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The 13 Biggest Challenges Scaleups Will Face in 2022

The 13 Biggest Challenges Scaleups Will Face in 2022

Now’s that time of the year when it’s traditional to look forward and plan ahead. So we thought we’d collect together the biggest challenges facing scaleups, so you can be prepared for whatever 2022 brings. Last year was a huge year for venture capital, with record-breaking investment

Inclusivity in the Banking Sector - How Do We Fix It?

Inclusivity in the Banking Sector - How Do We Fix It?

Article co-authored by Invigorate and Invigorate Advisor, Lana Tahirly Abdullayeva. The banking sector has never been traditionally known for its diverse and inclusive culture, but thankfully that is changing. A study of 71 banks in 20 countries conducted last year by SKEMA Business School’s Observatory on the Feminisation of

Who’s Really Driving the Sustainability Agenda?

Who’s Really Driving the Sustainability Agenda?

Is it customers, founders, investors…? In a recent report that we co-authored with Beauhurst, entitled ‘How Scaleups are Driving the Sustainable Economy’, we shone the spotlight on a number of growing businesses in the UK and Europe who have sustainability goals and agendas at the core of what they’re

Does the Future of Retail lie in Sustainability?

Does the Future of Retail lie in Sustainability?

According to a Nielsen survey from 2018, 73% of global consumers said they would definitely change their consumption habits to reduce environmental impact. In the same study, almost half of the respondents (49%) said they would pay higher-than-average prices for products with high-quality and safety standards. And despite the events

Is the Way in Which We Sell Changing?

Is the Way in Which We Sell Changing?

We’re all now accustomed to a faster pace of shopping. Events in 2020 have accelerated a global shift to purchasing online, and it’s not just for clothing and furniture through the likes of Amazon and boohoo.com. Indeed, disruptive startups such as Airbnb and Uber have also changed

How to Maintain Fundraising Momentum in an Economic Downturn

How to Maintain Fundraising Momentum in an Economic Downturn

Is now a good time to be fundraising? Are VC’s still investing in this period of economic uncertainty? If you are fundraising, how do you maintain momentum and take advantage of the opportunities out there? These were just some of the questions we tackled in our recent Invigorate Masterclass

One Economy to Rule Them All

One Economy to Rule Them All

2016. In many ways, it doesn’t feel like that long ago. In terms of digital business models however, it feels like a lifetime has passed. It’s something that Simon Torrance, one of the world’s leading experts on corporate innovation, platform strategy and corporate venturing, knows all about.

Founder Spotlight - Alex Preece

Founder Spotlight - Alex Preece

How do you go from serving in the British Army to founding a voucher platform that’s eventually bought by MoneySuperMarket.com? And what sort of challenges do you face when trying to scale an API business that has massive value but largely unseen powering other businesses!? We spoke with

Fintech Scaleup? Here’s What you Need to Know About How the Sector is Changing.

Fintech Scaleup? Here’s What you Need to Know About How the Sector is Changing.

The Financial Services sector is one that’s been hitting the headlines a lot lately. From how Covid has affected the Fintech industry, to the annual results of Monzo, Starling and Revolut, it’s certainly not short of news and views. We wanted to take a deeper look at the

Why Global Tech Companies Are Doubling Down on Customer Loyalty

Why Global Tech Companies Are Doubling Down on Customer Loyalty

Reap as you sow – the secret to customer loyalty boiled down to four words. Now for the slightly longer explanation. 2020 has not been easy for a lot of companies across the globe. In a rush attempt to cut costs, companies have been laying off employees. As a result, nearly

How Do You Pivot a Scaleup?

How Do You Pivot a Scaleup?

And what best practices are there to follow? 2020 turned out to be the year of the pivot. As budgets were slashed, VC funds dried up, and consumers and businesses all across the globe assessed their spending habits, the growth markets we’d all been used to took a pummelling.

The UK's Top 10 Healthtech Startups Working Towards COVID-19 Solutions

The UK's Top 10 Healthtech Startups Working Towards COVID-19 Solutions

Over the last few weeks, almost all industries have been impacted by the spread of Covid-19 and the restrictions put in place to limit the transmission of the virus. The UK’s £36bn health tech sector, which includes firms from startups to global tech players, has rallied to support those

How to Fundraise in Challenging Times

How to Fundraise in Challenging Times

Fundraising during this COVID-19 crisis is probably one of the greatest challenges that startups and growing businesses will face. While cutting costs can help to stabilise your business, it’s having access to capital that will ensure both short-term and long-term sustainability and growth. The good news is there are

How to Future-Proof Your Business in a Downturn

How to Future-Proof Your Business in a Downturn

It doesn’t take long for a volatile market to start to bite. So how can you future-proof your business through a recession? The first step is to take a critical look at different business reactions. Where does your business fit and what does this mean for your trading? All

Four Step Approach to Selling & Marketing in Challenging Times

Four Step Approach to Selling & Marketing in Challenging Times

Serving your customers should always be at the heart of your selling and marketing activities. But while businesses have radically changed in the last few weeks, it may not be all systems go for your customers. Before you hit the sell button, adapting your sales strategy by understand the evolving

How We’re Navigating Through Uncertainty at TotallyMoney

How We’re Navigating Through Uncertainty at TotallyMoney

Felicity Winkley, head of people at TotallyMoney, talks about her company’s experience of navigating the downturn and leading in a crisis. As a leader of people, she reflects on lessons learnt from the early weeks of the crisis in managing a remote workforce and keeping a business going in

Challenges Healthcare Startups Face

Challenges Healthcare Startups Face

The healthcare industry is one of the hardest to digitalise – rumour has it the NHS still uses faxes! But with a pandemic, initiatives that suddenly have previously taken years to adopt have become reality within a matter of weeks. The Coronavirus crisis has brought a new focus to the healthcare

Scaling in Difficult Times - What Seasoned Advisors Told Startups and Scaleups Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis

Scaling in Difficult Times - What Seasoned Advisors Told Startups and Scaleups Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis

Market shocks like the COVID-19 crisis don’t come around very often, but when they do the way successful businesses react to them can teach us a lot. Of course the crisis was very advantageous to some business models, with online video software, home exercise and a variety of other

Blockchain, Is It Really the Future of the Financial Services Sector?

Blockchain, Is It Really the Future of the Financial Services Sector?

Or just another lesson in tech hype that hasn’t delivered? Only a few short years ago, blockchain – and more specifically cryptocurrency – was all over the news, promising to disrupt the banking industry, save financial organisations billions of dollars, and democratise currency transactions for a new and fairer society. Fast

EdTech, HealthTech, LegalTech… is Tech at the Heart of Everything We Now Do?

EdTech, HealthTech, LegalTech… is Tech at the Heart of Everything We Now Do?

Digital transformation has long been on the lips of many a leading business woman or man. And recent global events have only served to accelerate the move towards a digital-first world. Even sectors previously not associated with cutting-edge tech solutions are now being forced to re-evaluate. Not just to enable