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🚀 GITEX AFRICA – The Largest Tech & Startup Show in Africa 🌍✨ GITEX AFRICA returns for its third edition in Marrakech, Morocco, from 14-16 April 2025, and we’re thrilled to be a key partner in this game-changing event! 🔥 Why you can’t miss it: 🎯 Unlock Big Tech opportunities driving Africa’s transformative growth 🚀 Pitch your startup innovations & attract top investors 🌍 Connect with global leaders shaping Africa’s digital future 💡 Gain insights from industry pioneers driving innovation 🔗 Seize the opportunity—get involved today: https://shorturl.at/kiZ8y #GITEXAFRICA2025 #GITEXAFRICA #GITEXAFRICANORTHSTAR #AI #Edutech #Agritech #FutureBankingAndFinance #Cloud #IoT #Cybersecurity #DigiHealth #Startup #Telco #Connectivity

🤖AI sovereignty: A startup’s competitive edge AI s#overeignty—control over AI data, models, and regulations—can be a major advantage. Startups that ensure full visibility over their AI supply chains build trust with customers, meet compliance standards, and mitigate risks. By prioritising sovereignty from the outset, companies enhance security, improve AI quality, and differentiate themselves in a crowded market. As demand for ethical, transparent AI grows, sovereignty isn’t just a compliance requirement—it’s a strategic asset. Filippo Sanesi “Between companies and providers, we will see a flow of knowledge between companies. Europe is in a global competitive market and I believe that that also makes the EU sovereign cloud important from a long term perspective.” Axel Hellström “We are a platform that offers various different setups, but our AI sovereign setup is really a unique selling point for us,” Maddyness, in partnership with OVHcloud #AISovereignty #TrustInAI #StartupGrowth #EthicalAI #AIRegulation

💊 Oxford Medical Products has unveiled positive clinical trial results for #Sirona, a non-drug weight-loss solution targeting those classified as overweight (BMI 25-30) or transitioning off GLP-1 drugs. Sirona’s hydrogel system offers a safer, long-term alternative, with trial participants losing up to 10% of their body weight in 12 weeks. With plans for a larger UK/US trial, OMP aims to provide sustainable weight management without pharmaceutical side effects. #WeightLoss #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalBreakthrough #GLP1Alternative

🚀 CuspAI is revolutionising materials science with AI, slashing development timelines from millennia to months.... Backed by a $30M seed round and with Yann LeCun on the board, they’re driving breakthroughs in carbon capture, semiconductors, and more. With a stellar team from DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs, and Dassault Systèmes, CuspAI blends startup energy with European values to deliver real-world impact. We go inside the startup with Chad Edwards cfounder and CEO... 🔎 New materials, new possibilities — faster than ever before. #DeepTech #AI #MaterialScience #Innovation #Sustainability #ClimateTech #CarbonCapture #Semiconductors #StartupJourney

🚀 Backing science's boldest breakthroughs! Empirical Ventures is empowering DeepTech founders to turn world-changing ideas into reality. With investments in cutting-edge startups like ARGONAUTE RNA LIMITED RNA, Signapse, and Transdermal Diagnostics Ltd Diagnostics, they're driving innovation across life sciences, robotics, and more. In this #QVC profile for Maddyness UK we hear from Johnathan Matlock "Venture is a two-sided game of stakeholder management. Make sure you understand what success looks like for a VC Fund Manager, this will completely reframe what you need to tell a fund to get them excited to invest in your business" 🔥 #DeepTech #VentureCapital #Startups #Innovation #ScienceEntrepreneurship #TechBio #HealthcareInnovation #ClimateTech #AI #FounderAdvice

