Actus

Un must have pour nos lecteurs, cette rubrique "Actu" revient sur l’actualité chaude de l’écosystème entrepreneurial français : annonces financières et gouvernementales, rachats, mouvements etc.
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Look at financial stress to tackle mental health
Money is inextricably linked to our mental, emotional and physical health. In fact, the Office of National Statistics Opinions and Lifestyle survey has outlined that emotional wellbeing, unemployment and financial stability are the top three worries that affect people across the UK.
Opinion by " Jeppe Rindom
31.03.2021
From Instagram page to fully-fledged media startup: meet The Know
Maddyness spoke to Lynn Anderson Clark, cofounder and CEO of The Know, about sorting fact from fiction in the Instagram era and why younger people are flocking towards solutions journalism.
Portfolio by " Florence Wildblood
31.03.2021
From Instagram page to fully-fledged media startup: meet The Know
Diversity creates value: this applies to the VC industry too, and we are on a mission to prove it
Diversity is finally at the forefront of corporate decision-making, with discussions spanning from genuine inspirations to create a more inclusive society, to politically correct opportunism. Diversity is a defining value of Elaia: we don’t approach it as just a palette of skin colours or accents or religious beliefs, but first and foremost as a richness of opinions and thought processes necessary to challenge the status quo. As such, we try to build our team - within of course the respect of our mission and values -, with diversity as a core tenet.
Opinion by " Elaia
30.03.2021
Elaia Team
Why startups should chase incremental revenue instead of unicorns
Windfalls are awesome, but they’re not a growth strategy. If a startup spends all its time chasing jackpots, it’ll just bleed its runway to death.
Tools by " Joe Procopio
30.03.2021
Why startups should chase incremental revenue instead of unicorns
Proptech firm Offr enters new partnerships with DocuSign and Twilio
The house buying and selling process can be long, complicated and arduous. With much of the legalities still relying on physical paperwork, Barclays-backed Offr aims to digitise the entire process.
News by " Kirstie Pickering
30.03.2021
Proptech firm Offr to reduce property transaction times with new DocuSign and Twilio partnerships
As restrictions ease, this is how the nation feels about going back into work
Rishi Sunak rocked the boat last week when he suggested people would quit their jobs if they couldn’t go back to a physical workplace. How has the pandemic actually affected our views on work?
Opinion by " Maddyness
30.03.2021
As restrictions ease, this is how the nation feels about going back into work
Funding collaborations and building brands: A profile of Sandbox Studios
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 interview Jackie Fast, Managing Partner, Sandbox Studios.
Portfolio by " Jackie Fast
29.03.2021
Funding collaborations and building brands: A profile of Sandbox Studios
What you need to know about Rishi Sunak and WFH
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we look at the latest takes on working from home – in line with Rishi’s suggestion staff might quit if they can’t go back to the office.
News by " Maddyness
29.03.2021
What you need to know about Rishi Sunak and WFH
Festivals, mergers and COVID-19: An interview with Zack Sabban, CEO at Festicket
The impact of the global pandemic has been catastrophic for the events industry, but festival ticket marketplace Festicket has been one of the few to successfully weather the storm.
Portfolio by " Kirstie Pickering
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29.03.2021
Festivals, mergers and COVID-19: An interview with Zack Sabban, CEO at Festicket
UK startup Deep Branch converts waste CO2 into animal feed
UK startup Deep Branch has raised €8m ($9.5m) to convert CO2 into animal feed to combat the deforestation caused by soya being grown for conventional feed. Deep Branch’s system feeds hydrogen and carbon into a microorganism to produce a high-value protein that can be transformed into animal feed pellets.
News by " Jamie Ludlow
29.03.2021
UK startup Deep Branch converts waste CO2 into animal feed
The Female Founders Challenge, a competition to supercharge investment into female led startups
For the third year running, VivaTech and 50inTech have joined forces on this initiative which aims to promote and propel promising startups founded by women. Founders have until the 18th of April to apply.
News by " Heloise Pons
29.03.2021
The Female Founders Challenge, a competition to supercharge investment into female led startups
Crowdfunding now: shop local – even when you no longer have to
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
27.03.2021
Crowdfunding now: shop local – even when you no longer have to
VR technology expands the possibilities of EdTech
Every child is born curious — they want to know why things happen and how it works. Kids are natural scientists but as human-sized beings, we’re not very good at understanding the exceptionally small or exceptionally large, and that’s where most of science takes place.
Opinion by " Vassili Philippov
26.03.2021
Augmented Reality
The MaddyMoney is back and bigger than ever
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. However, for the last two weeks we have been unable to publish, so here's a recap of this week's investments together with those that happened while we were offline. It's a bumper Maddymoney!
Decoding by " Maddyness
26.03.2021
Maddymoney startup investment-news

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