Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
26.06.2020
Caroline Franczia puts on her wizarding cloak to find parallels between business departments and the different houses in the world of Harry Potter and discovers that when it comes to selling, a common language and united front will always be the most effective method.
25.06.2020
The startup ecosystem will take a year or more to fully recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic and political risk representing the biggest barrier to innovation in that time, according to new data from Kamet Ventures.
25.06.2020
There are three types of people in the world today: those who have heard of Bitcoin, those who haven’t and the last group who acknowledges its existence but refuse to accept its potential. Bitcoin’s rocky past and uncertain future has yet to win over the majority audience on the world’s financial and global stage.
25.06.2020
Working in the startup industry means that you can sometimes become a bit jaded as to the real issues and problems that face society. Luckily, Maddyness was able to interview Christopher Kenna founder and CEO of Brand Advance.
25.06.2020
IKEA and its research and design lab SPACE10 have launched a new online platform called "Everyday Experiments". With so much change happening around us, this latest project aims to challenge conventions and inspire action. But how can tomorrow’s technologies redefine the way we live at home?
24.06.2020
Innovation is and will continue to be critical to business success. SeedReady share the 5 ways innovation can grow your business and save the global economy.
24.06.2020
In a recent webinar hosted by Microsoft for Startups and Aster Capital, Jerome Joaug and Amali de Alwis discussed opportunities, challenges and what the future economic landscape will look like for startups, innovators and investors.
23.06.2020
Entrepreneurship is full of challenges: networking, finding your business model, raising money, and of course questioning your methods and yourself! There's nothing like music to boost your team and yourself even in the worst times. Maddyness has created a playlist to accompany you in the milestones of your entrepreneurial journey.
23.06.2020
Based in London, Crikle launches its new sales consultation and conversion platform to rival Zoom, Join.me, and Teams, with a slicker UI delivered by a secure browser-based application.
23.06.2020
Maddyness spoke with Claire Barbaret and Clemence Cachet-Fournier from Inbound Capital about Arteia, a London-based platform redefining the art sector and addressed to art collectors, artists and art professionals with offices in London, Brussels, Krakow and Zug, Switzerland. They talk us through how the startup coped amid COVID-19 and what the future holds for the art sector.
23.06.2020
Since the inception of cryptocurrencies, we have seen opportunistic cybercriminals using ransomware to hold individuals and businesses hostage seeking payment in untraceable cryptocurrency. With money managers starting to increase their allocations across cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin it has spurred a number of boutique financial firms and some exchanges to assert dominance in this fledgeling market.
23.06.2020
Only 3% of natural disasters are covered by Insurance and so funds raised from this online auction comprising more than 200 pieces, will support frontline charities and NGOs providing healthcare, food, medicines and guidance to those affected by COVID-19.
22.06.2020
Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood is an entrepreneur and a Champion barista. He is founder and MD of Colonna Coffee, an award-winning and innovative roastery and coffee business selling B2B and D2C. Maxwell invented and recently launched Peak Water, bringing cafe quality water filtration to your home. Maddyness caught up with Maxwell to discuss life and business in lockdown and the future.
22.06.2020