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 Carles Ferrer, General Partner at Nauta Capital.
15.07.2020
Glasgow is a highly attractive hotspot for tech entrepreneurs looking for a vibrant ecosystem in healthtech, data science and even spacetech. Maddyness selected some of these disrupting tech companies to watch in Glasgow.
14.07.2020
If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to find a big problem and solve it. But if you stop there, you might just wind up being the inventor of an amazing solution that no one ever uses. As Joe Procopio suggests, that is probably not your goal.
14.07.2020
Instead of looking for traits to emulate, focus on ones to avoid. The first successful person I ever met — truly successful, with accomplishments I admired and ambition I strove to emulate — was an entrepreneur in his forties, a client of mine in the first real business I’d ever started. I was 24 and eager to learn; he was constantly cheerful and had more money than he could count.
14.07.2020
Ecosia has financed more native and biodiverse trees globally than any other tree-planting organisation, and in the UK they have committed to planting over 2,000 trees on NHS land surrounding hospitals. These forests will become a living monument and lasting expression of gratitude for NHS staff’s commitment to fighting COVID-19 and last week they reached a landmark.
14.07.2020
The environmental impact of e-commerce is facing renewed scrutiny with the proportion of shopping done online rocketing during COVID-19-imposed lockdowns.
13.07.2020
The office summer party is a staple in the annual business calendar, allowing colleagues to bond and employers a chance to recognize and acknowledge their teams’ achievements. However, summer parties are going to look a little different this year.
13.07.2020
Insurtech UK, the trade body for UK startups in the fast-growing field of insurance-related technology, and Seedrs, the UK’s leading online investment platform, have announced a new partnership to connect emerging insurtechs with investors who are keen to see disruption in a ‘traditional market’.
13.07.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
12.07.2020
Launched in 2017, District Technologies is a mobile-first workplace experience platform that digitises the user experience for commercial real estate by connecting people with what they love in and around them. Maddyness spoke to CEO and Founder Lee Vanessa Butz to share her journey, discover more about District Tech and what the future holds for office spaces.
10.07.2020
During lockdown, startups across the country were forced to make tough decisions to stay alive and with global restrictions this meant quickly adapting activities to remain profitable, and this often meant pivoting. Over the last three months, Maddyness compiled various lists highlighting companies and their pivots during the pandemic - here's a wrap-up of the most creative initiatives.
10.07.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
10.07.2020
The medtech company is providing virtual wards, built around the use of connected medical wearables in the home, to allow NGH clinicians to remotely monitor the vital signs of recovering COVID-19 patients and those living with chronic illness.
09.07.2020
The fundamentals of diversity and inclusion in the work environment should be reflected by companies promoting acceptance and respect of all individuals regardless the differences that may exist in gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, language spoken or various communication styles.
09.07.2020