The Startacus Startups of the Week 2016
by Startacus Admin
As another year draws to a close, we thought it’d be quite timely to give another little shout-out to the fab startup businesses that have received our Startup of the Week accolade over the past 12 months. Some are innovative, some are quirky but they’re certainly all inspirational.
So without further ado, here they are - the Startacus Startups of the Week 2016.
BonzaQuote- an online marketplace and community for all things DIY
Spacebase - a global booking platform for workshop and meeting spaces.
HonestBrew - a subscription service which delivers craft beers that are actually tailored for you.
Azoomee - an innovative new platform which is aiming to be a place “where children can be children online”.
Sorry as a Service - a software company that helps companies to say sorry.
PostBoxed - an online gift retailer which sells and delivers hand-wrapped small gifts directly to your door.
ScrawlrBox - a subscription startup which will deliver a mystery box of creative art supplies directly to your door every month.
Notifyy - a website which will enable you to track and get notifications when the price drops of a particular product that you’d like to buy.
Vroomo - a new platform which is on a mission to shake up the UK’s used car market.
DripApp - an app which allows users to purchase prepaid coffee plans at independent coffee shops across London. 11 disruptive European travel tech startups are selected to showcase their innovations to 6000+ attendees as part of Travel Technology Europe’s Disrupt Launchpad. The eco-friendly shopping assistant that helps you find the most nutritious food for the lowest environmental impact. Small Robot Company, a British agritech robotics startup for sustainable farming, has raised £1.2 million via equity crowdfunding. Cycle.land, the bike sharing marketplace unlocking the assets of unused bikes, raises over £200k thanks to their successful 2nd equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. IgniteNI looks to build on legacy with 2nd accelerator programme and San Fran base for 5 selected founders. Applications close asap so be quick to apply. The startup that's creating technologies to measure and demonstrate sustainability in the food chain. The lowdown on the London based barbershop and app that will come to you... UrbanVolt - The Lighting as a Service startup that is on a mission to radically reduce global energy consumption... From understanding what counts as intellectual property, to what to do if you think IP theft has occurred, we chatted to Andrew Kirke, Director at commercial law firm Tughans to find out more. The startup that has created the world’s first video-only review and booking platform...
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- 11 Travel tech startups selected for Travel Technology Europe’s Disrupt Launchpad 18th Jan 2019 11 disruptive European travel tech startups are selected to showcase their innovations to 6000+ attendees as part of Travel Technology Europe’s Disrupt Launchpad.
- Cycle.land raises £200k to continue their bike sharing journey 16th Jan 2019 Cycle.land, the bike sharing marketplace unlocking the assets of unused bikes, raises over £200k thanks to their successful 2nd equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.
- IgniteNI Accelerator to offer startups San Francisco landing pad 14th Dec 2018 Ignite Accelerator is putting investment-ready tech companies on a global stage thanks to their new San Francisco 'landing pad'.
- Falmouth University Launchpad incubates tech legacy 7th Dec 2018 Developed by Falmouth University in Cornwall, Launchpad is an innovative, post-grad incubation and acceleration programme. We take a look at some of the previous Launchpad alumni.
