Sheaf Valley: A show about Sheffield's startups

The Journey: Tom Oates from MyDaas (Part 3) - Getting Funding Fit

Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startup [https://sheafvalley.captivate.fm/] is a podcast dedicated to Sheffield's startup ecosystem and is on a mission to increase the visibility of and connectedness between founders in the Steel City. Sheaf Valley has featured entrepreneurs from all kinds of sectors including edTech, foodTech, Internet of Things, deepTech and many more + ecosystem builders, investors and incubation managers. This episode is with Tom Oates [https://www.linkedin.com/in/twroates/] - founder of MyDaas. In May 2021, Tom agreed to participate in a rubric called 'The Journey' - we agreed at the time to record one episode every few months in order to track MyDaas's progress. This is his 3rd time on the podcast and it was great to hear how his startup is moving forward + how Tom is developing as a founder. MyDaas aims to make data collection and usage more equitable, fair and ethical. It does so by educating the public about the way their data is currently exposed and then giving them the tool to control it better. Get a ticket for Startup Weekend Sheffield here: https://event.techstars.com/event/SSrbFWDCsM [https://event.techstars.com/event/SSrbFWDCsM] Register for Startup Meetup Sheffield here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/313372283937 [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/313372283937] Don't forget to subscribe to Sheaf Valley wherever you are listening, follow my official Twitter account [https://twitter.com/ValleySheaf] and connect with me on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/denislav-ivanov-446bbb171/]. Thank you for listening and let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

Sam Chapman from The Floow - making mobility smarter and safer

Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startup [https://sheafvalley.captivate.fm/] is a podcast dedicated to Sheffield's startup ecosystem and is on a mission to increase the visibility of and connectedness between founders in the Steel City. Sheaf Valley has featured entrepreneurs from all kinds of sectors including edTech, foodTech, Internet of Things, deepTech and many more + ecosystem builders, investors and incubation managers. Episode 5 of season 3 is with Sam Chapman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/samchapman/], founder of The Floow [https://www.thefloow.com/] - a world leader in the InsureTech space providing software to better collect, use and make sense of car telematics data. Sam has more than 10 years of experience as an entrepreneur and his valuable insights can be the foundation for every future founder to follow, particularly when it comes to targeting the right clients, recruiting the right people and looking for the right outcomes for your business. Get an exclusive 'Decade Early Bird' ticket for Startup Weekend Sheffield here: https://event.techstars.com/event/SSrbFWDCsM [https://event.techstars.com/event/SSrbFWDCsM] Don't forget to subscribe to Sheaf Valley wherever you are listening, follow my official Twitter account [https://twitter.com/ValleySheaf] and connect with me on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/denislav-ivanov-446bbb171/]. Thank you for listening and let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

Daljinder Singh from Shreem - connecting the creative industry and learning entrepreneurship on the go

Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startups [https://sheafvalley.captivate.fm/] is a podcast dedicated to Sheffield's startup ecosystem and is on a mission to increase the visibility of and connectedness between founders in the Steel City. Sheaf Valley has featured entrepreneurs from all kinds of sectors including edTech, foodTech, Internet of Things, deepTech and many more + ecosystem builders, investors and incubation managers. Episode 4 of season 3 features Daljinder Singh - founder of Shreem [https://www.theshreem.co/]. Shreem [https://www.theshreem.co/] is a platform aiming to connect young creative talent and enable collaboration and working together. Jinder comes from the creative sector, having built a career in local theatres, and is learning entrepreneurship on the go, trying to always keep utmost focus on the problem. She shares an interesting 'insider look' into the creative sector and how can it learn from the tech industry. Links mentioned in the show: 1. Get an exclusive 'Decade Early Bird' ticket for Startup Weekend Sheffield here: https://event.techstars.com/event/SSrbFWDCsM [https://event.techstars.com/event/SSrbFWDCsM] 2. Come ask Patrick Speedie, founder of In-Part, anything at Startup Meetup Sheffield: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-sheffield-qa-with-patrick-speedie-tickets-291344237457?aff=ebdssbdestsearch [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-sheffield-qa-with-patrick-speedie-tickets-291344237457?aff=ebdssbdestsearch] 3. Join us at Startup Meetup Barnsley on Thursday, March 10th: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-barnsley-powered-by-dmc-barnsley-and-transform-sy-tickets-255212466357?aff=ebdssbdestsearch [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-barnsley-powered-by-dmc-barnsley-and-transform-sy-tickets-255212466357?aff=ebdssbdestsearch] 4. Celebrate women in tech together with TEAM SY on Friday, March 11th: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/team-sy-international-womens-day-tickets-274270078187?aff=ebdssbdestsearch [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/team-sy-international-womens-day-tickets-274270078187?aff=ebdssbdestsearch] Don't forget to subscribe to Sheaf Valley wherever you are listening, follow my official Twitter account [https://twitter.com/ValleySheaf] and connect with me on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/denislav-ivanov-446bbb171/]. Thank you for listening and let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

