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. Crypto financial services startup Nebeus launches a £1.1m crowdfunding campaign to bring banking services to 2 billion unbanked people. Zencargo, a digital freight forwarder on a mission to simplify global trade, announces its seed plus round, led by LocalGlobe, bringing total funds raised to over $4m BleepBleeps - The lowdown on the tech parenting brand that's creating innovative connected products to make the art of parenting easier! Lumen - The new dating app that's been specifically designed for over 50s to meet genuine like-minded singles... Startacus teamed up with inaugural Innovation Nation 2018 to deliver Ascend, an all-Ireland tech startup pitch competition. The startups that will be pitching at Innovation Nation 2018 are: Liverpool based startups and entrepreneurs take note - here's the lowdown on key startup support and help available where you are... Thortful - The startup that's providing a creative card marketplace for designers, illustrators and photographers... We are liking the sound of Feels FM, an emoji-powered jukebox using music as a positive coping strategy, & to find new ways to talk about mental health. Innovative startups and businesses designed and focused on empowering and embracing female consumers. P2P investment aggregator Orca raises £500K on equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs within two days.
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- Digital freight forwarder Zencargo announces its seed plus round 24th Sep 2018 Zencargo, a digital freight forwarder on a mission to simplify global trade, announces its seed plus round, led by LocalGlobe, bringing total funds raised to over $4m
- P2P investment aggregator Orca raises £500k in two days 18th Sep 2018 P2P investment aggregator Orca raises £500K on equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs within two days.
- Wincanton innovation programme W2 Labs looks to tech startups 18th Sep 2018 British logistics company Wincanton is looking for tech startups to pitch their solutions for industry specific challenges, as part of their returning W2 Labs innovation programme.
- Spotify for textbooks Perlego raises $4.8m 16th Sep 2018 Perlego - billed as the 'Spotify for textbooks' - has closed a $4.8m venture round, signalling a new chapter for the growing company on a mission to make textbooks more accessible.
