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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Impact Investing: why private sector capital is vital in the climate fight
Maddyness is collaborating with environmental publication Ours to Save to bring readers fresh perspectives on sustainability. In this article, Jack Isaacs talks about investing 'to generate positive, measurable social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.’
News by " Jack Isaacs
12.11.2020
The wonderful world of data
Controversy generated by documentaries like The Great Hack has us fearing what tech giants are doing with our data in the shadows. Is there a way we can take back control and use our information for our benefit?
Portfolio by " Oliver Southgate
12.11.2020
London’s Duffel travel software platform is expanding to New York
Duffel says it’s ‘the best API to sell flights on the internet’. It has just opened its first international office in New York to help bring this API to more travel sellers in the Americas.
News by " Maddyness
11.11.2020
Fueling mobile growth via alternative funding
This year has definitely been one for the record books. Undeniably the world as we knew it changed this year and with it came about great change and restructuring within both the global startup and investment ecosystem. Consequently the dynamics of venture funding has been in a state of flux and the rise of alternative funding models are making a resurgence.
News by " January Barnes
11.11.2020
Green steel; green denim; green President. Can we save the world?
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we cover what a Biden presidency will mean for global climate targets, fossil-fuel-free steel production, and the ratification of the Escazú Agreement.
Decoding by " Florence Wildblood
11.11.2020
Netflix for beauty: Interview with Nidhima Kohli, CEO Beauty Matching Engine
Beauty Matching Engine uses AI to help businesses show their customers exactly what they should buy next. Building on expertise developed through her first (B2C) business, My Beauty Matches, Nidhima Kohli founded it to improve customer journey and increase conversion in the beauty industry.
Tools by " Nidhima Kohli
11.11.2020
Has Hollywood created unrealistic expectations of augmented reality?
“Sometimes, in order to see the light, you have to risk the dark.” So Dr Iris Hineman told Chief John Anderton, Tom Cruise’s character in Minority Report - the dystopian sci-fi film set in 2054 where thought crime and augmented reality (AR) based gesture recognition exists.
Portfolio by " David Ripert
10.11.2020
Everybody touch road, NOTWICS Connecting People November edition
This month sees the latest NOTWICS Connecting People showcase with 6 of the best startups from a variety of verticals, some Early Stage, others Scale-Ups. All are looking to raise funding and are either SEIS / EIS assured, or both. The founders are presenting their business via video so you can experience them at your own convenience wherever you are.
Tools by " Maddyness
10.11.2020
Why successful entrepreneurs reject great product ideas
“Hey! I’ve got this really great idea for you.” It’s those two words at the end of that sentence — “for you” — for your company, for your product, for your business. Those two words can spark a mighty cringe in anyone who has ever built something.
Tools by " Joe Procopio
10.11.2020
As efficient as possible: Interview with Mark Owens, portfolio CFO, iamYiam
When running a lean operation, a startup’s highest priority is assembling the right team. It’s essential that senior managers believe in the company’s ability to maximise output while keeping costs down, which is exactly what healthtech startup syd (iamYiam) has found in Mark Owens.
Portfolio by " Scarlett Pierce
10.11.2020
Silicon Valley Comes to the UK bringing tech leaders from TikTok, Eventbrite and SkyScanner
This year’s digital event brings together global tech leaders from around the world to discuss issues of diversity, the future of tech and the importance of collaboration.
" Maddyness
09.11.2020
VTEX announces VTEX Accelerator Programs to foster collaborative commerce
Digital transformation and ecommerce will be paramount in a post-COVID-19 economy. Global commerce platform VTEX's new talent, incubator and accelerator programs will allow startups and professionals alike to learn from the best.
Portfolio by " Maddyness
09.11.2020
Startups applying high tech solutions to our worst environmental problems
As the climate crisis continues to worsen it's becoming clear that the solution will come from high-tech startups rather than government policy.
Decoding by " Maddyness
09.11.2020
Solving painful and pervasive healthcare challenges, a portrait of InHealth Ventures
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 Dr Ben Evans, Managing Partner, InHealth Ventures.
Portfolio by " Dr Ben Evans
09.11.2020

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