Author Archives: Silicon Roundabout

The entrepreneurs in our list have raised over $240m in funding. The VC’s in our list have invested in many of technologies leading disruptive businesses. So we asked for the books that had inspired them!

“When an entrepreneur is thinking about an accelerator, I would encourage them to focus on the point of differentiation between programs. All accelerators are not created equal and there are right and wrong programs for your startup. Personally, I think …

Carwow is expanding the way Britain buys cars. We’ve taken the existing car buying process – in which new car buyers have no choice but to travel to dealerships and haggle for a good price – and turned it on …

Brainly was founded on the idea that if you create a digital learning environment and put students in charge, they will have the opportunity to learn freely. Under this idea, we’ve built Brainly to be the world’s largest social learning …

YOU-app, our new wellbeing app is gearing up to revolutionize self-improvement. The weapons: micro-actions, positivity, and support. We all make big resolutions. Eat better, move more, get organised… These resolutions are ambitious, vague, and most of us stumble to fulfil …

Running out of coffee at home can be a real pain. I remember waking up one Saturday morning and the coffee jar was empty so I had to go out to a local corner shop and buy a sub-standard, overpriced …

As online retailer Farfetch is valued at $1bn we asked ‘are renewed fears of the UK’s tech sector being overhyped justified?’ ‘The VC market in Europe is hot right now, but I don’t think it’s out of control. UK tech …

A greater focus on sustainability/profitability. Sharper alignment of technology with actual market need and not just good ideas. Leading to economic as well as functional viability. Alan Maguire – Partner at Leaf Investments

  On 12th June EdTech Europe ,a one day event in London hosted by IBIS Capital and Edxus Group, will bring together leading entrepreneurial innovators and private equity/venture capitalists amongst others. The e-Learning market is one of the fastest growing …