Author Archives: Silicon Roundabout

Navigation Apps don’t work for everyone, and most of the world remains unmapped. It’s time to revolutionise how everyone gets around | Celso-Zuccollo, COO of Waymap explains!


Did you know that humans spend 90% of their time indoors? That’s crazy, isn’t it? And yet navigation / mapping apps only seem to work outdoors.   Why is that? It’s for a very simple reason, and it’s also not for …

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UK Tech Sector Struggles Persist: Why MarComms is the Vital Weapon in Survival | Rachel Gilley, CEO of Clarity


Despite projections towards the end of 2023 saying we’d start to see economic uplift in 2024, UK businesses, including in the tech sector, continue to struggle amidst a horde of significant challenges. And an ongoing funding slowdown isn’t helping the …

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Maureen Haverty, Principal at Seraphim Space Manager LLP | Q and A


Before becoming Principal of Seraphim Space Manager LLP you were Senior Director at Astra and COO at Apollo Fusion and are currently Board Observer at D-Orbit. What have been your biggest learnings and pivotal insights gained on your journey thus …

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Having raised $90m in financing Bloom Nutrition founder, Gregory LaVecchia explains how to stay relevant at the junction of health and retail!


Ever since I could remember, I have been into fitness- always on the search for the best health supplements. When I started to help my now-wife, Mari Llewellyn, on her fitness journey, we quickly realized there weren’t female-focused supplements that …

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Advice from 10 leading Entrepreneurs and VC’s as we head into 2024! (Part 2)


Set one clear goal for the company to align around, with each person a “Single Threaded Owner” (STO) of an action to achieve it. Dan Thompson CEO, Kluster

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Advice from 10 leading Entrepreneurs and VC’s as we head into 2024! (Part 1)


Always Be Closing (ABC). Founders are their companies’ best salespeople and also the first to stop selling, handing it over to others — go out and get the revenues. Avi Eyal Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Entrée Capital

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The future of Legaltech | Daniel Porus, Chief Commercial Officer, Legatics


In an era where technological advances are reshaping industries, the legal sector is no exception. The quickly advancing applications of Generative AI to the legal industry marks a significant leap forward. Law firms, in-house legal teams, incumbent legal technology providers …

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Having just raised £3m, Olly Robinson, CO-founder of Maison Sport discusses plans to become the largest seller of winter sports activities worldwide!


Skiing has been a passion of mine since my childhood, so turning this into a career was always a dream I had. My brother, Nick (Maison Sport CEO), and I both skied professionally for Great Britain and I have always …

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‘What do the acquisition of Semper, success of Kroo’s recent crowdfunding campaign and joining RetailBook demonstrate about the democratisation of access to private market investment? Matt Cooper,Co CEO of Crowdcube explains!


The lack of activity in the public markets over the past 18 months has led to more interest in the private markets from those incumbent public market players. Growth-stage companies have also had a tricky time navigating the frozen funding …

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How the AI revolution gives financial services the chance to work for the average person | George Dunning , Co-Founder and COO at Bud


From branch manager to robo-adviser: the rise of the ‘fintech’ ‘Fintech’ is part of almost everybody’s life, in one form or another, today. In my view, its driving force has always been: “How can technology make financial services work for …

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