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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Wombat helps the uninitiated get into shares investing
The fintech has just raised £2M in seed funding, led by Fuel Ventures, and wants to continue making investment in companies like Tesla, Amazon and Netflix accessible for all those who want to save up and play a part in innovation.
Portfolio by " Maddyness
08.02.2021
Microsoft takes a small step to carbon negativity
Climeworks is among the climate-focused firms receiving investment from Microsoft, supporting the technology giant’s efforts to hit its 2030 target to become carbon negative. The investment will aid Climeworks’ plans to increase deployment of its carbon-removing technology. Microsoft also announced two more investments from its $1bn Climate Innovation Fund – Congruent Ventures and the Southeast Asia Clean Energy Facility. (Axios)
News by " Sustt by Curation
08.02.2021
Five finance objectives every startup must prioritise in 2021
It’s typical for startups to create their finance processes on the fly. You likely have no CFO or Head of Finance, and building a customer base feels more important than having sound internal policies.
Tools by " Guy Solomon
08.02.2021
Selling as and with startups, a profile of Superseed
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 Mads Jensen & Daniel Bowyer, Partners and cofounders of Superseed.
Portfolio by " Mads Jensen & Daniel Bowyer
08.02.2021
Crowdfunding now: parcel delivery, coding bootcamps and food sovereignty
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
06.02.2021
£47M for optical components supplier Rockley Photonics in a big week for healthtech
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
News by " Maddyness
05.02.2021
The changing face of sports: How digital collectibles are unifying fans around the world
The sports world has taken a hit over the past 12 months, but avid fans show no signs of abating. Steve Madincea is cofounder and managing partner at Fantastec SWAP, an app bringing fans together over a mutual love of digital sports collectibles.
Portfolio by " Kirstie Pickering
05.02.2021
The changing face of sport post-COVID
Get prizes for saving money with new app EverUp
Would incentivised saving encourage you to stash more money away for a rainy day? With UK households performing poorly when it comes to saving money, a new app launched in the UK hopes to turn this around.
News by " Kirstie Pickering
05.02.2021
Get prizes for saving money with new app EverUp
What does a post-COVID business look like?
According to reports from small business support services, we will see record numbers of new startups in 2021. But as we enter a post-COVID-19 era, how will these new businesses differ from startups that launched two years ago?
Decoding by " David Howell
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04.02.2021
startups post COVID
As the pandemic disrupts supply chains, Vamstar raises £1.25M to reinvent procurement in healthcare
London-based Vamstar is creating the world's first AI powered B2B healthcare marketplace. Today, the company announced a £1.25M seed funding led by btov with participation from Antler and Begin Capital.
News by " Maddyness
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04.02.2021
Entrepreneurs and journalists working together: Interview with GuidedPR founder, Rafael dos Santos
“I could work 24/7 doing PR campaigns, talking to journalists and getting my clients featured in the media. I love what I do”, says Rafael dos Santos, founder of GuidedPR. What’s his secret, and how does his firm GuidedPR offer mutual benefits for journalists and founders?
Portfolio by " Rafael dos Santos
04.02.2021
Scotland’s tech scene flourishes with more job opportunities
Scotland is one of the UK’s booming tech hubs, raising a total £345M in venture capital funding in 2020. The job market has soared as a consequence, with 31% of all vacancies in Edinburgh being in tech or IT-related.
News by " Maddyness
03.02.2021
Scotland’s tech scene flourishes with more job opportunities
Fintech’s democratic solution to crypto: the ETF
The cryptocurrency world can feel difficult to grasp. However, if you bottle it into a collection of securities that can be traded like stock on exchanges, you have a solution that investors are already accustomed to.
Opinion by " Roxane Sanguinetti
03.02.2021
A tale of two pandemics - What cybersecurity can learn from microbiology
2020 will be remembered as a gloomy year. As fate would have it, the world suffered the worst viral and cyber pandemics in history simultaneously. As the new COVID-19 started to kill millions of people across the world, a breach on IT firm SolarWinds (also known as Solorigate) started a supply-chain attack of an unprecedented magnitude, affecting thousands of organisations, including the Pentagon, the White House, the US army, US departments of Treasury, Commerce and Energy, IT giants like Microsoft, Cisco, Deloitte, Intel…
Decoding by " Julia O'Toole
03.02.2021

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