According to recent research from Antler, there are four times more Olympic medallists in Europe than unicorn founders, and even when you exclude the Winter Olympics, there are still more medalists than unicorn founders in Europe.

Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.

As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to cofounder & CEO of YEO Messaging about control of content, data sovereignty, privacy and confidentiality

By now, it’s evident that AI will change everything. But, as with previously transformative technologies—the printing press, the steam engine, the personal computer—it will be access to this technology that defines its impact on the world.

As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Henrik Grim, CEO and Co-founder of Mimo, about flow management, the UK economy and work-life balance.

Whether it's the sleek tactility of Apple, the urban energy of Nike, the familiar fizz of Coke, or any one of countless other consumer campaigns, we're surrounded every minute of every day with brilliantly conceived, executed and delivered marketing work. But as business buyers it's always felt very, very different – until now.

Excitement is building in the tech community as the end-of-cohort showcase for Block Dojo’s latest group of startups approaches. On the 25th of July, these innovative companies will gather at Plexal, London, to present the fruits of their hard work over the past 12 weeks.

British workers are more stressed, more overworked and taking less holidays than ever.

The corporate world has made some much needed, significant strides in diversity over recent years. Seven years ago, women occupied only 25% of leadership roles in FTSE 100 companies.

As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Dr. Ian Campbell, CEO at Breathe Battery Technologies, about battery management software, customer experience and engineering.

With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today, we speak to Tim Rea, Head of Early Stage at BGF.

As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Kit Gammell, cofounder of SURREAL about re-inventing a childhood favourite for a modern, health-conscious lifestyle, removing the fear of failing and the growing list of stockists.

Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.

To protect vital business data from ransomware attacks, it is imperative to identify key vulnerabilities and develop comprehensive defences to protect the organisations, and recovery plans in the event of an attack. According to Kyocera, this is even more crucial as cybercriminals leverage AI to ever greater effect when constructing and carrying out their campaigns.

Maddyness launches MDVC, an investor base to find your way in the teeming world of investment and distinguish the expertise of each player.