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A virtual demo day took place to mark the end of RELab's second scale-up programme featuring 9 international startups showcasing their innovative solutions...   This year’s RElab Demo Day was a virtual affair with 9 international startups from the UK, US, Israel, Turkey, Finland and Spain showcasing their innovative solutions in the areas of smart spaces, construction tech, sustaina...
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OKRA continues to meet increased demand and empower the pharma industry with real-time insights amidst Covid-19 uncertainty   After the impressive news in June that OKRA had hit its target of 2 million validated predictions at >95% accuracy a full 6 months early, the company has now set its sights on a record-breaking 6 million predictions completed by year end. This means that pharma ...
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The Smart City Innovation Testbed is on the hunt for startups that can demonstrate how technology can have a profound and positive impact on how we all adapt and thrive in a post-pandemic world Smart City Innovation Testbed is a unique technology accelerator with a focus on human to human services enhanced by technology. Delivered by global tech accelerator UP Ventures in partnership with Media C...
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TechIreland launches the #RestartBizMap showcasing innovative technology solutions to help industry across the island of Ireland to adapt in these disruptive Covid times Great news from TechIreland which has just launched the RestartBizMap, a fab new initiative aimed at highlighting innovative technology solutions to enable businesses in Ireland to operate in these disruptive Covid times. The pro...
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Small Business Saturday launches a virtual roadshow to help support, encourage and uplift small businesses across the UK  Great news for small businesses across the UK with Small Business Saturday UK launching the UK’s first online roadshow for towns and cities affected by the pandemic. Launching on 2 November 2020 with daily ‘virtual visits’ to small businesses and c...
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Crowdcube and Episode 1 forge partnership to back deep tech startups and invest in the next generation of digital infrastructure A new partnership has just been launched between Crowdcube, the leading equity crowdfunding platform and Episode 1, backers of Zoopla, Shazam and carwow, to invest in the next generation of infrastructure and deep tech startups in the digital sector. This partners...
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The on-demand wellness app Urban raises £5.9 million on investment platform Seedrs to help it further develop its services and expand to more cities Great news to start the week from on-demand wellness app Urban which has just raised £5.9 million on investment platform Seedrs, tripling its initial target of £2 million. This is Seedrs’ third largest raise this year, and wit...
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Startacus launches Vi, a new 6-week digital programme for pre-seed and pre-accelerator level tech startups to get them ready for investment, growth and scale Colm Long, Former VP, Global Operations at Facebook, Naomi Timperley, co-founder of Tech North Advocates, Femi Kalejaiye, Senior Equity Campaign Manager at Crowdcube, Perdie Alder, Co-founder of Spice Startups and Eamonn Carey, MD of Techsta...
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Vasile Foca, co-founder and managing partner at Talis Capital outlines why the Chancellor's measures are not enough to tackle the skills deficit and social security issues... Yesterday Rishi Sunak unveiled further details of the UK government’s 'job support scheme’ to support workers’ wages throughout the pandemic, however many feel that it is not enough. Vasile Foca, co-founder...
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Ambition, a pre-accelerator programme run by LEO Donegal and NDRC launches to help early-stage female founders from Donegal take business ideas from concept to pitch... Great news for female entrepreneurs from Donegal with the launch of Ambition, a new pre-accelerator programme run by Local Enterprise Office Donegal in partnership with NDRC. The programme aims to help early-stage female entrepren...
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Rolls-Royce partners with ATI Boeing Accelerator, the 3 month programme supporting and backing startups in the UK aerospace industry for its second cohort... Great news from ATI Boeing Accelerator, a three month programme to support and back startups in the UK aerospace industry, as it has just announced that global industrial technology company Rolls-Royce will join as partner for its ...
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  Innovative Northern Ireland-based startup Mountain Technologies secures investment to launch and market its connected ski pass system Great news for Mountain Technologies Ltd, the Northern Ireland tech startup which has secured significant investment from a group of HBAN angel investors and Co Fund II. The investment will be used to market and launch its connected ski pass system designed...
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