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Major investment news for challenger energy supplier Igloo Energy who have secured strategic investment of up to £20 million. Good news for challenger energy supplier, Igloo Energy, with the announcement that it is receiving a strategic investment of up to £20 million from global integrated utility company Osaka Gas, in exchange for a minority stake in the company. Igloo was fou...
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Hollabox are all about helping people have better experiences in the real world. Their app aims to give you an inside look at the best experiences through video reviews, filmed by real people exploring your city. With 'real' being the key theme here, we asked the Hollabox team to share their top predictions on how technology will challenge fake news and reviews in 2020... " The internet...
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The Irish medtech startup Tracworx, that's on a mission to make patient tracking easier for health professionals... Hospitals are places where errors can literally be life or death, yet human error can result in data for patients being recorded incorrectly or even not being recorded at all. Due to this same human error or even simply a lack of paper trail, nursing hours are wasted searching for w...
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Thriftify is an online platform that connects the most sustainable & ethical source of goods with consumers who care... Charity shops can be of great value. Not only does the money spent in them go to good causes and make a difference, but shoppers can encounter some great finds that they didn’t know they wanted. Millions of products are donated to charity shops every year, but a lot of...
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The lowdown on HyperJar, the FinTech startup that has created the digital version of jam-jar budgeting... Whilst we all know how important it is to manage our personal finances effectively, for many of us it can still be a real challenge. Therefore anything which can help us improve our relationship with money and get on to a better financial footing ought to be welcomed with open arms. So, arms ...
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Innovation in household chores thanks to effie - the domestic appliance that dries and irons your clothes for you! Ironing clothes isn’t exactly a difficult task, but it is one that consumes time that could be used for other things. There is something to be said for not spending all of our lives rushing and stressing over what we could be doing instead of the thing that we’re doing, b...
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Joii is an app that is giving pet owners access to affordable, remote veterinary care advice...  Veterinary care can be very expensive and stressful to the animal. Sometimes, the trip to the vet turns out to have been unnecessary, or the issue is a small one that could have been identified without a physical examination. We have written previously about startups such as Arthronica and Ping...
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The lowdown on the investment secured by the Belfast based healthcare startup The Belfast based tech startup, Locate a Locum, which helps locum healthcare professionals find flexible work opportunities, has just announced that it has secured £1m in equity funding. The money raised will be used to grow and scale the business. At present, the business uses its on-demand technology platform to...
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The innovative platform Gleanin which helps organisers of trade shows to find, attract and convert new attendees for their events year on year If you’ve ever organised a business expo or a trade show, you’ll know only too well that one of the biggest challenges can be attracting exhibitors and attendees, particularly if your event runs on a regular basis. Effective marketing is vital ...
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The lowdown on Caroo, the Manchester-based startup that is shaking the recruitment sector up, by doing everything differently... Gareth Peterson is a self-confessed geek and managing Director of Caroo. He eats recruitment agencies for breakfast and is disrupting the sector with a platform designed perfectly for the passive candidate where they can add their data in six taps, powering an algorit...
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The speech technology company Soapbox Labs, who are specializing in children’s speech recognition. Learning to read is a hugely important part of developing as a child. Reading underpins everything, and those who are able to, must learn to read in order to reach their full potential as an adult, even if their dream is to be the world’s foremost beatboxer. A parent’s rol...
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Innovation in the security and agricultural sector thanks to ZIVA, the patrol and inspection robot... Edinburgh-based Casta Spes Technologies (CST), a startup which was founded by 24-year-old graduates, Selby Cary and Michael McDonald has created a robotic security vehicle offering security and inspection solutions across many sectors including agriculture, energy and construction. We previousl...
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