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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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David Johnson
28.02.2025
French social enterprise Dipli has teamed up with telecom giant Orange to unveil a fully digital smartphone trade-in service aimed at individuals. This collaboration addresses a pressing challenge: while nearly 7 out of 10 French consumers have never sold their old phones, convincing them to do so at the right moment remains a significant hurdle.
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David Johnson
27.02.2025
Venus Williams joins WeWard as both an investor and ambassador, marking a significant PR move for the French startup that rewards users based on the distance they walk.
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Maxence Fabrion
26.02.2025
EXCLUSIVE – During a visit to Paris, Christian Hecker, co-founder and CEO of the German fintech Trade Republic, revealed that the company plans to open a “technology hub” in Paris in the coming weeks.
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Julien Khaski
26.02.2025
According to information seen by Maddyness, Ynsect has acknowledged the failure of its recovery plan. The industrial food chain startup has requested to file for insolvency.
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Julien Khaski
24.02.2025
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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David Johnson
21.02.2025
A free online training course has been launched to educate French startups on the challenges of public procurement. This initiative builds on the "Je choisis la French Tech" programme.
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Maxence Fabrion
20.02.2025
French deeptech startup Spore.Bio has developed a solution that detects and quantifies bacteria within minutes—an invaluable technology for companies in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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Maxence Fabrion
20.02.2025
Buoyed by a positive 2024 performance, Brevo is determined not to miss out on the AI revolution. The French company is launching an AI lab in Paris and looking to the future with optimism.
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Maxence Fabrion
17.02.2025
In an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister, seen by Maddyness, all the major representative associations of French startups are calling on François Bayrou to preserve the Jeune Entreprise Innovante (JEI) status. The Senate is reviewing it today as part of the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS).
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Julien Khaski
17.02.2025
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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David Johnson
14.02.2025
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) have been at the forefront of corporate conversations for years, yet progress remains slow and, in some cases, performative. While companies are more vocal about their commitments, the reality on the ground doesn’t always match the rhetoric. Many businesses have taken steps forward, but are we actually creating lasting change, or are we still stuck in cycles of tokenism and box-ticking?
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Darren Rebeiro
13.02.2025
Top UK and French leaders in artificial intelligence converged to share their visions for leveraging AI as a catalyst for growing the economy, driving innovation and building a more inclusive society.
11.02.2025
It has been a choppy few years for those working in fintech and the wider financial services sector. Redundancies have cut headcount across a swathe of companies and organisations. In 2023, PayPal, Coinbase, N26, GoCardless and Synapse were just some of the companies which slashed jobs.
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Kirstie McDermott
11.02.2025
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