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The UK economy is worse off by £270bn per year due to workplace discrimination and failure to address social mobility, according to research by graduate recruitment platform Debut. Debut, a graduate recruitment platform launched in 2015, has released the findings of its ‘Working with class: The state of social immobility in graduate recruitment’ report.  After surve...
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The UK leads Europe and are fourth in the world for scaleup investment after US, China and India, according to the Tech Nation Report for 2019.  Tech Nation, a leading scaleup-network for UK entrepreneurs, has announced the release of its 2019 Tech Nation Report with data from partners including Companies House, PitchBook, GitHub, the OECD and Streetbees, and in associati...
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Top technology investors have been named as part of a high calibre judging panel for upSTART, Digital DNA’s 2019 startup competition as the countdown for startups to apply begins. A number of top tech investors have been named as part of a high calibre judging panel for Digital DNA’s startup competition. Siobhán Clarke, Partner at London venture capital firm Episode 1 Ventures...
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From solutions for businesses and consumers transitioning to electric vehicles, to innovative ideas to accelerate the electric future through emerging AI, EDF Energy’s innovation accelerator, Blue Lab are on the hunt for startups, innovators and entrepreneurs with the best new ideas that could spark innovation in the energy sector. Part of EDF Group’s Pulse Awards, the 2019 Pulse Inno...
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Challenger fintech Dozens announces that it has secured £3.8m in funding, thanks to a highly successful crowdfunding campaign on leading European investment platform Seedrs. New challenger fintech Dozens has announced that it has secured £3.8m in funding, thanks to a highly successful crowdfunding campaign on leading European investment platform Seedrs. Dozens set their funding targe...
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One of the most important parts of a brand is its logo. Creating a strong logo is essential for the following reasons... When you build a business from the ground up, then you put a lot of heart and soul into it apart from the money itself. Naturally, you want it to be successful and grow as big as possible. However, merely thinking that can’t make a difference. You need to create a plan an...
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PUBLIC, a leading venture firm working to help tech startups transform public services, has joined forces with Huckletree, an innovative workspace accelerator, to open a new curated space in the heart of Westminster, bringing together technology, innovation and public services. At a time when questions abound about how to regulate technology firms like Google and Facebook and how best to support ...
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Serco, the International Services company, who operate internationally in defence, justice & immigration, transport, health and citizen services, have launched Accelerate@Serco, its 1st Innovation Programme. They are now looking to tech startups to help shape the future of public service delivery in the justice and immigration sector. Focusing on welfare and rehabilitation, behaviour analyti...
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leAD Sports is on the hunt for early-stage SportsTech startups to join their 12-week Accelerator program in the heart of Europe’s thriving and vibrant startup ecosystem in Berlin. With applications to join their 3rd cohort closing on May 15th, we thought we’d be good sports and share all the key details. After two successful cohorts, the SportsTech powerhouse is now on its t...
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AO, the UK’s leading online-only household appliance and electrical retailer is looking discover and integrate startups with solutions that will help AO’s customers. If you are currently building an online retail solution, creating unique shopping experiences, optimising routing and deliveries, improving internal IT and payment systems, or using AR tech to help shoppers experience pro...
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EDP, one of Europe's major electricity operators is currently looking for startups for their new EDP Starter Acceleration Program. If you are a startup looking at; energy storage, clean energy, smart grids, client focused solutions, digital innovation and innovative internal processes this program could be for you.  Energy sector focused startups will get the chance to work together with EDP...
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Following a successful 1st year in 2018, SportTech event SMASH London, an event on all things tech and innovation in sport, physical activity and health, returns on 25 April 2019. A partnership between London Sport and team Smash one of the world’s largest SportTech events, this year’s event will combine thought-provoking content with ideas geared towards the next big innova...
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