For family offices, startups, historically, have not been their preferred investment vehicle. During the last 10 years, they carefully tested the waters, mainly through investments in VC funds. But after a challenging 2022, their interest in new startup / VC allocations plummeted, since it started to exceed their 10-15% benchmark and they experienced sharp declines in startup valuations. Approaching family offices in 2022 with proposals to invest in venture capital was almost futile.
18.12.2023
In a successful organisation, the right people are in the right place at the right time. They are energised by their work, recognised for their efforts, and support their colleagues to be at their very best. But in reality, this is rare.
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Lauren Neal
18.12.2023
We spoke to Emma-Louise Fusari, Founder of In-House Health, named Innovator of the Year at Computing's recent Women in Tech Excellence Awards and finalist at the Super Connect for Good Global Final on powered by Empact Ventures and Hays.
16.12.2023
Conversations have always been at the very centre of business. As markets have evolved and the entire landscape of communication has changed, the importance of maintaining a line of conversation between your brand and your audience has remained a stable constant.
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Daniel Groves
15.12.2023
Maddyness has partnered with Focal, the platform that is reinventing the fundraising model for startups to bring investor sentiment to this week's Maddymoney.
15.12.2023
Underpinned by LCM technology, Freepik has launched its free, real-time sketch-to-image AI tool – including a new upscale feature that makes all images high-definition, no matter how poor the original quality.
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Paul Ferretti
15.12.2023
Celebrating its first birthday on November 30th, ChatGPT's 'research preview' has garnered widespread interest, extending beyond tech enthusiasts to a more mainstream audience.
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Erik Wikander
15.12.2023
On this year’s International Day of Climate Action, Elbow Beach Capital hosted its first ever Portfolio Day. The theme of the day was ‘Catalysing Sustainable Growth’, and it explored how startups can successfully balance risk management alongside commercial development to unlock sustainable growth.
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Jon Pollock
14.12.2023
Lord Dominic Johnson has spent his career starting and investing in tech businesses. Now, as Minister of State in the UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade, he’s looking to secure the UK’s status as a global tech leader
In partnership with British Embassy in Paris
14.12.2023
With the lasers shuttered and the afterparty concluded, Maddyness UK reflects on an otherworldly Slush, a startup conference that stands out for its unique blend of founder stories, VC insights, and startup pitches across various sectors like deep tech, quantum, and new space technologies.
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Jamie Walker
14.12.2023
The landscape of work has evolved significantly over the past years. This year witnessed a puzzling decision from some CEOs who mandated their employees to return to the office, only to face the repercussions of dissatisfaction, refusal, and resignations from their workforce.
13.12.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Sarah Touzani, CEO of Waggle about creating an AI-powered co-pilot for managers of remote and hybrid teams, why coaching is not lecturing and the constant need to improve the work-life balance.
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Sarah Touzani
13.12.2023
The UK remains the third biggest unicorn nest globally, after the US and China. So how are its new members and current crop navigating the current market?
In partnership with British Embassy in Paris
12.12.2023
The 8th edition of the Maddy Keynote will take place on March 28, 2024, at the Palais Brongniart, Paris with the theme "Transformation(s)." The day will be filled with a rich program designed to inform and build the economy of the future.
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Maddyness UK
12.12.2023
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