València’s first unicorn founder wants to build a global hub for impact tech

Feb24
by on February 24, 2023 at 11:12 am
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Iker Marcaide is one of Spain’s most energetic entrepreneurs. Since stepping away from Flywire, the first Spanish startup to go public on the Nasdaq, Marcaide has focused his attention on impact investing, creating new startups with his company Zubi Group, building a school, and designing an eco-neighbourhood. In 2021, Forbes named him as one of Spain’s 100 Most Creative business people. Iker Marcaide. Credit: Zubi Group Marcaide meets us in a 60-hectare plot of land dotted with trees on the outskirts of the city of València on a sunny, chilly January morning. This is La Pinada, the site where he…

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Can data-driven research show us how to be happy?

Feb23
by on February 23, 2023 at 12:32 pm
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What is happiness? And how can we be happy? These questions are integral to the human experience, but their answers can be elusive. We can apply several perspectives to approach them, through philosophy or psychology, for instance. We can also use our personal view of our feelings and goals as we navigate through life. But can we bring a scientific approach to happiness? Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, believes we can. The institute combines qualitative and quantitative methods to provide insights on well-being, happiness, and the quality of life. Its mission? To inform decision-makers in…

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Predictive policing project shows even EU lawmakers can be targets

Feb22
by on February 22, 2023 at 4:57 pm
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Predictive policing has exposed a new group of future criminals: MEPs. A new testing systems has spotlighted five EU politicians as “at risk” of committing future crimes. Luckily for them, it’s not a tool that’s used by law enforcement, but one designed to highlight the dangers of such systems. The project is the brainchild of Fair Trials, a criminal justice watchdog. The NGO is campaigning for a ban on predicting policing, which uses data analytics to forecast when and where crimes are likely to happen — and who may commit them. Proponents argue that the approach can be more accurate,…

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Values of European unicorns plunge amid sharp fall in public markets

Feb21
by on February 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm
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A rough year in public markets has taken a heavy toll on startups. According to new research, every unicorn in Europe that went public in 2021 has since shrunk in valuation. The losses follow record-highs for VC exit valuations in 2021. PitchBook, a financial data firm, attributed the downturn to a shrinking public market. The company found that 13 unicorns went public during 2021’s bull market and IPO frenzy. Yet none have gone on to have positive share price returns. Their numbers paint a gloomy picture. By the end of 2022, more than half of them had lost over 75% of their…

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UK at risk of lagging behind EU and US in clean energy investment race

Feb20
by on February 20, 2023 at 2:26 pm
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Although the UK has set out ambitious clean energy targets, it risks lagging behind the US and the EU in attracting the required investments, two of the country’s energy trade organisations have warned. Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget next month, Energy UK and Renewable UK have published two separate reports, calling on the government to implement measures and rule changes that will enable the UK to attract vital private investment in renewables. “The renewable energy sector is facing a perfect storm this year. According to Energy UK’s report, investment in low-carbon electricity generation “has deteriorated significantly” in the past…

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