France is now home to the second-largest startup ecosystem in Europe, and the country is leading the way in European Generative AI innovation. French startups raised over $14.6B last year, and have been behind many of Europe’s headline-grabbing tech stories of 2023 – think of MistralAI raising €105M within a month of launching, and US foundational AI startup, Poolside AI, relocating Paris on the back of a $126M fundraise.
18.10.2023
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, where change is the only constant, leaders face the daunting challenge of making informed, forward thinking decisions that can shape the future of their organisations.
18.10.2023
Reports a major crypto player is in talks with large European banks to expand digital asset services indicates a significant shift in “TradFi” attitudes. But is this the moment DeFi has been waiting for?
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BRENDAN BEEKEN
18.10.2023
As part of a series with Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, Maddyness spoke to Megan Bingham-Walker at Anansi about funding, plans for the future and their advice for other founders.
18.10.2023
Across oceans, peatlands, forests and ancient woodlands, our planet quietly sequesters carbon dioxide from the air. Until the eighteenth century, the carbon cycle balanced CO₂ levels in the atmosphere and supported life for over 11,700 years: a period that researchers have named the Holocene.
17.10.2023
The past few years have brought immense change and disruption to businesses across the UK and beyond. From the Covid-19 pandemic to economic turbulence and uncertainty, companies have had to rapidly adapt to an ever-evolving landscape.
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Dakota Murphey
17.10.2023
As the adage goes, sometimes it’s who you know and not what you know that matters. And we’re not just talking about nepo babies here, aka the offspring of successful people who are able to piggyback off the professional merits of their parents. As a result they are often given career-defining opportunities without possessing the qualifications or experience required to do the job.
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Aoibhinn Mc Bride
17.10.2023
In today's business landscape, there's a growing emphasis on sustainability — balancing profit-making with environmental responsibility. Sustainability is about ensuring that our actions benefit not just our pockets but also the planet we inhabit.
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Fabien Cros
16.10.2023
By working virtually, a Virtual Assistant (VA) can support multiple clients at any one time and most of us have anything between three and eight clients simultaneously, depending on the volume and frequency of the work that those clients need.
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Kathy Soulsby
16.10.2023
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Antonio Cacorino, Founder and CEO of APEX.
16.10.2023
With Founders by Founders - or FBF - discover the exclusive list of what founders are eating, drinking, doing and wearing this month.
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Demi Odulana
13.10.2023
Eric Van der Kleij, the visionary behind Canary Wharf’s tech community Level39 and former head of the Tech City (Tech Nation) initiative appointed by David Cameron, has joined forces with Gokce Gizer Clover, who previously led the Extreme Tech Challenge, the largest startup competition of its kind, to launch TransformBase.
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Paul Ferretti
13.10.2023
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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Maddyness UK
13.10.2023
Creating people-friendly HR policies involves designing policies and practices that prioritise the well-being and satisfaction of employees while also aligning with the organisation's overall goals.
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George Mathew
13.10.2023
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