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Streetbees - the human intelligence platform that reveals how people behave, and why
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th February 2021
Streetbees is a global intelligence platform that reveals how people behave, and why, by analysing real-life moments collected from its users
Every business benefits from consumer research, understanding what their customers do and think, when and why they do and think it, and seeing what can be done to harness this knowledge to reel in more customers.
To this end, billions are spent eve...
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Startup of the Week - Healing Clouds
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th February 2021
Healing Clouds is a startup that's on a mission to ensure that mental healthcare and wellness is accessible, affordable and available to everyone
Even before the pandemic, it was evident that more and more of us were having to deal with mental health issues and challenges every day. And for many people, the past year has simply exacerbated that. Mental wellbeing is therefore more important now ...
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The Modern Milkman - the milkround with a difference
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th February 2021
The Modern Milkman is a Yorkshire-based startup that's delivering fresh ways to reduce plastic waste, shop ethically and feel good about convenience...
In the UK, dairy farmers produce roughly 14 billion litres of milk every year. Not all of this is for consumption as-is, as some has to be used for products like cheese and butter, but that’s still a lot of milk going into mostly plastic b...
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Drop - the virtual wine cellar app
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th February 2021
The lowdown on Drop, the tech-enabled virtual wine cellar that offers expertly curated wine delivery within the hour that has just smashed its Seedrs crowdfunding campaign
Ever wished you could order a bottle of wine to your home just as easy as you can order a pizza?
Well the good news is that it’s possible, thanks to innovative startup, Drop.
Drop is a virtual wine cellar delivering q...
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Wombat lands £2m investment as appetite for thematic, fractional trading grows
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th February 2021
The innovative investment platform Wombat secures major funding to help with further development and to expand the shares and investments on offer
Great news for Wombat, the UK’s first thematic & curated fractional investment platform which has just closed a £2million seed round to help the fast-growth business serve consumers’ increasing appetite for shares investing.
Th...
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TryTech Aims to Help London’s Disadvantaged Young People Develop Skills and Careers in Technology
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th February 2021
Innovative new platform, TryTech is launched aiming to provide young people with the skills, knowledge and support to secure knowledge-based roles in tech startups
Fab news via OneTech, an organisation connecting London’s underrepresented communities with opportunities in tech startups. They have just launched TryTech, a new online platform to help young people, aged 18-24, facing mu...
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STEMS seeks to examine the diversity of STEM talent in NI
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th February 2021
Startacus and Matrix NI partner on STEMS, 3 interconnected events, with leading speakers exploring themes around AI and bias, STEM development in schools and the workplace, and tech growth and entrepreneurship
Exploring the current reality vs the future vision of STEM talent in NI, STEMS is a series of 3 interconnected virtual events, delivered by Startacus, which aim to examine the diversity o...
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Covid-NITeen looks to bring out the best in NI student innovation
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th February 2021
Covid-NITeen is an exciting step-by-step project for NI students, from year 10 and up, to create new and innovative digital or product-based business ideas that address some of the key pandemic-related challenges
We’ve all had to make changes over the last year and adapt to the new normal in which we find ourselves - from social distancing through to home-schooling and online work-outs. ...
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FreelanceHER programme Begins in North West England
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th February 2021
FreelanceHER programme begins for real, supporting women who are working to launch and grow sustainable businesses in the media, digital, technology and creative sectors in North West England...
Late last year, we featured the launch of an innovative female focused programme by IN4.0 with The Landing aimed at helping female freelancers in the North West. Now, the FreelanceHER progra...
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Weezy - the UK’s first On-demand Supermarket
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th February 2021
Weezy is a London-based startup that’ll deliver your most needed groceries to your home in a matter of minutes
Recently, we wrote about Manna, an Irish drone delivery service looking to make 3-minute delivery within the community a reality. In a world where everyone wants everything right now, drones seem to be the quickest and best way of achieving it; they are taking more of a spotlight...
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MentorshipHub - helping founders from diverse backgrounds to succeed quicker
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th February 2021
MentorshipHub is a new platform that’s providing 1:1 Mentorship for Under-represented Startup Founders
The importance and value of having a good mentor can never be underestimated - particularly if you are starting a business. From sharing words of wisdom through to making introductions and facilitating connections, it can all go a long way towards helping a startup founder turn an idea i...
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Vamstar raises $1.7m to reinvent procurement in healthcare
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th February 2021
Vamstar, the London-based startup that’s creating the world's first AI powered B2B healthcare marketplace secures major seed funding
COVID-19 has shaken the notion of supply chain stability in the global economy and it has shone a spotlight on the importance of sourcing and procurement, especially within healthcare.
However, Vamstar, a London-based startup is reinventing heal...
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- Huge rise in dog weddings leads Feast It and Poppy’s Picnic to launch dog wedding planning service 31st Mar 2021 "Mutt-rimonials" are on the horizon thanks to Woof Weddings, the UK's first dedicated wedding planning service for dogs
- Manual, the innovative Men’s Health platform Raises $30M Series A 31st Mar 2021 Manual secures major investment to help with product development and international expansion and its overall mission to become the global destination for men’s health
- Arbolus raises $6m for AI-driven platform that puts collaboration at the Future of Work 26th Mar 2021 The Barcelona-based startup Arbolus secures funding boost to support the development of its enterprise knowledge sharing platform and its international growth plans
- NI startup pitch competition LEVELUP opens for applications 25th Mar 2021 Interesting and innovative early-stage NI startups now being sought for the LEVELUP pitch competition at Derry and Strabane Enterprise Week