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🎙️What's it like to be a #startup #founder in #2024? What are the #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... Karan Gupta & Armaan Mehta - Odore https://lnkd.in/epTPcwas Thuria Wenbar - Evaro - https://lnkd.in/erRfbsks With #QVCs After last week's announcement of a new “venture equity” vehicle designed to bridge the critical gap between venture capital and private equity for high-potential European and Israeli scaleups, we spoke to Oren Peleg, cofounder of Resurge Growth Partners. https://lnkd.in/e3gZ_QkA

🪑furniture-as-a-service #startup Enky | Furniture Solutions, founded by Aïssa Laroussi, combines eco-friendly design with flexible rental options. The platform offers businesses high-quality, designer furniture on subscription, with options for buy-back and purchase, targeting cost-effective, #circular solutions. Through its crowdlending arm, Enky Invest, the company raised €1M in just three months, offering a 6–8.5% return to over 1,000 investors. Now, Enky is expanding into the fast-growing second-hand furniture market, aiming to refurbish and offer pre-owned furniture in its subscription model, with workshops in France and London. 🌍The move promotes sustainability and offers an attractive alternative to disposable furniture.

🎙️What's it like to be a#startup #founder in #2024? What are the #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... Royden Greaves - https://lnkd.in/eqFqGbWV Jules Smith- Blend https://lnkd.in/dhf8zGfG Sohaib A. - Neuphonic https://lnkd.in/dPF_QH2J bogdan N. & Anatolii Kasianov🇺🇦 HOLYWATER https://lnkd.in/dyG5k2RB and with #QVCs we learn What can a founder expect from working with a Venture Capital Trust? by Fred Ursell Pembroke VCT https://lnkd.in/dtaQbzrd

🗣️Meet deeploi, the Berlin-based startup revolutionising IT with its 'IT-as-a-service' platform. Founders Julian Lübke and Philipp Hoffmann aim to provide affordable, secure IT solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, making what was once only accessible to larger organisations more user-friendly. 🤿 #DEEPDIVE: https://lnkd.in/gCknihpP 💨 #TLDR: https://lnkd.in/etyTzR4R 🖥️Deeploi offers transparent pricing and services, including employee onboarding, procurement, and optional cybersecurity features. As IT specialist demand rises, their outsourcing model provides essential expertise without the overhead of in-house teams. Focusing on cloud-first businesses and prioritising customer support, deeploi is committed to simplifying IT processes and creating a more efficient environment for all companies. #ITasAService #Startups #deeploi #software

🎥 Introducing Miracamp: The Ultimate Video Editing Bootcamp! Co-founded by Pierre Narchi and Augustin Jossa, Miracamp aims to revolutionise video editing education. Miracamp offers... 🤝Expert-led lessons from professionals at HBO, Netflix, and Disney. 👏Hands-on projects with detailed feedback. 🤜One-on-one coaching and career support. In just 1.5 years, they've built a vibrant community of 700+ students worldwide and a fully remote team prioritising a student-first approach, continuously improving based on feedback. Looking ahead to expand into Europe and Asia and introduce new courses to meet evolving industry needs. 💡 Advice for founders: Stay close to your customers and refine your value proposition continuously! #VideoEditing #Education #Startups #Bootcamp #Miracamp

💶 Financing remains a key challenge for #SMEs and #startups, but Froda is here to bridge the gap for banks and fintechs. 🌉 In a recent interview with Maddyness UK, Stella Snickare, VP at Froda Embedded, shares how their embedded financing solutions enable financial institutions to: 📈 Serve SME clients more profitably 😌 Boost customer loyalty 🚀 Open up new revenue streams Through partnerships with neobanks like Kontist, Froda offers white-labelled loan products seamlessly integrated into banking apps, powered by real-time data for a frictionless experience. 🌍 With a plug-and-play model and an EEA passportable licence, Froda is expanding across Europe, helping more SMEs access the funding they need to fuel growth.

💼As businesses face rising demands for sustainable, long-term value, CFOs are evolving into chief value officers (CVOs), a role focused on balancing financial and non-financial goals. BDO UK LLP’s recent report highlights how CFOs are increasingly responsible for integrating environmental and social considerations into financial strategy, making value creation a holistic, multi-dimensional process. CFOs are no longer just managing finances; they’re shaping the future of value for all stakeholders, blending sustainability with economic success. Read more in BDO’s “Chief Value Officer – The Important Evolution of the CFO.” https://lnkd.in/evsejQuP #CFO #CVO #SustainableBusiness

🚀 Workers want AI training from their employers, and they want it now! With over 18 million people in the UK using generative AI tools, there's a growing gap between employee enthusiasm and employer support. 💼 Only 31% of companies have a formal AI strategy, highlighting the urgent need for training and clear guidelines. 🤖 Asana's report shows that those using AI daily see a productivity boost of 89%! Companies must invest in AI literacy to keep up. 🏃♂️💨 Is your workplace ready for the AI revolution? #AI #WorkplaceTrends #GenerativeAI #Maddyjobs

👾 We go inside HOLYWATER, the Ukrainian #mediatech empowering creators with AI-powered, immersive content platforms. Maddyness UK spoke with the founders bogdan N. and Anatolii Kasianov🇺🇦 to hear their journey from a $100K live wallpaper app to a $90M ARR mediatech giant. Their recent app, My Drama, combines short-form series with AI character interactions, revolutionising viewer engagement and offering creators new revenue streams. 🎨With a mission to harmonise AI and human creativity, HOLYWATER's sustainable model is reshaping the entertainment landscape. #Mediatech #Innovation #AI

🚀Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is on the rise as a #startup hub, combining tech talent with untapped potential. Exclusively for Maddyness UK Josipa Majic Predin explores how key players like BH TechLab and angel networks are boosting early-stage funding, and why startups in fitness, health tech, and mobility are standing out. BiH’s advantages include cost-effective talent, lower competition, and proximity to underserved Balkan markets. Challenges remain—like limited funding and brain drain—but with government and international support, BiH has the opportunity to thrive as a European tech hotspot. #Startups #Tech #Balkans #Innovation