As businesses become more demanding, ‘Vertical SaaS’ will emerge as one of the fastest growing areas in business software. Unlike horizontal SaaS, where solutions aim to reach a wide range of businesses - vertical SaaS is purpose-built for specific industry niches, narrowing the potential market size whilst affording providers the opportunity to trade market size for market share.
25.07.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Alun Evans, cofounder and CEO of Freeverse about the next era of NFTs, bringing Living Assets to the general public, and educating clients about the “technical” aspects of incorporating blockchain.
25.07.2023
There’s so much to love about remote and hybrid working: from productivity to cost-savings, the interpersonal issues that can arise in the office are also mitigated. Along with the time you get back from not having to commute, you also neatly sidestep that nosy co-worker who is hell-bent on finding out your intimate personal details.
25.07.2023
Attending the recent London Tech Week, two things struck me. Firstly, was just how prevalent tech startups and scale-ups are now. These companies are everywhere and nearly all of them are based around technology, with it absolutely fundamental to their propositions.
24.07.2023
Running a startup is notoriously fast-paced, highly stressful and time consuming, with heavy workloads throughout the year for both you and your team. As chief decision-maker and captain of the ship, it’s difficult for startup leaders to fully step back from their responsibilities and hand over the reins to their teams so they can take a proper break over the summer months.
24.07.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Jakub Dryjas CEO of Tensorflight about advancing digital transformation in property insurance, providing critical insights for informed decision-making and the launch of TensorConnect.
22.07.2023
Automation is transforming the way businesses operate and interact with customers. It enables faster, cheaper and more efficient processes, as well as personalised and customised experiences.
22.07.2023
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to create images and texts, as well as videos, music, and other multimedia content. As AI continues to improve, it’s reasonable to assume that it will become even more challenging to identify which content has been created by humans, and which has been devised by the machine.
21.07.2023
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
21.07.2023
Frustrated by the number of impactful climate solutions struggling to get traction, a set of entrepreneurs co-founded Forest Valley in 2021.
Their mission was clear: bridge the scattered space of climate tech with a digital valley of innovation.
20.07.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Sam Franklin, CEO and cofounder of Otta making the search for a job exciting, not stressful, and the importance of curation, value, purpose, and salary transparency.
20.07.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Veronica Lin, Head of User Experience and Communications at Playsee, about reshaping the way people use social media, hitting 30 million global downloads, and building connections with your community.
19.07.2023
Customisation and personalisation have become the norm in many industries, but the same level of service is lacking in the retail investing space. Here, Daniel Gold, CEO and Founder of Stratiphy looks at the issue in more detail and gives his thoughts on what could be next for the broader sector.
19.07.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Simon Bain, CEO of OmniIndex about the need to change how we work with our data, working remotely and playing with timezones.
19.07.2023