Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we look at the progress and setbacks along the way to gender equality in tech.
08.03.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
06.03.2021
WeWork has partnered with UK social enterprise Foundervine to launch its Diverse Founders Programme, supporting 100 diverse founders with workspace and support for one year. We spoke to Sam Fajemilua and Manny Fajemilua, cofounders of dried exotic fruits brand Jungle Fruits.
05.03.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
05.03.2021
In a time when we’re all staying at home and utilising at-home deliveries more than ever, what better time to launch a speedy groceries delivery service?
05.03.2021
The huge number of businesses driven online in order to survive over the past 12 months has created a heightened need for efficient cybersecurity. Nadia Kadhim, CEO of Naq Cyber, has created a solution to help small businesses reduce the threat posed by hackers online.
04.03.2021
On the face of it, online payments appear to be a pretty well-solved problem. Payment pioneers such as Paypal, Adyen & Stripe have come to prominence over the past 15 years, and are so ubiquitous that they now have a combined market cap of $440B.
04.03.2021
Look, even small business owners have a lot to do. There are regular working hours in the office, working hours at home, networking events, conferences, and meetings to attend. Here are the best apps that will help you get the maximum out of your busy days.
04.03.2021
Our fourth guest on the VOICE by Maddyness podcast is Emma, founder of Killing Kittens. The business hosts female-orientated sex parties globally and has an online community of over 100,000 members.
03.03.2021
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has selected the rocket it will use to kick-start space launches from the island of Unst in Shetland. The vehicle, called the RS1, will be provided by ABL Space Systems of El Segundo, California. If everything comes together, an inaugural flight could occur next year. Lockheed is looking to stimulate the launch business in the UK to take advantage of a rapidly expanding market for small satellites.
03.03.2021
Putting the finance team of any business at the centre of its strategy could help it become more resilient in tough times. Grace Child, senior product marketer at business software and services company Advanced, explains why.
03.03.2021
Marketplace rules have changed dramatically, and they’ll continue to change quickly. Make no mistake, running a business that monetises someone else’s output will always be a slippery slope.
02.03.2021
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) as tools for the gathering and analysis of business data was already a prominent trend before the pandemic, but its relevance and increasing adoption is even more accelerated now.
02.03.2021
No industry has been shielded from the disruptive legacy of the coronavirus pandemic. The impact on the financial world was sensationally underlined in the US, when a swathe of retail investors sought to bring down eminent hedge funds by bidding up the beleaguered GameStop stock.
02.03.2021