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  ChAI raises investment to support expansion of its commodity insurance products and empower more businesses to turn the threat of price volatility into an opportunity. Commodities AI Ltd (ChAI), the AI-driven commodity intelligence company, has completed a seed round to help expand its industry-leading services into new markets, providing real-time commodity price forecasts to new global...
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Hoxton Farms secures major investment to enable cultivation of animal fat and scaling of its manufacturing capacity in new pilot facility in London. Fab news for Hoxton Farms with the announcement of a $22 million Series A round to build a pilot facility for producing cultivated fat: the missing ingredient necessary to make meat alternatives delicious, realistic and versatile. After ...
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Innovative edtech platform Zen Educate raises Series A extension to support further UK growth and market expansion in the United States. Fab news today from Zen Educate, a simple, streamlined platform that connects schools with temporary and full-time teachers and teaching assistants, with the announcement that it has secured a £19.3m Series A extension round. The investment was led ...
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Startacus co-founder to be based at NWRC one day a week to help drive innovation among students and the college community. Excited to share the news that the North West Regional College (NWRC) has appointed its first entrepreneur in residence, supporting students on their first steps into business and that entrepreneur in residence is none other than our very own Alastair Cameron, co-founder of...
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Dogpatch Labs’ First Fridays for Startups comes to Belfast this week with talks from successful founders, mentorship and support for entrepreneurs. Northern Irish startups will gather for the first time for a major monthly technology ecosystem event “First Fridays” at Belfast's Ormeau Baths on Friday 7th October. The event is run in partnership with startup and innovation hub ...
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New report reveals the huge impact of Archangels' investments on the Scottish economy in terms of both money generated and jobs created. Archangels, the world’s longest continually running investment syndicate, has generated up to £1.4 billion Gross Value Added (GVA) for the Scottish economy from its investments in the life sciences and tech sectors. The analysis, conducted by the...
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Saas companies and professional services firms on the island of Ireland set to meet at the  upcoming SaaStock Conference in Dublin - 100 complimentary tickets available. We've recently announced details of our new collaboration project with TechIreland, featuring an interactive portal and a series of networking events, all made possible with the support from InterTradeIrelan...
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Toqio secures major investment to support further expansion and drive its vision of becoming the world's premier fintech SaaS platform. The good news keeps coming for fast-growing fintech SaaS provider Toqio with the announcement that it has closed €20 million in funding to become the platform of choice for creating new fintech solutions. Having raised an €8M seed round last year...
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Innovate UK KTN’s Sustainable Impact Investment Programme chooses 13 sustainable UK startups striving to change the world Innovate UK KTN has chosen 13 startups of the future to take part in its prestigious sustainability accelerator programme. Over the next ten weeks, 13 companies selected from the Sustainable Innovation Fund will work with Innovate UK KTN and their partners Growth Studi...
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Etihad Airways partners with Aerospace Xelerated and Tawazun Economic Council to seek applications from innovative startups that are working in the digital services and solutions area. Aerospace Xelerated has today announced that Etihad Airways joined as a programme partner for its fourth cohort. Following three successful cohorts led by Boeing and supported by industry partners, this year&rsqu...
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Cross-border collaboration project featuring interactive portal and series of networking events to be delivered by TechIreland and Startacus, with support from InterTradeIreland’s Synergy initiative. Thrilled to announce that TechIreland and Startacus, both organisations that promote startups and tech SMEs in Ireland and Northern Ireland were recently approved funding under InterTrad...
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In London later this week and interested in learning how AI can help startups scale? Book your ticket now for this free event from Women in AI featuring a panel of industry experts discussing just that. Women in AI proudly present their very first free startup community event taking place at Wayve located in North London on Thursday 29th September 2022. Women in AI is a nonprofit working towar...
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