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Recent investment news for the messaging platform for doctors and nurses that could be a key weapon in the war against Covid-19 A messaging service described as the “WhatsApp of healthcare” has recently secured a major new investment boost - which will help it expand its services even further. Hospify is a free messaging platform that allows healthcare professionals to communicate ...
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The lowdown on Koor, the innovative app that lets choirs practice together - even when they are physically apart... Choir singing is a more common pastime, part-time job, or full-time job than most of us would think. There are an estimated 100 million choirs in the world, be they church choirs or backing choirs for orchestral pieces, pop music, rock, death metal, or those bunches of people that...
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The recent Coronavirus pandemic has proved that many roles can be done from home, making it easier than ever for workers to request this practice in the future.It has also caused chaos for many companies and their staff, with many struggling to make ends meet and facing the possibility of hunting for a new role in these challenging times.If you’ve lost your job because of the pandemic and ...
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Igloo Vision creates virtual reality set pieces on a large scale with the goal to get as close to one big VR headset as possible for groups of up to 750 people! In April, Shropshire-based immersive technology startup Igloo Vision announced that it raised £435,000 in funding with the government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme. This funding will be used not only to develop its existin...
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Kitche is an app that aims to make you waste less food and save more money... Let’s face it - food waste is not just an issue for the big players - the supermarkets and the restaurant chains. In fact, our startup-of-the-week from last week Cogz is also tackling food waste directly... It’s been said that the average UK household discards about £70 of food every month too. ...
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As quarantine, social distancing and complete lack of opportunities to earn money off live music are stretching on, the question arises – can performers actually charge for online, live streamed concerts using technology? Mary Ivanova from 'music interaction ecosysytem' Show4me, shares all... Just a few days ago Facebook announced they will be unveiling functionality to allow user...
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Adding subtitles to your videos just became a whole lot easier thanks to Subly, the startup that provides accurate, automated video subtitling for your business videos... Anyone who has created videos for their business knows that you need to have subtitles. Not only are these necessary for those with hearing impairments, but we all know that as we scroll through social media, we often sto...
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Support small local businesses in your own area! The lowdown on GiveLocally, the non-profit online platform that lets you support businesses where you live, work, and play. We recently wrote about Streetify, an app that allows you to create a high street on your phone with all of your favourite shops, including local shops to help you support them during the pandemic. However, during a tim...
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Change is slow, as Future Fund leaves diverse founders short-changed, with female and BAME business leaders questioning its fairness. Future Fund, a support package for startups that was launched with considerable fanfare by the UK government just over a week ago, has come under increasing scrutiny for not supporting the broad and diverse range of UK founders, with female and BAME business leader...
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The agri startup Cogz, that's tackling food waste directly... As we all know, food waste is a huge problem globally and it has significant financial, environmental and ethical costs. Therefore any challenge or initiative that can go some way to address this problem ought to be supported. And that is what we are aiming to do by giving this week’s startup of the week accolade to Cogz.Cogz&n...
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Further development of magnetic rail system thanks to investment raised by innovative Polish company Hyper PolandOne of Poland's most innovative companies, Hyper Poland, has just secured over half a million euros investment. The money raised will enable the business to extend its research on passive magnetic levitation technology, adapting it to existing railway infrastructure and building a ...
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Funding Xchange data reveals that the impact of the crisis is spreading from the most vulnerable businesses to more established businesses... There is a concerning trend that the financial impact of the Covid19 crisis is now hitting hitherto safe established businesses according to research being undertaken by Funding Xchange, the online platform appointed by the Government to help businesses d...
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