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In the third part of The Repairability Report, a four-part article series from Maddyness UK and France, we look at the legislations made in France to limit e-waste and become the leader in the European Union.
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Anne Taffin
05.08.2021
The Scale Up Club applications have recently opened for another year. The initiative, from Silicon Valley Comes to the UK, is designed for the fastest growing companies from across the UK. Tech companies are selected as the next "game changers," proving they are not only scaling fast, but scaling with purpose within the sector.
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Maddyness UK
05.08.2021
We all have a fresh appreciation for the importance of human interaction after the past 18 months. Despite some people openly declaring the lack of social commitment to be the dawn of a bright new era, we are inherently social animals. Human connection is essential in every aspect of our daily lives, and that includes business. That’s because, like any relationship, a business relationship is based on trust. Trust has to be earned, but it is built over time through connection.
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Ben Graham
04.08.2021
The worst reason to take on a cofounder is to add legitimacy. Starting a business is one of the easiest things you’ll ever do. You can literally do it right now. Dust off an idea that’s been in the back of your mind and start making world-conquering plans. Congratulations. You’re a startup founder.
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Joe Procopio
03.08.2021
Fujitsu is among the firms working with Astroscale on one of the first projects to use quantum computing and AI to clear up space debris. Fujitsu deployed its digital annealer and quantum-inspired optimisation services, alongside artificial neural network algorithms devised by the University of Glasgow, to identify the optimal route to return space waste to disposal orbit.
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Fred Fullerton
02.08.2021
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 Steve Schlenker, founder and partner at DN Capital.
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Steve Schlenker
02.08.2021
As more and more businesses are staying private for longer, a strategic partnership from Crowdcube and Crunchbase is seeking to provide new opportunities for private investment in Europe. The platform allows investors, supported by a rich database of companies, the opportunity to invest in high-growth companies they have previously not been able to access.
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Abby Wallace
31.07.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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Maddyness UK
30.07.2021
Despite the economic hit of the pandemic, VC investment into Oxford’s thriving tech scene has almost doubled in the last year, with insights from Tech Nation showing $1.173B invested this year alone versus $504.7M in 2020.
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Sasha Mills
29.07.2021
A new study has revealed that a significant number of online shoppers in the UK are only willing to make purchases from responsible brands.
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Abby Wallace
29.07.2021
The pandemic has brought renewed focus on the topic of sustainability. While the COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in a steep dip in greenhouse gas emissions, 2020 was still considered the worst year for climate-related disasters, with record-breaking temperatures around the globe, months of disastrous wildfires that engulfed most of California and Australia, and a record hurricane season in the Caribbean,
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Benjamin Pring
28.07.2021
You can’t start a business without a lot of money. The question no one ever answers is: How much? So let’s talk about that. Whether you’re bootstrapping or raising capital, these are the numbers you need to hit.
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Joe Procopio
27.07.2021
The past year saw life as we know it change in many aspects, from our personal lives through to our professional ones. And as COVID-19 caused the UK to plunge into the deepest recession on record, data from the Office of National Statistics also found that more than 900,000 small businesses in the UK are at risk of failing due to the pandemic.
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LJ Silverman
27.07.2021
The failure of national governments to pursue a green economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic could push greenhouse gas emissions to their highest level ever in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This would put the world off the track of limiting global warming to 1.5C, which requires emissions to fall by 50% by the end of this decade.
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Marc Height
26.07.2021
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