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The new UK government has pledged to build 1.5m new homes over the next five years. But the country – like many others in Europe – is facing an acute shortage of bricklayers. Can robotics help solve this construction conundrum? Monumental CEO and co-founder Salar al Khafaji sat down with Suranga Chandratillake to discuss why we need autonomous bricklaying robots, the excitement of building a corner and what it means to be an applied tech company. 🦾 Tune in here to watch the full interview: https://lnkd.in/duEMSt_U

Fantastic to welcome Bessemer Venture Partners on board at Carwow in latest $52M round with Accel, Balderton Capital, Episode 1 Ventures and Vitruvian Partners following on as well. Over 10m customers have used Carwow to help them buy and sell cars, last year ~£3bn worth of cars were bought through the platform and £1.8bn of cars were listed for sale. https://lnkd.in/eUnywBbQ

🚨 Final Call for VC-Backed Founders and CEOs! 🚨 This is your last chance to share your insights in our second annual Founder Wellbeing Survey, before we close submissions on Wednesday, 17 July. We want to understand what entrepreneurs need to thrive and how relationships with investors, teams, and families impact your startup journey. 🕒 It only takes 10 minutes, and your input is invaluable to us. The survey is administered by a third party and is completely anonymous. Thank you for your time and honesty. https://lnkd.in/e6ApEdtc

Excited to continue our journey with the whole Carwow team 🚗 🎉

From my experience of dealing with it further down the line, founders don't talk about this enough. Views? "Mostly, the “longer-than-four-years-vesting” founders share a similar story as well as logic. Almost always they are repeat, experienced founders. Often scarred by a co-founder separation in their prior startup, they are determined to set things up smarter in their next company." https://lnkd.in/e5_3xfR6

🗞️At a key moment for the UK tech scene, we're pleased to support Startup Coalition's Startup Manifesto. We can't wait to see what the next wave of UK innovation looks like, and look forward to continuing to champion home grown innovation. Sign the open letter 👇 https://hubs.la/Q02FnhGM0

Reflecting on her experience leading big social media platforms like Facebook as well as the UK Government as the first-ever Minister for Internet Safety and Security, Baroness Joanna Shields shares her lessons around safety and accountability – especially now at the frontier of AI. Watch the full interview here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eDsyqA9H

📢 Calling all VC-backed founders and CEOs 📢 We’d love to hear from you in our second annual founder wellbeing survey to deepen the understanding of what entrepreneurs need to thrive and how they are impacted by relationships with their investors, teams and families. As we try to understand this topic more deeply, we would be incredibly appreciative if you would fill out a 10-min survey to share your thoughts. The survey is administered by a third party and is completely anonymous. Thank you for your time, and, especially your honesty. https://lnkd.in/e6ApEdtc

We're pleased to share the publication of our 2023 Sustainable Future Goals (SFG) Report. With so many pressing global challenges to solve, technological innovation couldn't be more vital. And the opportunity for start-ups to lead us into a more stable and sustainable future is clear. Three years on from the launch of our Sustainable Future Goals, we are doubling down on portfolio impact, challenging ourselves to make sustainability accessible, actionable, and value adding for tech start-ups. Portfolio highlights from this year's report include: 💼 36,000 jobs in the Balderton portfolio 💸 £33 million reduction in the poverty premium paid by Wagestream members 👐 3.7 trillion charity impressions served across Ezoic's network of websites 👚 64,122 TeqCO2 of emissions avoided by buying on Vestiaire Collective 🌱 ~$40m worth of retired carbon credits from Sylvera-rated projects ⚡ 40,771,726 kWh lower energy consumption among active Tibber customers 🏥 5,800 lives changed by Kaia Health Discover the full report below👇 https://hubs.la/Q02FcL0G0

We're pleased to share the publication of our 2023 Sustainable Future Goals (SFG) Report. With so many pressing global challenges to solve, technological innovation couldn't be more vital. And the opportunity for start-ups to lead us into a more stable and sustainable future is clear. Three years on from the launch of our Sustainable Future Goals, we are doubling down on portfolio impact, challenging ourselves to make sustainability accessible, actionable, and value adding for tech start-ups. Portfolio highlights from this year's report include: 💼 36,000 jobs in the Balderton portfolio 💸 £33 million reduction in the poverty premium paid by Wagestream members 👐 3.7 trillion charity impressions served across Ezoic's network of websites 👚 64,122 TeqCO2 of emissions avoided by buying on Vestiaire Collective 🌱 ~$40m worth of retired carbon credits from Sylvera-rated projects ⚡ 40,771,726 kWh lower energy consumption among active Tibber customers 🏥 5,800 lives changed by Kaia Health Discover the full report below👇 https://hubs.la/Q02FcL0G0