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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Ajay Mistry
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.
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David Johnson
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?
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Stephen Millard
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.
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David Johnson
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.
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Tanya Suarez
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
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Chris Mele, owner and Managing Partner of Siberia about tech hype, the misalignment of interests between brands and public or PE-backed networks, and challenging assumptions about traditional agency models.
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Chris Mele
08.04.2025
Teenpreneur duo named European Winners of The Earth Prize 2025 for gamechanging water purifier, PURA
Two teenagers from Slovakia and Czechia are making waves in the fight against antibiotic resistance and water pollution with their groundbreaking innovation, PURA. Their game-changing water purifier has earned them the prestigious European title at The Earth Prize 2025.
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Charlotte Tucker
07.04.2025
With #QVCs, Maddyness UK profiles different organisations to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. This week, we speak to Tariq Attia, CEO of IW Capital.
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Tariq Attia
07.04.2025
AI promises to make work easier, but is it making employees less capable in the process? In this article, Alice Ivanoff, cofounder of kokoon, explores the hidden cost of automation and why true productivity comes from empowerment, not just efficiency.
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Alice Ivanoff
04.04.2025
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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David Johnson
04.04.2025
At just 28, Joaquim De La Cruz has already made a mark on the finance world. Named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Finance 2024, the Spanish entrepreneur is the mastermind behind Flanks, a platform that transforms fragmented financial data into seamless, actionable insights. But his journey into wealth management was anything but traditional.
03.04.2025
Someone once said to me that “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Perhaps suggesting that all the best-laid plans in business won’t execute well unless you have the right people. I get it, but also feel like this is a bit of a misnomer. After all, you need a strategy to have culture, right?
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Adam Bialy
03.04.2025
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Edd Read, cofounder of tiney about modernising childminding, why every child deserves great early years education and why founders need passion and persistence.
02.04.2025
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