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Innovation that matters - equiwatt, the startup that's on a mission to make clean energy more affordable and accessible to everyone. Energy prices always seem to be on the rise, despite the increase in renewable energy sources being implemented, and regardless of what’s going on in the world. Recently, though, world events have caused energy prices to spike significantly, causing a great...
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How to select your best ideas and take them forward - Chris Thomason, Founder of Ingenious Growth shares 5 tips to help you do just that. As a startup founder it’s great to have an abundance of creative ideas, but not all ideas are created equal. How can you tell which to push ahead with and which to ditch?  Here are five things to take into account when selecting the best ideas to t...
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Early stage VC fund Anamcara led by Female Solo GP Closes $10.6M Seed Fund to Invest in Founders Building Defining B2B Software Companies Anamcara, a new early stage venture capital fund to invest in companies defining the new wave of business technologies, has launched with a $10.6M fund.   Anamcara’s mission is to invest in exceptional founders building B2B companies and to form ...
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Want to ensure your startup runs smoothly? Hamid Bagherzadeh, Legal expert and Co-Founder of LegaMart shares insights on the legal contracts that will help you do just that. Starting a business is a challenging and exciting process, with founders expected to have a thorough understanding of numerous different legal processes. Startup founders need to be familiar with the different types of con...
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Koala, the innovative travel insurtech startup, secures investment to fuel its growth in Europe, expand its team and build additional travel protections. Koala, the travel insurtech, announces the successful completion of a €2 million fundraising round led by its existing investor Insurtech Gateway and welcomes 3 new investors: Uneti Ventures, Slimmer AI and Sterling Oak.  This roun...
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The best early stage tech startups from across the UK revealed in Tech Nation’s final Rising Stars competition. Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech scaleups, has today announced the 10 winners of its fifth and final iteration of the Rising Stars competition, which recognises the brightest and best early-stage tech companies from all areas of the country. This year&rsq...
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Over 100 organisations come together via The Micro Business Alliance to help provide a voice for the UK's startups, micro businesses and small businesses. Over 100 organisations that work in supporting micro businesses have united to create and launch the Micro Business Alliance. The support provided to businesses during the pandemic failed to recognise the vast majority of micro businesses th...
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The lowdown on London-based hearing wellness startup Mumbli and its mission to help businesses provide inclusive spaces for all hearing abilities and preferences. We recently wrote about Deaf AI, a startup addressing the lacking support for people who need to speak in sign language when it comes to video calls and other digital interactions. Following on from this look into inclusivity around h...
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Ensure you are leading your startup in the most effective way thanks to these tips from Karen Meager, co-founder of Monkey Puzzle Training & Consultancy. Of the many components required to make a new business successful, chief among them is good leadership. The major challenges facing modern leaders are the same as they were a decade ago: managing time and dealing with difficult behaviour. ...
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Tech Nation calls for tangible support to secure capital, talent, growth and exits needed to accelerate the growth of UK tech in decade ahead. Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech scaleups, has today published its final Tech Nation Report: How to build a scaleup, to shine a light on the state of UK tech and to provide a critical resource to an ecosystem facing a turbulent global econo...
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Glasgow-based This is Milk seeks investment for Neve Learning, its cloud-based Ed-Tech platform that has inclusivity and accessibility at its core. This is Milk seeks £1m of investment for its ‘neurodiverse first’ online learning platform, Neve which will meet the needs of people with learning challenges such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit disorder or attention defi...
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With the UK facing a clear digital skills gap, Amy Caton, Digital Talent and Impact Senior Manager at BT Group shares some insights on what businesses should do to close that divide. The working world is fast-paced and driven by technology. Such rapid change can make it hard for young people to know where to start when it comes to addressing the digital skills most coveted by employers. &n...
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