and a knock-on effect on economic growth.
24.09.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
24.09.2021
Included VC, the fellowship dedicated to building diversity across the venture capital landscape, has revealed that 76% of its fellows currently searching for jobs have now secured opportunities. That’s almost half of the total number of fellows signed up to the nine-month programme.
23.09.2021
When AI startup Tractable reached a $1B valuation in June, it became the UK’s 100th startup unicorn. We look at the successes and failures, highs and lows, and what could come next for the UK’s burgeoning startup unicorn nest.
23.09.2021
Recruiting marketing specialists has always been challenging for early-stage companies. How can a founder, especially one without a business background, ensure that a newly hired marketer will achieve business targets?
22.09.2021
The UK tech sector is set to see a record year of investment after a series of deals across the industry saw investment soar to £13.5B in the first six months of 2021. Investment has now tripled the amount achieved by UK tech the same period last year.
22.09.2021
We all know smart SEO is key to online success, but what exactly is it and how can recruiting a dedicated agency optimise the reach of a website? SEO – or search engine optimisation – is essentially the process of making a website more findable for search engines like Google.
21.09.2021
Anthony Rose, SeedLegals CEO, joins Perdie Alder & Margaret Anne Coyle, co-founders of Spice Startups, to explore how investors rely on evidence to spot the next superstar.
21.09.2021
After all these years as a successful (sometimes) entrepreneur, do you want to know what I still struggle with the most? I can’t keep it simple. Ever. I break this cardinal rule of business constantly, without remorse. Whether it’s my posts or my emails or my plans or my experiments, it takes every bit of restraint I have not to write manifestos or to build the kinds of systems that would make Rube Goldberg wince.
21.09.2021
Despite the pandemic throwing multiple industries and businesses into jeopardy, figures show that almost 20,000 tech startups launched in 2020 – and this sustained level of innovation and creativity brought with it a flurry of cash from sharp-eyed investors.
20.09.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
17.09.2021
Tech Nation has added 32 climate tech companies into its Net Zero 2.0, the second iteration of the Net Zero programme. Net Zero 2.0 is the first government-backed programme designed to support the most promising climate tech companies to accelerate the UK’s path to net zero.
17.09.2021