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SKOOT, the only carbon negative green navigation app for drivers launches crowdfunding campaign to help drive its growth and offset vehicle carbon as lockdown eases A new crowd-funding campaign has just been launched by SKOOT, a new mobility app which enables drivers and businesses to automatically offset and reduce carbon from their car journeys.  The startup aims to raise a minimum of ...
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Innovative insurtech Collective Benefits raises investment to support expansion plans and development of new products and services for independent workers Fab news from innovative insurtech startup Collective Benefits, with the announcement that they have raised £6m to help with their mission of expanding the safety net for independent workers. This investment round was led by NFX, with ...
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WeAreGoodGiving, an innovative and pioneering collaboration between five leading UK charities aims to boost payroll giving An innovative technology-led venture aimed at increasing the accessibility and uptake of payroll giving has just been launched by 5 leading UK charities. WeAreGoodGiving Ltd is a collaboration between Barnardo’s, Crisis, The Royal British Legion, RNIB and WaterAid, w...
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Ready Burger secure investment to drive forward expansion plans and bring plant-based food to the masses Fab news for plant-based pioneers, Ready Burger as they have just closed their first funding round with crowdcube, raising £2M to help support their mission of bringing an affordable, fully inclusive vegan, halal, dairy-free menu to the high street.  The team have ambitious plans...
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Innovative startup, Toqio, secures major funding to help scale its global financial SaaS platform and expand its operational team Great news for Toqio, the FinTech Software-as-a-Service startup with the announcement of an €8M seed round from Seaya Ventures, Speedinvest and SIX FinTech Ventures. Since its launch in 2019, Toqio has been aiming to make it easier for any business to quickly l...
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Alchemy Technology Services receives well-deserved recognition as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Women. Leading the way once again! The good news keeps coming for Alchemy Technology services! Following on from the company’s recent ranking as number 29 on the UK’s Best Workplaces List, the company’s latest accolade is being ranked number 11 on the UK’s B...
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Rest Less, the UK's fastest-growing digital community for the over 50s secures major funding boost to support its growth and expand its offering Fantastic news for Rest Less, a digital platform for the over 50s with the announcement that it has raised £6.1 million to further expand its services for its members. The funding round was led by venture capital firms MTech Capital and Viola Fin...
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Migrant Help and The Supper Club collaborate to create ‘Dream Academy’ to help refugees and asylum seekers to achieve their dreams and aspirations A new business mentoring programme has just been launched by Migrant Help, an organisation dedicated to protecting people affected by displacement and exploitation and helping individuals to thrive irrespective of circumstance and The Su...
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Women Who Tech’s FemTech and HealthTech Grants Challenge launches to bolster support for innovative global healthcare and digital solutions Fab to see that Women Who Tech , one of the largest nonprofit organizations that funds and showcases women-led ventures, has just launched its first worldwide FemTech and HealthTech Grants Challenge in a bid to help close the funding gap for women-led...
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Changemakers sought by National enterprise charity, Hatch Enterprise for its three new Impact programmes aimed at entrepreneurs using business as a force for good Purpose driven entrepreneurs - this is for you! National enterprise charity Hatch Enterprise has just launched three new impact programmes, which aim to help hundreds of UK entrepreneurs launch and grow businesses that have a social ...
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Ten innovative startups with the potential to shape the future have been named as finalists in INVENT 2021, Northern Ireland’s challenging competition for early stage businesses The finalists for INVENT 2021, Northern Ireland’s most exciting and challenging competition for entrepreneurial early-stage businesses have now been revealed. Organised by science and technology hub Catalys...
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Enterprise North West and Startacus collaborate with a group of students from NWRC to create Week Gen-C, a part- employability, part-career and part-entrepreneurship focused digital project & channel The pandemic has affected us all but young people have been particularly hard hit by the impact it has had on both their education and employment prospects. In a bid to mitigate this, and thro...
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