When Daniel Saunders started out in tech, IT was just a bolt-on department, often to be found in some silent office or building well away from a company’s major functions. Today Saunders…
Deliveroo Hires 250 More in London to Beat Rivals
Deliveroo will create 250 more jobs at its London headquarters, as the food delivery firm strives to eliminate its powerful local rivals. The company, which has endured a topsy-turvy year including flirtations…
Entrepreneur First to Search Berlin for “Anti-Establishment” Talent
London-based “pre-team, pre-idea” company-builder Entrepreneur First is expanding to Berlin, as it looks for tech workers who buck establishment trends. The 2011-founded firm, which opened its second office in Singapore in 2016,…
Confusion Reigns in Britain’s Fight Against the Gig Economy
New Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi may have found an early nemesis in the form of London Mayor Sadiq Khan. But for the rider-sharing firm’s legal team, just one name dominated the beginning…
Raph Crouan and Ben Hayes of London’s Startupbootcamp, on Brexit’s Effect on Tech: “Uncertainty is the Biggest Killer”
Startupbootcamp is a globally-focused group hosting events over a hundred cities. It connects founders and mentors from Holland to Honduras. This year’s Startupbootcamp in London saw teams from Latvia, Canada and Britain,…
Khosrowshahi vs London: Uber’s CEO Faces Biggest Challenge Yet
“There is a high cost to a bad reputation”: that was new Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s response to his employees, as British capital London became the highest profile city to refuse to…
Revolut: Speed, Efficiency and Scale for a Fintech Heavyweight
London-based fintech firm Revolut has emerged as a heavyweight of the European scene. The company, which pledges to offer pre-paid card customers real-time exchange rates and low-cost money transfers, closed a $5.3…
Samsung NEXT Choses Berlin over London – But British Capital to Follow Soon, Says MD
When Samsung NEXT announced that it would be setting up its European shop in the German capital city of Berlin, headlines focused instead on where it had chosen not to be. That…
Dingit.tv Fights on Four Fronts for Gaming’s Unique Demographic
As we’ve discussed before at Red Herring, esports is no flash in the pan. Millions turn out to watch its biggest events, and many more tune in to play and experience it…
Delivery Hero and Deliveroo to Win Big in a Foodie Week for Tech
Last week it was Delivery Hero’s successful IPO, which has valued the Berlin company at over $5 billion. This week it’s the turn of London’s Deliveroo, whose Uber-like platform has whetted the…