UK Insights

In November, we hosted the second annual Corporate Innovation event. The discussion, under Chatham House rules, offered a deep dive into the intricate dance between startups and corporates and provided a candid exploration of the challenges and strategies inherent in these collaborations.

We spoke to Tom Farrand, Director of Product at portfolio company causaLens. Together we spoke about its latest product – decisionOS – the benefits it will bring to customers, the challenges it meets, and the future of AI with causality at its core.

In the second part of our Corporate-Startup panel roundup, we gathered founders and CEOs from our startup ecosystem and corporate innovation leaders for an intimate and informal discussion. We asked the group for some real honesty about some of the difficulties the corporates and startups faced working together: “Tell the truth: what annoys you about each other?”

Molten launched its Fund of Funds model to bring more capital to the European seed and early-stage ecosystem. Five years on, we see it as part of our role in that ecosystem to ensure that the grassroots are properly served.

Culture plays such a fundamental part in the sustainability of an organisation. However, the values that underpin that culture may not be codified, so it’s important to make sure they are understood by all its employees.

Tech companies offering free trials is nothing new. A free trial has long been a great way to introduce your product to potential customers, and hopefully they’ll then like it enough to start paying for it when the trial ends.

At the turn of the 19th century, Manchester became what is known as the ‘Cottonopolis’. A city at the centre of the British cotton industry, it industrialised the spinning and weaving of cloth, and in 1853, boasted over 108 mills.

This week (14th – 20th May 2018), the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) is recognising #mentalhealthawarenessweek. In response, we interviewed portfolio member and CSO of IESO Digital, Andy Blackwell.