Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
11.12.2020
Creator Fund, the university-focused venture capital fund making strides to unearth startup innovation within European universities, is now focussing on its next stage of support for student-led ventures as it announces the close of a new £1.5M fund.
11.12.2020
Sukhi Jutla is an award-winning entrepreneur and author of 3 books and made global headlines in 2018 when she became the World’s First #1 Bestselling ‘Blockchain’ Author. Here she shares her journey into the game-changing world of Blockchain.
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Sukhi Jutla
11.12.2020
Uncertain times lie ahead, says HSBC’s Navigator 2020 Report. Maddyness explores the findings of the report and the challenges that lie ahead for businesses – from bettering supply chains to formulating more sustainable business models.
11.12.2020
The media’s focus might be on Bitcoin's bull run but the real crypto revolution is in decentralised finance. Any crypto holder is understandably delighted by Bitcoin breaking the $19,000 barrier but this is only one small thing happening in the cryptocurrency world today.
11.12.2020
Average annual childcare costs reached £6,800 in 2020. New digital startup Poncho, backed by Kamet Ventures, will help businesses support working parents and their kids.
10.12.2020
The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) launched the first European edition of the Tech Rocketship Awards, its famous programme dedicated to startups and innovative companies.
10.12.2020
The ongoing cascade of Covid-originating disruption has in some ways been a blessing in disguise for the UK’s fintech sector. The forced abandonment of traditional ways of doing business around the world has underlined the growing relevance of the sector in general, and several UK startups have risen to prominence thanks to the fleet-footed and self-assured way they have grasped the opportunities that disruption always brings.
10.12.2020
There are two types of people: those who believe Die Hard is a Christmas movie - and who will see this article as a natural holiday edition - and those who don’t. Still, everyone can enjoy a few tips about beating competitors. In this Christmas special, Caroline Franczia, founder of Uppercut-First, analyses the consequences of an unsettling yet organised competitor disrupting your plans. You can still turn things around with fewer resources, much like John McClane at the top of the Nakatomi Tower.
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Caroline Franczia
10.12.2020
Maddyness spoke to Jacqueline Kusamotu – cofounder of Candour Beauty, which is transforming the way Black women buy beauty and personal care products, and founder of The Black British Census, a data platform that will allow businesses to adequately understand the Black British population.
10.12.2020
We’ve all been waiting to see just how much of an impact COVID has had on the tech ecosystem. Maddyness goes into detail on the five shifts to look out for as Atomico releases its annual State of European Tech report.
09.12.2020
He covered technology before the internet even existed for the Independent, Mute and WIRED. But then, several years ago, James Flint decided to seek new pastures at the sharp end of the cyber universe. Why?
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James Flint
09.12.2020
Oxford’s tech sector has demonstrated its world-leading qualities as the job market bounced back from the impact of the coronavirus and startups and scaleups in the sector raised over $500M in the year to date.
09.12.2020
Open Banking, which requires giving third parties access to your personal or business financial data, might well sound incredibly unpalatable on paper, but consumers are lapping it up. The concept was designed to disrupt traditional financial services and - because of new innovations - it is starting to be embraced by more and more individuals and businesses.
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Chloe Marchbank
09.12.2020
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