Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
15.01.2021
Private company investment platform Seedrs has much to celebrate after reporting a record-breaking 2020, with £293M invested into pitches. The new figures bring the total amount invested through the platform since launch to over £1B.
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Kirstie Pickering
15.01.2021
London tech firms raise $10.5B in venture capital investment in 2020, with fintech, enterprise tech and healthtech set to boost even further growth. How will 2021 compare?
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15.01.2021
Like everything else, B2B link building requires lots of effort and dedication to achieve the results you want. It is never easy as you can’t get much results from your hard work if you don’t have the right tactics in your B2B marketing strategy.
15.01.2021
UK-based EdTech gaming firm, Kuato Studios, has raised £4.5M in a round led by Horizons Ventures and is launching ‘Panic Room’ – its first virtual reality game, and a world first using an all-new patented ‘Actor/Director’ platform.
14.01.2021
COVID-19 has undoubtedly hit the ski industry hard, but the challenges have accelerated the determination of the founders behind Maison Sport.
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Kirstie Pickering
14.01.2021
Churn is overlooked. It’s the KPI you want to turn your back on, the one you wish didn't exist. Yet it will haunt you; when high, it stands as a reminder of your process failure. Much like Pulp Fiction, churn can teach you a lot about your company and who you are... Will you ignore it?
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Caroline Franczia
14.01.2021
Making the decision to leave the security of a reliable monthly income to go self-employed can be a step into the unknown. Carrie Elizabeth Dennahy, founder and CEO of Carrie Elizabeth Jewellery, decided to take that leap when she saw a gap in the market for more affordable, unique and well-crafted jewellery.
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Kirstie Pickering
14.01.2021
2021 is already bringing unwanted challenges for entrepreneurs, but it’s also creating opportunities to refresh business priorities. Alison Jackson-Carter, founder, Enlighten PR, explains why spending time dusting off your PR strategy could give you the competitive edge your brand needs to thrive this year.
14.01.2021
Anyone with Photoshop skills can recreate a fake certificate in just minutes. With this in mind, Yaz El Hakim, CEO, created VerifyEd to combat certification fraud and become an ally to the education sector.
14.01.2021
Connected Payments solutions provider Checkout.com has closed a $450M Series C fundraising round, giving the business a post-money valuation of $15B. This makes it the fourth largest fintech globally and EMEA’s most valuable venture-backed business.
13.01.2021
Curio is shaking up the way media is consumed and monetised, and aiming to spread empathy and wisdom to its listeners in the process. Maddyness spoke to cofounder and CEO Govind Balakrishnan about the potential of audio.
13.01.2021
Tech investors are often in a great position to witness the industry defining innovations of tomorrow. Due to the speed and quality of innovation across Asia, we are starting to see the influence on product and software design around the world.
13.01.2021
Revolutionary platform Breakr is set to be a breath of fresh air to the music and influencer industries. Breakr is a tech-enabled music promotion marketplace connecting DJ's and Influencers to Artists to facilitate the breaking of new music across all digital music promotion outlets. The platform was born out of culture.
13.01.2021
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