Creating a startup is always challenging. Founding one during a tech downturn, cost of living crisis and recession seems near impossible. However, with risk comes reward and many of the world’s most successful companies were founded during times of economic uncertainty. As part of a series with Antler, Maddyness has interviewed founders hoping to become the entrepreneurial success stories to emerge from this time of crisis. This week, Maddyness spoke to Luis Espinosa Andrade, cofounder of Sorted.
01.02.2024
Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, announces five pioneering UK businesses chosen for a new Hydrogen Sensor Accelerator Programme.
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Paul Ferretti
31.01.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Anna Veronika Dorogush, Founder and CEO of Recraft, about the importance of vector art, generative AI and never giving up.
31.01.2024
If you have shopped online over the last year or so, chances are you have come across Temu. The e-commerce app that is part of the Chinese conglomerate, Pinduoduo, and has been quite aggressively marketed – even advertising during the Super Bowl – and consequently in the United States alone it had more downloads than companies like Amazon and Walmart during the second quarter of 2022.
31.01.2024
In the UK’s vibrant yet challenging startup ecosystem, securing funding is a major hurdle. Barclays Bank’s Demo Directory, the newest addition to its Eagle Labs initiative, is transforming the way startups connect with investors.
30.01.2024
Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management research highlights self-assessment worries of the self-employed.
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Paul Ferretti
30.01.2024
The Bank of England has recently announced that it will be conducting a comprehensive review into the potential risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the UK's financial system. AI is believed to play a big role in 2024 for the financial services, promising a revolution in efficiency, personalisation, and access. However, with such transformative power comes immense responsibility.
30.01.2024
Despite the challenging fundraising environment, female founders and female emerging fund managers in Europe prove resilient.
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Paul Ferretti
30.01.2024
Wondercraft, a platform building the 'Canva of audio', has raised £2.36M from backers including Y Combinator & Steven Bartlett.
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Paul Ferretti
29.01.2024
Fear can be our greatest ally or our worst enemy, it all depends on how we deal with it, process it and understand it. When it comes to fear, I have a confession to make: I always have it, to a greater or lesser degree. Fear is an integral part of me.
29.01.2024
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today, we speak to Olivia Mark, partner at daphni.
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Olivia Mark
29.01.2024
Tech Nation has announced the UK startups selected for its Libra programme, which champions founders from underrepresented communities across the country.
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Paul Ferretti
29.01.2024
With Founders by Founders - or #FBF - discover the exclusive list of what founders are reading, drinking, doing and wearing this month.
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Maddyness UK
27.01.2024
Ed Bradley argues that retail executives need to prioritise fortifying supply chains in 2024 through strategic M&A activity, which focuses on onboarding vital technologies.
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Ed Bradley
26.01.2024
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