Transforming South Yorkshire: Martin Highett, Ioetec - Ensuring IOT data is trusted and secured

'Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startups' [https://sheafvalley.captivate.fm/]is a podcast created to bring founders from Sheffield and the city's startup ecosystem to the forefront of attention and increase the connectedness between and visibility of local ventures. This is the first episode from the brand new rubric named 'Transforming South Yorkshire' and it features frounders from the Transform SY accelerator, part of the wider TEAM SY [https://weareteamsy.org/] project. My first guest from the cohort is Martin Highett [https://twitter.com/martin_highett], Head of Business Development and Partnerships for Ioetec [https://ioetec.com/]. Martin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-highett-87385411/] joined Ioetec to ensure that the very important technology the startup created - data protection for resource-constrained IOT devices - will be properly deployed and applied, in accordance with the new legislations for IOT devices coming into play from this year. Martin is a scientist and one can feel that when talking to him - he wastes no words and rarely speaks if he is not fully confident in his statement. HOW TO SUPPORT UKRAINE: 1. Urge your MP / Political Rep to support Ukraine and advocate for hard sanctions and taking Russia off of SWIFT 2. Donate to this Ukrainian charity: https://novaukraine.org/ [https://novaukraine.org/] 3. Click here to donate to the British Red Cross [https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal?c_name=Ukraine%20Crisis%20Appeal&c_source=Homepage%20Herobox&c_medium=Internal&c_creative=Donate%20Landing_Homepage%20hero%20banner%20ICRC%20gives%20blankets%20to%20woman%20in%20Ukraine&c_code=175149&adg=BRC%20Site] and their Ukrainian mission 4. Donate here to the 'People in need' charity [https://www.peopleinneed.net/donate/once?amount=40&accountId=7] Notes from the show: 1. Here is the episode with Mike Stephens for Transform SY [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/4716768f-6ec8-4055-bd54-cc99fffe420d] 2. Visit Transform SY's website [https://www.entrepreneurial-spark.com/transform] to learn more about us and in the meantime check Entrepreneurial Spark [www.entrepreneurial-spark.com] too 3. Subscribe to my Twitter [https://twitter.com/ValleySheaf] account or connect with me on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/denislav-ivanov-446bbb171/] Thanks for listening to Sheaf Valley and let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

Patrick Speedie from In-Part - connecting university research with industry R&D and getting acquired

Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startups [https://sheafvalley.captivate.fm/] is a podcast dedicated to imporving the entrepreneurial landscape in the Steel City by giving another platform to local founders, investors and startup support employees but also by increasing the connectedness in the region. In this episode, I spoke with Patrick Speedie [https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-speedie-97aa3519/], co-founder of In-Part [https://in-part.com/]. Patrick shared his exciting story about In-Part's creation, growth and recent acquisition. He also opens up about the challenges he went through and what should young founders do make sure they are not working on a invalid business idea. Then he finishes with the details around In-Part's acquisition - why, how and what's next for him and his company. Here are notes from the show: 1. Here are links to the 4 startup meetups coming in South Yorkshire - go to Sheffield [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-sheffield-tickets-259635776597]; come meet us in Rotherham [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-rotherham-tickets-230860729657]; visit the first meetup in Doncaster [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-doncaster-with-bizspace-doncaster-tickets-256081646097]; or visit the Barnsley DMC for the startup meetup Barnsley [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-barnsley-powered-by-dmc-barnsley-and-transform-sy-tickets-255212466357] 2. Click here to see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEf5Zq_zpA0] what Startup Weekend is in a nutshell 3. Take a look at Mina [https://www.mina.co.uk/] - the exciting EV charging startup I spoke about in the episode 4. Click here to follow my Twitter page [https://twitter.com/ValleySheaf] or connect with my personal LinkedIn account [https://www.linkedin.com/in/denislav-ivanov-446bbb171/] Let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!