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Earlier this week we highlighted that The Environment Now, a UK programme that funds unique digital ideas that aim to tackle environmental issues, was again open for applications. With the programme now running for over a year, (offering people aged 17-24 the opportunity to apply for a grant of £10K to benefit the environment), The Environment Now has a strong and growing cohort of young ent...
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We’ve probably all been there at one point or another. Ever had to buy something even though you knew you would probably only use it once? And been wishing in vain that you could just borrow one instead? Us too. Whether it’s a tent for that one-off camping trip or a power washer to finally clean the patio - it can be pretty frustrating to have to spend money on something that you kn...
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The human brain, powerful though it may be, forgets up to 40% of information just 20 minutes after we have learned it. After one week, this becomes 80%. This makes study and revision frustrating and leaves you with the sense that all the time you’ve spent doing just that has been wasted. Worse still, it can leave a student feeling as though they have somehow failed if they don’t come a...
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Parkio was one of the startups to pitch at upSTART ‘17, the annual startup comp which Startacus runs in partnership with the fab folk at Digital DNA, and since then they have continued to gather momentum. Developed by Rob Kramer from Austria and Mihai Negrean from Romania, Parkio is a smart cities solution app that connects drivers with parking spaces - the kind of simple idea that we ...
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You know that pain in the *** moment when you need to send your going-on-holiday mates an email with 15 different links to the various potential hotels, flights, bars, restaurants, spa's....the list goes on, only for them not to click on any of the links in the first place.  Or, from a work perspective, that long winded email you need to send to a perspective client, with the links to the pi...
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Let’s face it - pensions can often be a pretty complex affair and the sooner you get your head around them the better. Of course it’s not something you can necessarily do alone - it’s an area where expert help and advice is often an absolute must. The good news then is that our latest Startup of the Week is on a mission to make the process of managing our pensions easier than eve...
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Writing is easy. Writing anything semi-decent is hard. But what most non-writers don’t consider is what could be considered the hardest part of all: actually making yourself sit down and put words on your paper or screen. The best writers in the world would never have been heard of if they hadn’t sat down and made themselves write in the first place, day after day, no matter their mood...
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EmptyChair are building an online marketplace, but not for rooms, cars or beauty treatments, but instead to change the way people discover, book and host workshops & classes in London. “The problem is that people in a busy city like London don’t have much time” explained Charlotte Leysen, former banker and now co-founder of EmptyChair. “This is especiall...
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As the saying goes, you better check yourself before you wreck somebody’s career with your inexcusable ignorance and misinformation. It’s definitely something like that, anyway. If only there were some sort of state-of-the-art fact-checking system that uses machine intelligence to protect people from misleading information… Developed at University College London and University ...
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The academic term may have just started once again but many students and parents alike will already be thinking of the year end results. Getting a little extra support in the form of additional tuition may become an absolute must. Of course finding a suitable tutor to provide that support can be a challenge in itself. That however need no longer be the case thanks to our latest startup of the week...
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Whether you’ve got a place to rent out or you are actively seeking somewhere new to live, you’ll no doubt be aware that the entire letting process can be a challenging one. The landlord - tenant relationship can be difficult from the off. That however need no longer be the case, thanks to our latest startup of the week. Letproof is a PropTech startup which is on a mission to disrupt...
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Find local baby & toddler groups. Fast. Happity aims to make it easy for parents & carers to find accurate info on what's on for their kids. According to Happity, parents in the UK spend c.£2bn on organised activities for pre-school aged children, yet finding these classes is like a needle in a haystack. Their two-sided online marketplace targets the under-5 market specifically ...
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