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Ex JustEat CEO, A “Stand Out UK Entrepreneur From The Past Decade”, Joins VC Firm 83North

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One of the London tech start-up scene’s most famous faces, former Just Eat CEO David Buttress, is set to join venture capital firm 83North. Buttress joined JustEat in 2006 when the firm first started its operations in the UK, having relocated from Denmark, where the company had been founded. As CEO, Buttress led the firm …

Zuora Has Published Its Subscription Economy Index – It’s Game-Changing, In A Way

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“Why own anything anymore?” It’s not an expression you’d expect to hear coming from an entrepreneurial tech titan (and an American one at that!), but this is the oft repeated mantra of the somewhat legendary Tien Tzuo, CEO of Zuora, the subscription billing, commerce and finance solution, formerly employee number 11 at Salesforce. It all …

Apttus Chief Reveals Company’s Triple Whammy Of $88m Funding, Kuka Robotics Client Win & The Launch of Ground-breaking AI Sales Assistant “Max”

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It’s all about “outcomes” in technology today – the phrase dominated the opening exchanges of a discussion I had this week with Kirk Krappe, CEO and Kamal Ahluwalia, CRO, of Apttus, the “Quote to Cash” Specialists from California who landed in London a little over a year ago, announcing their arrival by throwing a knockout …

Apttus EMEA MD; Start-up Mentality Persuaded Me To Join, Now We Want To Replicate Firm’s Valley Success In London

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Apttus General Manager of EMEA Lance Gilmour believes the company’s start-up mentality gives it the edge over its rivals In May last year Apttus, the San Mateo, California based tech “Unicorn” that describes itself as a “category defining” quote-to-cash solution threw its London launch party, having taken office space at the top of Tower42. In …

Can Prop-Tech Firm, With A £1m Raise Courtesy Of 500 Startups, Disrupt The £3.5bn Estate Agent Sector?

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Would you rather sell your property through a hipster style tech platform, paying £400 in fees, or an estate agent, paying £5k? Property-Tech firm Settled celebrated the completion of a £1m seed round a fortnight ago, led by Silicon Valley based 500 Startups, whose founder Dave McClure knows a thing or two about seriously disruptive …

Two Unicorns; Two Tech Hubs; Big Difference; London’s Tech Scene Is Nothing Like The Size Of Silicon Valley’s, But It Can Be As Influential

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Snapchat – the latest “Decacorn” to roll off the Silicon Valley production line Two of the biggest startup funding stories of the week illustrate the size of the gulf that still exists between London and The Silicon Valley when it comes to creating tech giants. Many prominent London based techies, entrepreneurs, startup founders and investors …

A Record Breaking Quarter For US Venture Capital Fundraising In Q1 Is Good News For Entrepreneurs Everywhere

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US VC firms raised $12.6bn in Q1 2016 – the most for a decade They’re studying your metrics; they’re holding a red pen and occasionally making notes. You’re sweating. They’re asking how long will it be until you start to deliver real, tangible returns? It may be of some considerable comfort to startup founders everywhere …

Uh-Oh – We’re In Trouble!

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Has someone come along and burst our start-up bubble? Reports have surfaced that one of Britain’s most valuable (as much as £1.8bn) and celebrated startup “unicorns”, Powa Technologies is about to enter administration, putting 300 jobs at risk – Deloitte have been appointed to try to sell the business as a going concern. Meanwhile across …

Tech City Is Nearly 4, Silicon Valley Nearly 45; Can The Young Buck Really Usurp The Old Master?

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Does London need a guy like this watching over it? Tech city will soon be celebrating its 4th birthday, and around the same time, Silicon Valley will turn 45. By human standards, that means Tech City has learned to walk, talk and make friends and will soon be saying goodbye to the nursery and hello …

Start-up Capital Accelerator Programme Concludes By Looking At Future London Tech Trends

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UCL BASE co-working and event space was chosen as the venue for the Capital Accelerator Programme’s look at London’s future technology trends and also provided a timely opportunity to celebrate the conclusion of their 18 month program, financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Mayor of London’s office. CAP’s aim was to …