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The value of a ‘Grant Writer in Residence’ – Get a 10x ROI (and more)
It is reasonable to estimate that the Western European countries make up to €2bn available to innovation-led organisations every year in the form of Research & Development grant funds. In addition, every EU organisation will...
What is an Impact Venture? 5 game-changers to look out for in the 20’s
GIIN (Global Impact Investment Network) calculates the global impact investment market to be worth $502bn based on their comprehensive market report released in 2019. In this blog, we report back on our day running a “Meet the Expert” stand at the Business Funding...
Can personal data be shared without consent?
In our last blog on Smart Cities we shared the statistic that 30 billion different IoT devices will be connected in 2020 and had a look at how personal data can be protected. As I researched this topic, I became more interested in what countries are doing to protect...
Can Smart Cities be inclusive and equitable?
3 takeaways from the Smart City Convention, Berlin 2019 Smart Cities are now the number 1 driver of 5G technology world-wide. Think about that for a moment – interconnected, digital and intelligent cities is a bigger driver for super-fast internet services than...
What is Impact Investment? 4 priorities of the Global Innovation Fund
In a recent article, the Financial Times attributes a “surge in interest from the millennial generation” to the now >$500bn global impact investment universe – that is an annual market size figure and it is growing. In this blog we look at impact investment through...
Unlocking Clean Energy projects with Bitcoin AND making money! Why we invested with Sun Exchange
This is a feel-good blog about how Sun Exchange and cryptocurrency has enabled us at Venturenomix to invest in a solar power installation project for a primary school in South Africa. We hope you will be tempted to do the same once you have read about how and why we...
Smart Cities – 5 insights from expert speakers at the International Smart City Conference @ DigitaleWoche Kiel.
Last week I hosted the Smart Cities Conference on the waterfront in Kiel where 22 speakers came together from 10 different countries. In this blog I share with you the advances in autonomous driving technology, how smart city scale-up is being planned and why a...
Can grant funding for innovation complement (even replace) investment funding? 3 differences you should know.
The debate about what is the single most important factor in a successful company will forever remain: Funding? Team? Technology? Timing? Traction? As far as the founder is concerned control comes first and if you keep your equity, you keep control. After reading the...
Investment funding for cleantech start-ups, 6 tips from an Angel Investor
Put yourself in the shoes of the gatekeeper at an Angel Investment Network for a minute. You are inundated with pitch decks that you have to assess to identify the 10 start-ups who will pitch at your next event. You need to keep your Angels happy with high quality...
When is Crowdfunding a good funding option for business and ventures?
Crowdfunding is a simple concept to understand – and certainly the opportunities it offers to successful ventures are significant – but how do you know what type of Crowdfunding is a good source of alternative funding for your business, not-for-profit or community...
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