ESG_VC, the industry initiative enabling startups to measure and improve their ESG performance, and the BVCA have today published analysis of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data provided by 450 startups backed by leading venture capital firms including Lakestar, Balderton Molten, Highland, Beringea, and MMC.
28.06.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Melanie Vala, Chief Commercial Officer at Deko about checkout finance, improving customers’ ecommerce journeys and keeping the startup mindset after a decade in the industry.
28.06.2023
Building a startup is always about dealing with the unknown because you can never be sure if your startup will make it. However, as the recession is looming over, the rules of the game have drastically changed, and striving businesses must tackle an even bigger uncertainty.
28.06.2023
Max Lunn spoke to Martin Bjercke and David Rootwelt-Norberg, the two founders of Centaurify about how they aim to address the low revenues, lack of context and limited connection between fans and artists in the age of music streaming.
27.06.2023
OpenAI’s GPT has showcased the potential of so-called ‘generative AI’ to automate and accelerate creativity from auto-generated magazine covers and songs to emails and marketing videos. We have also seen fears that its capacity to make realistic variations of existing content such as deep-fake videos could make disinformation harder to detect.
27.06.2023
London’s successful establishment as a fintech global superhub means the city continues to draw the best and brightest in the tech world.
27.06.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Polly McMaster, founder of The Fold about building a network to create a brand and campaigning platform dedicated to empowering women.
27.06.2023
The impact of Artificial Intelligence on businesses is on many entrepreneurs’ minds. The technological advances of AI have irrevocably changed the way we work – but for better or worse?
26.06.2023
For tech companies, having a strong brand can be a key factor for success in a competitive and dynamic market, especially in the times of economic uncertainty.
24.06.2023
National Women’s Enterprise Week (19th - 23rd June 2023) is the first nationwide campaign to celebrate and encourage female entrepreneurship. It presents an ideal occasion to hear the untold stories of female entrepreneurs, unveiling the lessons they wish they had known before embarking on their entrepreneurial journeys.
23.06.2023
The 20th century was the century of chemistry and physics. Harnessing the physical properties of atoms and molecules, scientists and engineers produced ammonia fertilizer, refined petrochemicals, unleashed energy from hydrocarbons, created novel plastics, and built the atomic bomb. The 21st century will be one of biology.
23.06.2023
We’re already talking about the gender diversity crisis in tech – on podiums, in the boardroom, in people teams and on LinkedIn. There’s excitement around the benefits of creating more diverse and inclusive tech teams, women are sharing their experiences, and change is slowly starting to happen.
23.06.2023
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
23.06.2023
The way that we work has changed. The way that we find work - and how others find workers - needs to change with it. The tech space is fast-moving, always changing, and without geographical limitation. With an eye to the future but a finger on the present, Sequoia Capital have built a product to find the best tech talent in Europe.
22.06.2023