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Things that seem permanent do change: pronunciation, the pace of technological change... and us. This is the 379th, and final finnCap Tech Chat, as we return as Cavendish Securities (as part of Cavendish Financial Group). Cav Secs Tech Chat here we come.
We are pleased to share our latest report – Better boards for growth companies, written in conjunction with the Quoted Companies Alliance. The report is based on a study, which surveyed over a hundred Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) of smaller quoted companies.
Growing levels of water scarcity pose a significant risk to businesses and the broader economy – it has been estimated that business-as-usual levels of water productivity and economic growth will increase the likelihood of water-related production shortfalls and economic disruptions related to water shortages, putting nearly $63tn or 45% of global GDP at risk by 2050. However, adopting sustainable practices could allow $17tn of GDP to escape exposure to the risks from severe water scarcity.
Bill Gates says he's only seen two demonstrations of technology that struck him as revolutionary. The first became Microsoft Windows. The second was GPT. If we have now entered the ‘Age of AI’ as Gates suggests, the self-propagating nature of the technology could lead to rapid changes in how developers, and everybody else, work and live.
Does history rhyme or repeat? If you apply the description of a company with "£24m ARR and 60% recurring revenue, a renewed focus on SaaS and ARR, and a drive to M&A", you could be talking about Ideagen in 2017 (sold for £1.1bn in 2022)....or Sopheon now. History seems to be repeating.
Why biogas is generating attention - Biogas and biomethane currently account for less than 3% of total bioenergy demand, but are gaining traction due to a number of benefits they offer the energy transition. Our latest Energy Insights report delves deeper.
Carbon removal becoming essential - As we are all too aware, the earth’s surface temperature is already over 1.0°C above pre-industrial levels and it is becoming increasingly clear that removing CO2 from the atmosphere will be necessary to reach global climate goals. Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) and Direct Air Capture (DAC) are CO2 removal technologies that are key enablers for reaching global net zero emissions by 2050.
EV battery supply chains are already under pressure, stationary energy storage requirements are increasing and alternatives to lithium-ion are needed globally. Nevertheless, new battery chemistries are being commercialised and in this report we look at a panoply of battery technologies being developed.
Download the latest Life Sciences Insights, which heralds the encouraging new era of innovative technologies within the life sciences sector with long-term benefits and curative potential, Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) which has been seen as the ‘future’ of medicine for many years. We are now closer than ever to that future becoming the present.
