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One Year No Beer launches funding round to help get the nation back on track post-lockdown
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd June 2020
The lowdown on the "habit changing" startup and its plans to raise further funding...
This week sees the launch of a £1.4M funding round on Seedrs for One Year No Beer , the online toolkit for surviving modern alcohol-free society. Having already raised £1.1M investment in the private stages of the round, One Year No Beer now opens its campaign to the wider public. The f...
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OKRA smashes target of 2 million validated predictions for big Pharma, 6 months early
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st June 2020
AI startup that's empowering the pharmaceutical industry smashes 2020 target
Fantastic news for OKRA, a leading provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven analytics for Life Sciences with the announcement that it has just hit an important milestone, delivering 2 million validated predictions so far in 2020, smashing through its yearly target in just half the expected time. This highlights ...
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Perkbox and Aura form partnership to promote mental wellbeing at work
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th June 2020Perkbox and Aura. Improved mental and emotional wellbeing at the core of new strategic partnership...
A new partnership has just been announced between Perkbox, Europe’s fastest-growing employee experience platform and Aura one of the world’s leading wellness apps. Its aim is to provide essential on-demand digital tools for those dealing with everyday stress and anxiety, and also...
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Realife Tech announces new COVID-19 Fan Safety Hub to help return of live events
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th June 2020LiveStyled Relaunches as Realife Tech and Announces New COVID-19 Fan Safety Hub to Help the Return of Live Events Around the World
LiveStyled is excited to announce it is relaunching as Realife Tech, The Experience Automation Platform, with a £5.7m funding round led by Virgo Investment Group, with additional backing from strategic investors Superfly Ventures and Sta...
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Planet42 raises $2.4M to democratise access to mobility
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th June 2020Planet42, an Estonian fintech operating in Africa that focuses on providing access to mobility to the underbanked, has raised €2.2M ($2.4M).
The seed round was led by Change Ventures. Private backers include Martin Villig (Bolt), Ragnar Sass (Pipedrive), Marko Virkebau (MeetFrank), Kristjan Vilosius (Katana MRP), and several other Estonian tech entrepreneurs.
The company launched as C...
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NI InsurTech Bluesona forms strategic partnership with Bosch
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th June 2020
Bluesona and Bosch form strategic partnership to tackle the problem of distracted driving caused by mobile device usage
Great news today for Northern Ireland based InsurTech company Bluesona which has just announced a new strategic partnership with German firm Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions (BCDS). BCDS is a fully owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH and is a globally leading sensor-dev...
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Sustainable Development Goals should be at the forefront of UK's post COVID-19 recovery
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th June 2020PM called on to place Sustainable Development Goals at the forefront of UK's post COVID-19 recovery
This week UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD) and UN Global Compact UK Network sent a letter to the Prime Minister on behalf of Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol, equal rights campaigner Dr Mya-Rose Craig, sustainability leader Paul Polman, and over 100 renowned companies, char...
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Seedrs portfolio sees 5 primary exits since the start of 2020
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th June 2020The Seedrs portfolio goes from strength to strength, with five primary exits for businesses in its portfolio so far this year
Great news from leading online investment platform, Seedrs, with the announcement that it has seen five primary exits for its portfolio since the start of the year. Each exit has generated positive investor returns and takes Seedrs’ total number of primary exits...
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Tackling the Barriers to VC funding and Corporate Innovation
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th June 2020The latest ‘Ecosystem’ webinar session brought together leading investors and one of world’s largest engineering and manufacturing companies for a conversation on challenging industry perceptions to break down barriers to VC funding and innovation.
The 'Ecosystem' under lockdown webinars featured 5 sessions that brought together Europe’s leading investors, innovators, corp...
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FemTech Forum virtual conference countdown begins
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th June 2020Women of Wearables is hosting the 1st global, virtual conference on FemTech on June 25th. The one-day forum, which will be held on Zoom, will address topics like fertility, sexual wellness, data privacy, the gender gap in medical research and more.
Investors are starting to recognise the value of this industry, which is estimated to be worth $50 billion by 2025, according to Frost & Sull...
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12 teams of NI innovators and entrepreneurial future thinkers make INVENT 2020 Final
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th June 202012 teams of innovators and entrepreneurial future thinkers have progressed to the final of Northern Ireland’s innovation competition INVENT. Organised by Catalyst and supported by Bank of Ireland UK, INVENT’s mission is to discover the next product/service with the greatest commercial potential.
The competition challenges and develops innovators, entrepreneurs, students, scienti...
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Data Tech Startups sought for latest Lloyd’s Lab
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th June 2020Data Tech startups, take note! Lloyd’s are keen to hear from startups who can find and tap into alternative data sets to paint a more accurate picture of risk and help the insurance market underwrite more profitably.
A couple of weeks ago we highlighted that applications were open for the fifth intake of the Lloyd’s Lab - initially with a focus on short, medium and long-term COV...
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