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No Isolation creates communication tools to put an end to loneliness
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th June 2019The lowdown on No Isolation, the startup that's using technology to tackle loneliness and social isolation through warm technology...
Social isolation and loneliness are prevalent issues in our society. They pile on top of people’s depression, they add to the burden of those with long-term illness, they lie in wait for the elderly. They can be brought about by the simplest of things, like u...
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DivInc help underestimated, disadvantaged young people launch startups
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th May 2019Young people from underestimated, disadvantaged backgrounds are a reportedly 87% less likely to found their own startup business. DivInc are on a mission to change that stat and to help young people get a headstart on their entrepreneurial journey...
Starting a business is a difficult endeavour. It’s a near-constant uphill battle. Starting a business as someone who is part of group that isn...
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Plastic focused startup looks to build a sustainable future
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th May 2019Plastech Innovation is a startup on a mission to reduce the plastic waste entering our natural environment...
When we featured BioCellection, we said that an estimated 91% of plastic waste does not get recycled. Given the amount of plastic we use every day, that is a massive amount of un-recycled plastic.
There are various reasons for this lack of recycling. Surface contamination can cause the m...
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Ethical Angel connects businesses, employees and the causes that matter to them
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd May 2019Ethical Angel is on a mission to combine a high-touch HR service with technology to engage and develop employees through volunteering, payroll donations, and the causes that matter to them.
A lot of people complain about millennials and their work ethic, but whether people like it or not, employees are changing as younger generations join and dominate the workforce. Employees are b...
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BioCellection provides innovation in plastic recycling
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd April 2019Plastic recycling in an entirely innovative way thanks to BioCellection, the startup that's using advanced technologies to transform un-recyclable plastics into virgin quality chemicals...
Just the other day, Jason Momoa shaved off his beard to raise awareness of plastic pollution and recycling, climate change demonstrators are gluing themselves to things across the UK, not long ago, UK scho...
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AR wayfinding tech for indoor spaces
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th April 2019Figuring out which way to go in an unfamiliar indoor environments can be challenging. Dent Reality launches it's new AR wayfinding technology for shopping malls, airports, retailers and other venues, using virtual paths and arrows to help users find their way.
Step forward Dent Reality who's new technology integrates with the map of an indoor space, figuring out where the user is to help them fin...
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wheelAIR - innovation for wheelchair users
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th March 2019Innovation for wheelchair users thanks to Glasgow based startup wheelAIR
There are many variables that can make using a wheelchair uncomfortable. Overheating is one such issue. Some of us may have needed to use a wheelchair temporarily during hospital visits, in which case we got just a taste of what it might be like to sit in one all day. Of course, hospital wheelchairs aren’t represe...
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Developing Experts makes science a class lesson
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th March 2019Developing Experts empower teachers and parents to teach science with confidence and ease, with an ever-growing library of interactive, online science lessons.
Norwich-based startup Developing Experts provides children of 4-14 years old an ever-growing library of more than 700 interactive, online science lessons, including handouts, fun experiments, and assessment for learning activities.
These ...
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Mimica Touch relabels the food waste problem
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th March 2019Mimica Touch - The startup that has created a biologically active food expiry label to help combat food waste.
In the UK, 7 million tonnes of food and drink is thrown away every year. Much of this is due to people looking at the ‘use by’ date and throwing away out-of-date food and drink without stopping to check if it really has gone bad. Whether this is easy to check for yourself, li...
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Personal wellness app KeepAppy looks set for healthy future
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th March 2019KeepAppy, a personal wellness app, designed to empower users to take control of their mental and physical wellbeing, was recently selected to participate in this year’s Launchbox in association with Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace in Dublin. We took a look...
By enabling people to track all of the vitals that most impact an individual’s wellbeing, KeepAppy is a wellness app t...
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Startup Weekend Dublin immigration aims to builds ideas not borders
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th February 2019The first ever Startup Weekend Dublin immigration comes to Dublin this March from the 8th to 10th. Powered by Dublin City Council and LEO Dublin, the 54 hour long event aims help introduce migrants to entrepreneurship and those wishing to solve problems affecting them. We love the 'doing-it', not just 'talking-it' approach and thought wise to share all the details someone would need to know...
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Education innovation of the CENTURY
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd February 2019CENTURY is an EdTech startup that believes that "every learner deserves an educational journey that’s tailored to suit their own personal needs".
London-based CENTURY Tech has created an award-winning platform for teaching and learning. It is designed for primary schools all the way through to universities, for any student in any curriculum. The platform, CENTURY, uses artificial intel...
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- Startacus brings virtual speed networking to Derry & Strabane Enterprise Week 2021 12th Apr 2021 The latest addition to the LEVELUP agenda is an online Speed Networking event, in partnership with Allstate NI and powered by Netminds. Come along and make new connections!
- LEVELUP bags Digital DNA as media partners 12th Apr 2021 Digital DNA, leading lights in the NI Tech and Business community announced as media partners for the LEVELUP events at Derry & Strabane Enterprise Week
- 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