In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we speak to Annalise Dragic Principal at Sapphire Ventures.
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Annalise Dragic
04.10.2021
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
01.10.2021
Maddyness UK speaks to Ian Dibb, founder of Keylu (formerly Once I've Gone), about why he launched the platform, how we can overcome the taboo of discussing death and why it’s important to have personal affairs in order as soon as possible.
30.09.2021
The pandemic had a monumental impact on the way we travel and forced transport operators to rethink their business models. This includes evaluating digital developments in 5G, AI, big data, and so on; and the potential of such developments have only just begun to activate change within the transport sector.
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Brian O’Rourke
30.09.2021
Most founders want their startup to scale quickly and become profitable or go public. But rapid growth can be both a blessing and a curse, particularly if you’re scaling overseas. Fast growth means your business is heading in the right direction and your strategy is working. But when it happens at such a rate where it becomes difficult to manage or unsustainable, it can present a fresh set of challenges.
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Deyan Dimitrov
29.09.2021
Despite the massive potential digital health solutions offer seniors, the adoption is slow. This article outlines how you can boost your growth performance for this group systematically with the renowned 19 traction channels framework.
29.09.2021
Can purpose be measured? Can it be tracked and used as a predictive metric like any other business measures? When BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink said, “Without a sense of purpose, no company can achieve its full potential,” what is the evidence for this?
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John Rosling
28.09.2021
In a recent issue of Teaching Startup (#68), I answered a question from a former corporate leader turned first-time entrepreneur about how to deal with the loss of a key employee for an indeterminate length of time for personal reasons.
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Joe Procopio
28.09.2021
When startups and scaleups grow, the way they store and manage their data becomes more important. This means that trusted cloud solutions are both high in demand and crucial for companies to scale quickly, while being sure their data is protected.
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27.09.2021
Bygone market consensus was that Open Source (OS) software wasn’t worth the investment. Open means free, and free means you can’t monetise it. Yet today, technology investors are throwing money into Commercial Open Source Software (COSS) companies like it’s going out of fashion.
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Leopold Lerach
27.09.2021
It may be five years from now – or it could be 15 – but society, economies and the security of our digital lives are under threat from the very technology that has been positioned to save us – quantum computing.
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Vicky Woollaston
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27.09.2021
You’ve seen what’s happening: the steady rises in gas prices since the start of the year have resulted in a sudden wave of concern from UK politicians, the energy sector and industry about threats to operations and consumers.
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Marc Height
27.09.2021
As companies look to invest their time and energy in growing and rebuilding post-pandemic, the burden of late payments is having a negative impact on the mental wellbeing of UK business owners and a knock-on effect on economic growth.
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Abby Wallace
24.09.2021
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
24.09.2021
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