💰 Over £280M raised this week across UK startups, covering cashflow management, roadside media, and even olive oil. This week's #MaddyMoney highlights: 📌 Lenkie (£49M) – Tackling the UK’s £22B SME funding gap with real-time, payables financing. 📌 BGF & OCL Vision – Strategic investment to expand premium ophthalmology services. 📌 Shop Circle (£47.3M) – AI-powered B2B software growth and first platform-agnostic acquisition. 📌 Cloudsmith (£18M) – Securing the future of software supply chains. 📌 Hands In (£1M+) – Expanding split payment solutions. 📌 Heidi (£12M) – AI easing clinician workloads and reducing admin time. 📌 75Media – Seven-figure investment to fuel roadside media expansion. 📌 Citizens of Soil | B Corp (£1.8M) – Bringing transparency and sustainability to olive oil. 📌 Epoch Biodesign (£14.38M) – Turning plastic waste into a circular solution. 📌 PassEntry (£5.2M) – Expanding digital pass issuance across five countries. 📌 Quantexa (£136.32M) – AI-driven Decision Intelligence at scale. 📌 Notify (£1.5M) – AI-powered workplace safety solutions. The UK startup ecosystem continues to thrive, securing capital across fintech, healthtech, AI, sustainability, and more. 🚀 #Startups #Investment #Funding #MaddyMoney #VentureCapital #UKTech

🏃♀️ Registration is Now Open for the 3rd Edition of GITEX AFRICA! Step into Africa’s thriving tech ecosystem, where bold ideas spark billion-dollar partnerships and innovation knows no bounds. This is your chance to be part of the continent’s next big leap. 📅 14–16 April 2025 📍 Marrakech, Morocco 🔗 Register now: gitexafrica.com

🎙️What's it like to be a #startup hashtag #founder in #2025? What are #investors looking for? What are the industries and business models of the new economy? In our #QFQs quick founder questions series this week we spoke to founders to ask the questions that matter - ☕️Working #culture, #funding, and #inspiration 👏 The biggest challenges and biggest fails 🧘♀️ Daily Routines and always.... advice for other founders 🎤 Hear from the inside with founders... ⚡️ Kelly Marie Hodgkin KMH Management, a full-service events and promotions agency https://lnkd.in/eX4Mhp2v 🐣Ari Last Bubble, the #childcare app loved by parents https://lnkd.in/ewCdyYR6 📊 Preya Patel Raw Knowledge Ltd transforming complex #data into clear, trustable insights https://lnkd.in/g9DKxZBf #TLDR: 🎙️In other deep dives ✈️ Karin Killander speaks with Andrew Symes OXCCU TECH LTD to find out when Sustainable Aviation Fuels will take off? https://lnkd.in/eig9cDyp ⚽️Maxence Fabrion reports on PSG's launch of a #sporttech accelerator in #Doha https://lnkd.in/eswW3t9k 🌱We check in on the latest #BCorp news https://lnkd.in/esxwG-sc #AGENDA - the events not to miss in April 2025 - https://lnkd.in/eh7Hsqm3

✈️ Can OXCCU TECH LTD make Sustainable Aviation Fuel (#SAF) take off? SAFs have been stuck on the runway for over a decade, making up less than 2% of aviation fuel use. Now, OXCCU’s CO₂-to-fuel breakthrough could change that. Exclusively for Maddyness UK Karin Killander takes a deep dive into the Oxford spinout making SAF a reality 🔬 A single-step process converts CO₂ + green hydrogen into e-fuels, slashing emissions by 90% 💰 Cost remains the challenge—but should fossil fuels reflect their true price? 📜 Regulation & investment will be critical to scaling production "We might not be able to fly entirely sustainable in our lifetime, but we have to give it our best shot." Andrew Symes Aviation must decarbonise. OXCCU is set to be the missing piece... #SAF #Decarbonisation #ClimateTech

🌍 #TLDR - No net zero without the built world! 🏗️ Arjun Jairaj of noa explores why a reset is underway in climatetech... The built environment accounts for 40% of global emissions, making it the front line in the fight against climate change. In 2025, AI, robotics, and electrification will reshape the sector, unlocking scalable decarbonisation solutions. 💡 Key trends driving impact: 🚀 AI optimising energy use & grid stability 🤖 Robotics revolutionising construction & maintenance ⚡ Electrification accelerating grid resilience The built world is humanity’s OS—it’s time to rewrite it for a net-zero future. #ClimateTech #BuiltWorld #Innovation