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New small business data highlights severity of UK employment crisis
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st September 2020
Xero SBI data reveals that job losses continue despite sales recovery
The global small business platform, Xero has released new metrics on the health of the UK’s small business community in July from its Small Business Insights (SBI) program, in partnership with research firm AlphaBeta (part of Accenture).
Based on anonymised and aggregated customer data, the latest Xero SBI da...
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Startup of the Week - Upside
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th August 2020The innovative FinTech startup that is on a mission to use the power of Open banking and data to help us all effortlessly grow our savings...
It’d be fair to say that for many of us, saving money does not always come naturally. We earn and we spend. We may aspire to putting money aside for that oft-quoted rainy day but we never actually get round to it. And yet we really should. Now more th...
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NI InsurTech Bluesona forms strategic partnership with Bosch
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th June 2020
Bluesona and Bosch form strategic partnership to tackle the problem of distracted driving caused by mobile device usage
Great news today for Northern Ireland based InsurTech company Bluesona which has just announced a new strategic partnership with German firm Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions (BCDS). BCDS is a fully owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH and is a globally leading sensor-dev...
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Data Tech Startups sought for latest Lloyd’s Lab
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th June 2020Data Tech startups, take note! Lloyd’s are keen to hear from startups who can find and tap into alternative data sets to paint a more accurate picture of risk and help the insurance market underwrite more profitably.
A couple of weeks ago we highlighted that applications were open for the fifth intake of the Lloyd’s Lab - initially with a focus on short, medium and long-term COV...
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Brytlyt raises $4m Series A to turbocharge real-time data analytics
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th May 2020Brytlyt, provider of the world’s fastest data analytics and visualisation technology, has raised $4 million in Series A funding from global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners and Finch Capital.
Until now, sectors with billion-record data sets such as telcos, retail and finance, have struggled to use their data to gain insights into company performance and improve customer ex...
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Q Review wants to be the platform to give consumers a voice
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th April 2020
Lucy Davidson, Co-Founder of Q Review, a new platform that's on a mission to help customers make smarter decisions with confidence, shares all on their concept, their journey to date and what they hope lies ahead..
So, Lucy, give us your pitch - what’s your startup all about?We want to give consumers a voice – it’s as simple as that! An online, free platform and app where...
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Shepherd, property performance management platform secures follow-on funding
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd April 2020
Further funding secured by innovative PropTech and InsurTech startup Shepherd, the innovative property performance management business...
Good news from Shepherd, the innovative property performance management business, who have secured follow-on funding from Earthworm, an investor focused exclusively on sustainable projects.The £1.1m investment will enable the business to conti...
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Cloudsmith package management and software distribution
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st April 2020A look at Cloudsmith, the Belfast-based startup that provides a fully managed 24/7 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for securely storing and sharing assets, packages and containers.
Package management, as we all totally know, is the process of handling all of the archives, binaries, libraries, tools, scripts, modules, snippets, metadata, assets, and datasets that power your processes, products, and s...
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Innovative InsurTech businesses take note - Lloyd’s Lab wants to hear from you
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th January 2020InsurTech businesses take note! Lloyd’s Lab is back and they are seeking solutions that have the potential to create real commercial value for the Lloyd’s market.
Based in the heart of the world’s specialist insurance market, Lloyd’s Lab offers an environment where new ideas, concepts and products can be tested with the support and active involvement of the world&rsq...
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Emu Analytics empowering businesses by providing location insights
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th October 2019The innovative software that is helping businesses to "solve tomorrow's problems today"...
London-based data visualisation startup Emu Analytics has created a platform to turn the billions of points of data collected all around us into visualised, actionable insights. They can do this through two products: Flo.w and LINE.
Flo.w captures, analyses and visualises location and time-based data ...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.