As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Juliette Devillard, Founder & CEO of Climate Connection about climatetech, conversation starters and new connections.
22.04.2025
AI has changed the rules for software developers, and the successful startups of the future will be those that can build and deliver software faster than ever before.
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21.04.2025
Lately, crypto has reinforced its bad name by chasing economic curves. The money is the matter, pushing to the side politics and values. Web3 was founded on a philosophy that criticises those billionaires who would use their money to fund governments and silence opponents. Today, it celebrates when a Plutocrat world leader greases the crypto income wheels.
18.04.2025
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Paul Sherwin, Managing Director at Oktra about productivity, collaboration and the evolution of design and build.
17.04.2025
ParlayMe did a deep dive into how Synthesia - the synthetic media generation company that develops software used to create AI generated video content - started and where it's going. Its customer base, as of January 2025, includes over sixty percent of Fortune 100 companies.
16.04.2025
For years, the same old discussions about AI have bounced between overblown optimism and outright fear. In insurance, though, I’m delighted to say that the focus is now on something more practical: how AI can deliver real value for businesses and their customers. Insurers, historically risk-averse and slow-moving, are waking up to the reality that AI is not just an efficiency tool, it’s a strategic necessity.
16.04.2025
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Lyndon Stickley, CEO of iplicit about disrupting the mid-market finance space, Year on Year growth and why outputs, morale, communication, and happiness matter.
15.04.2025
If you’re a startup founder in the UK, you probably over-index in hard work, determination and resilience. Data from Statista shows that over 90% of startups in the UK fail in their first year. And only 39% of startups launched between 2019 and 2022 are still in business.
15.04.2025
For two decades, SaaS pricing followed a familiar playbook: start with tiered plans, charge per user or usage, and aim for an 80% gross margin. In the third decade of SaaS, the tidal wave of AI is crashing down on that paradigm.
14.04.2025
Most people think they know how to network. You turn up to an event, exchange a few business cards, shake some hands and hope someone remembers you when they need what you’re selling. That’s networking like a salesperson – and it’s why so many people walk away from events thinking it was a waste of time.
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11.04.2025
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
11.04.2025
What if the secret to building a $100M SaaS company wasn’t just about self belief and innovation, but about mastering the mundane?
10.04.2025
They may not wear medals around their necks, but European tech founders are putting in Olympic-level effort to build the next generation of startups. From 80-hour work weeks to shelving salaries and sacrificing family time, the founder journey is gruelling—and, according to a new Antler study, still widely misunderstood.
10.04.2025
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Tanya Suarez, CEO and Founder of IoT Tribe about building tech capabilities and ecosystems, expanding from IoT to other areas of deeptech and building a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and resilience.
09.04.2025
The rise of AI-powered customer service agents has transformed the way businesses handle support. Companies like Sierra AI, Poly AI, and Volubile AI are leading the charge, developing sophisticated voice and text-based AI systems designed to handle customer queries with speed and efficiency.
09.04.2025
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