On March 17, EuraTechnologies in Lille hosted the first European forum dedicated to digital sovereignty. It was an opportunity to decipher cyber threats, question where technology stands in Ukraine's war, and show why Europe can become a GreenTech paradise.
31.03.2022
Every designer has heard of Dieter Rams. His famous Ten Principles for Good Design are world renown and have been a key consideration in the design of many products we know and recognise today. However, they were written in 1976 – a world without the internet, at a time when climate change wasn’t in the daily headlines.
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Jo Barnard
30.03.2022
Apple recently announced the long-awaited return of employees to the office. It will gradually introduce hybrid working with a pilot scheme, starting with one day in the office in the first week, slowly progressing to two, and then three.
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Teresa Boughey
30.03.2022
As the war in Ukraine rages, finance professionals on Wall Street and in Europe recently attracted outrage by suggesting that investing in arms manufacturers should be treated as ethical investing. In the fight against tyranny, they argued that such an investment “preserves peace and global stability” and defends “the values of liberal democracies”. As such, it belongs in the increasingly lucrative investment category known as ESG or environmental, social and governance.
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Marc Lepere
29.03.2022
As part of our new quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Pierre Yves-Paslier, cofounder at Notpla, about the sustainable offering of seaweed, juggling team growth and scaling up a business, and the problem with common-use packaging.
29.03.2022
As much as others might like to claim otherwise, no generation is quite as in tune with tech as Gen Z. Whilst those before them were born into a world with varying degrees of technological exposure, Gen Z are the first truly digital native generation.
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John Rogers
29.03.2022
Guinness has designed a three-year agriculture pilot as part of efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its barley production. The pilot will involve 40 barley farms and will focus mostly on the adoption of regenerative farming practices.
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Katie Chan
28.03.2022
As part of our new quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to MyArkeo's Jana Dowling about turning experiences of personal struggle into a business to help others, bouncing back from losing funding, and addressing an unmet need for mental health support.
28.03.2022
Despite decades of effort, women are still severely underrepresented and undervalued in numerous professions around the globe, particularly in leadership roles. In the UK, only 43% of startups have any women in leadership. Majority-women leadership teams are even rarer, at only 15%.
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Felix Danbold
28.03.2022
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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Maddyness UK
25.03.2022
In 2021, there were 5.6 million private businesses in the UK - more than the entire population of Norway. Put into perspective, it’s clear that today’s entrepreneurs face more competition than ever before. As a result, investors are in high demand. At SeedLegals, our recent research discovered 70% of founders had chased potential investors up to five times before receiving a response. So entrepreneurs should be doing everything possible to attract funding and your pitch deck is the first thing to optimise.
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Anthony Rose
24.03.2022
Economic growth in the MENA – Middle East and North Africa – region is on the rise, with Gulf countries leading the charge. The pace of innovation in places such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia is attracting foreign investment at a rapid rate, which, combined with dedicated tech programmes and an increasingly skilled workforce, sees the region stand out on a global front.
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Justin Henry
24.03.2022
Continuing a recent emphasis on separating the good from the bad actors in the venture capital market, anonymous venture capital review site Landscape launches Landscape Lists, a service that aggregates anonymous founder feedback to highlight top performing venture capitalists and funds.
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Maddyness UK
24.03.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
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Maddyness UK
23.03.2022
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