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How 2019 has proven to be a hugely successful year for Seedrs... A great start to the New Year for leading private company investment platform Seedrs with the announcement that in 2019 they had a record-breaking year. £283M was invested into pitches - a 49% growth in investment from the previous year. Seedrs completed 250 deals in 2019, up from 186 in 2018, and delivered 7,858 investor...
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Northern Ireland's largest IT company Allstate NI have partnered with leading startup community and platform Startacus to help deliver a women in tech and tech inclusion focused event during Derry City and Strabane Enterprise Week 2020. Based in Belfast, Derry and Strabane, Allstate NI specialises in delivering technology and business services to its parent company, the Allstate Corporation. Curr...
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WITRAC, the Spanish startup specialising in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions secures major investment. Great news for WITRAC, a Spanish startup specialising in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for manufacturing and logistic companies with the announcement that it has raised $3.3 million (€3m) of funding in an investment round led by Goldacre Ventures and...
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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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HypeLabs, the leading software-only mesh networking provider raises $3m to strengthen its team and to support its international growth plans Further investment news today with the announcement that HypeLabs, the leading software-only mesh networking provider have secured a $3 million seed round led by innogy Innovation Hub. Other investors in the round include EDP Ventures, Deutsche Telekom, An...
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Berlin-based music tech startup, Jambl secures $500,000 investment from Gismart, a leading developer and publisher of entertainment-focused apps and games  Good news for Jambl, a Berlin-based music startup with the announcement that Gismart, a leading developer and publisher of entertainment-focused apps and games has made a $500,000 investment. The innovative startup is aspiring to become t...
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Creative freelancers take note - this one's for you. Further development by Wishu, the social marketplace for creative freelancers with the launch of its iOS app Good news for freelancers with Wishu, the social marketplace aimed at generation Z creative freelancers, having launched its app across the UK. It is the world’s first social marketplace app that allows transactions betwe...
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Tech event championing women in tech and tech inclusion to take place during Derry & Strabane Enterprise Week 2020 Startacus, the leading startup community and platform have just announced that they will be hosting a Women in Tech themed half-day event and startup pitching competition during next year’s Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Enterprise Week. The event which w...
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More FinTech headquarters based in London than any other city according to report just published from Savills and flexible office specialist Workthere... Good news for the economy today with the publication of recent research from Savills and its flexible office specialist Workthere which has shown that London has the most FinTech headquarters of any city in the world. There are currently ...
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PropTech innovation continues with the launch of Track, a property and money manager app aimed specifically at younger homeowners... Innovation continues in the PropTech sector with the launch of new startup Track which is the first property and money manager app aimed specifically at 25 - 39 year old homeowners. Recognising that this new generation of homeowners expect slick online products...
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The lowdown on the innovative partnership in the fintech sector between Oval Money and Seedrs... Collaboration in the fintech sector today with the announcement that Oval Money and Seedrs have launched a partnership that opens up startup investing to fintech users across Europe. The partnership begins with Oval’s £1 million crowdfunding round on Seedrs, whic...
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Flat sharing platform plans further business growth bolstered by latest investment More good news on the investment front with the announcement that ideal flatmate, the UK’s first algorithm based flatmate matchmaker has closed its latest funding round with total Seed funding now passing the £2m mark. The platform is based on an algorithm similar to that of dating websites and rather ...
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