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The fitness app that's not just about physical fitness; GoJoe helps employers to engage, motivate and connect their people across all pillars of wellbeing. Most of us need some help maintaining a fitness programme, whether it’s relying on going to the gym with friends, or a fitness app that gamifies the process, or something our employer sets up for us. Whatever it is that works for us, i...
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Now in its fifth year, North West England water firm United Utilities opens call for Innovation Lab, its pioneering ideas incubation programme. United Utilities, the North West England water firm has just opened a call for Innovation Lab 5.0, its pioneering ideas incubation programme.  Since its launch in 2018, more than 500 ideas have been submitted to the Innovation Lab which has led to...
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Not-for-profit OneTech has spunout from Capital Enterprise to expand its offering and continue its mission of creating a more equitable, diverse and supported startup ecosystem. OneTech, a not-for-profit designed to help underserved communities connect to opportunities in the tech ecosystem, has announced its official spinout from startup network Capital Enterprise. OneTech has evolved into a f...
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London-based startup Deep Render tackles the internet’s data and bandwidth challenges via its innovative AI-powered file compression technology. The internet is one of the biggest inventions in human history. It allows us to learn beyond school, it allows us to connect with people all around the world and tell them their opinions are wrong, it lets us stay informed (theoretically, ignorin...
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The lowdown on Dublin-based startup and NUI Maynooth spin-out Neuromod Devices and its innovative evidence-based bimodal neuromodulation treatment for chronic tinnitus. Up to 15% of the world’s adult population lives with tinnitus. Most simply described as a ringing in the ears without external source - although it can be heard in other forms such as roaring - tinnitus can be temporary or...
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With the clear shift towards generative AI, Richard Hayes, search director at digital marketing agency Catalyst explores what it means for SEO... As the business community continues to weigh heavily into the pros and cons associated with the latest breakthrough in generative AI, one big question continues to fly largely under the radar – what does the future of automated content mean for ...
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Entrepreneur and author Fiona Hudson-Kelly shares some insights on why more female-led startups ought to focus on scaling and selling. Since the 2008 economic downturn, 58% of all newly self-employed people have been women. The coronavirus pandemic increased these numbers even further, with 145,200 all-female-led businesses being incorporated in 2021 – nearly triple the number in 2018.&nb...
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TechIreland and Startacus announce details of Innovation Island Connect events aimed at enhancing cross-border B2B relations between the tech sectors in Ireland and NI. A great opportunity for tech companies, services firms, investors and business leaders to meet at Innovation Island Connect on June 1st in Dublin and June 7th in Belfast. Innovation Island Connect events are focused on enhancin...
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Matthew Goldstein joins Systemiq Capital as General Partner, to help further its mission of supporting innovative entrepreneurs positively impacting the world. Climate tech VC fund Systemiq Capital has officially welcomed Matthew Goldstein as General Partner and Lydia Guett as Head of Growth.    Goldstein joins with over ten years of experience investing in the Silicon Valley and Eu...
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The winners of QUB Dragons' Den 2023 are announced, with three innovative student businesses sharing the £20k prize pot. On Wednesday 19th April, SU Enterprise held the Final of QUB Dragons’ Den on campus at Queen’s University. The competition sponsored by MCS Group, QUBIS, Santander Universities, Tughans Solicitors, and the Engineers in Business Fund, came to an electrifyin...
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London-based startup Skarper has developed an innovative solution that lets you transform any bike into an eBike in one click. The rise in popularity of e-bikes might not be anything too staggering, but the e-bike market is projected to be worth over $40 billion by 2030 (significantly more, depending on what research you look at), so it’s also nothing to sniff at either. There are some pr...
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Cognassist is a startup on a mission to help every individual reach their full potential in education and work and ensure that neurodiversity is embraced, every day. Neurodiversity is a broad term that encompasses a broad range of ways of thinking, behaving, or learning, including Autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, among many others. Neurodiversity is finally being more catered to, meaning that the 1 ...
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