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iContract, the online platform connecting contractors with recruiters, closed its latest round of investment a couple of weeks back - after successfully raising over £800,000. With a pre-money valuation of £3,000,000, the campaign attracted direct investment from long-term strategic investors, as well as 200+ small-sized investors from its own community via the crowdfund platform Seed...
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LOQBOX, The startup that's on a mission to help you save money and also build your credit history at the same time. If you’ve ever had trouble with your finances, chances are your credit history is not in the healthiest of states. However that doesn’t mean it has to stay that way. And the good news is that rebuilding it need not be something you have to tackle alone. In fact our ...
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My Swft - The startup that's using instant messaging to become your free travel concierge where technology and the human touch are combined.Travel agents used to be all over the place, tempting you with pictures of tropical beaches and sun-washed villas. Now, they are fading into obscurity as people become more frugal with their time and money, and so more determined to do everything themselves. W...
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Mercarto wants to give everyone the opportunity of starting their own business via their new eCommerce platform which creates an end-to-end online retail business with no risk and no cost. Founded by entrepreneur Sean Brown, the free, one-stop platform aims to do all the hard work of building a business for you; taking care of web design, sourcing, storage, delivery and payment, with more th...
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Sherpr - The travel startup that's making shipping sports equipment a doddle by offering a door to door service... If you’ve ever had to travel with sports equipment, you’ll know only too well that it can be a bit of a hassle. After all airports can be stressful enough without having to worry about ensuring your prized golf clubs or your mountain bike get to your holiday destination i...
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Micro art investments in shares, for as little as a fiver, is now a real possibility thanks to Feral Horses, a marketplace startup that acts as an art stock exchange to buy and trade shares of contemporary artworks directly from artists and art galleries. London-based startup, Feral Horses is a operating in the art business that gives the possibility to anyone to invest in contemporary artwo...
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Forward - the secure app for NHS clinicians to easily and instantly communicate with each other, share patient information, and prioritise tasks The NHS always seems to be in the news, either as a victim of poor pay and unfair treatment of nurses or as the object of criticism. This service that the country relies on to help them when they are unwell isn’t doing particularly well in keeping ...
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Compass News - the innovative journalism startup that'll help you navigate the world of news from the publishers you can trust. Consuming news is both easier and harder these days than ever before. Some outlets even put their news on paper, an idea they saw in a chip shop, we’re guessing. Print? Is that what it’s called? That doesn’t sound right. Either way, a dozen news so...
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JAFA, an AI integrated app for football fans that aims to personalise a users experience based on how they engage with the app, launches in the UK. JAFA (that’s Just A Fan’s Analysis) soft-launched in the UK a few weeks back, with a tagline of 'The Digital Home for Football Fans'. Aiming to give football fans a voice and allowing other fans to decide whose voice reaches the top, the a...
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Perlego - The EdTech startup which is on a mission to make textbooks more affordable via its innovative subscription service As we all know, studying can be an expensive business. And therefore anything which can potentially help students save some money ought to be welcomed with open arms - especially when it’s not only helping them save money but also helping them study at the same time.C...
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Gravity Sketch - 3D Design made even easier thanks to this London based startup and its intuitive multi-platform 3D creation tool  We’re all familiar (apart from Dave that is) with the intricate process of 3D design, for sure. All the polygons and the...vertices, and the...so on. At some point we’ve all rubbed our strained eyes and wished there was a better, easier, quicker way t...
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AirPortr - the London based startup that's fast tracking airline passengers and their luggage between the world's cities The worst part of any trip is the airport. Crying children, garbled announcements that leave you wondering ‘was that my flight?’, overpriced food and drink, and queues. The queue for the plane is unavoidable unless you borrow a small child to get you boarding first;...
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