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The London-based fintech innovator, PayDashboard, receives Innovate UK Funding to support its growth in the financial wellness space Fantastic news to start the year for PayDashboard, the interactive payslip platform, as it reveals it has been selected by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to receive a £167,072 funding grant to help drive and support its continued growth in th...
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  The Wild Curl launches crowdfunding campaign to help with its mission of disrupting the beauty industry and fighting against continuous hair discrimination After facing many years of struggles to find products for curly hair, Vanessa Martins Lopes is now aiming to disrupt the beauty industry and fight against continuous hair discrimination curly consumers are facing. Her brand, The Wild C...
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The online platform share health resources between patients, doctors and healthcare organisations launches a £1M UK funding round News today from Doctorpedia, the world's largest network of over 2,000 medical websites - providing a safe and informative platform to share health resources between patients, doctors and healthcare organisations that it has just launched a £1M UK fu...
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MyRound is an innovative app enabling users to buy and/or receive a drinks round via a digital drink token A new app created to help people buy a drink for someone remotely has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help accelerate the development and scale of the service. Developed by eDrinks as part of their group of consumer apps reimagining social drinking, MyRound is a free and easy to ...
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Major investment news for eXate as it secures £2.3 million funding to grow its team, accelerate platform development and expand into new geographies and verticals Great news for eXate, a London-based data software firm which has just announced a £2.3 million seed round led by Outward VC, with additional backing from ING Ventures and Triple Point Ventures, to accelerate the growth of...
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Latest research and data reveals that COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause major challenges for UK’s micro businesses According to new research by iwoca, micro businesses could face additional hurdles in recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic compared to larger firms due to a greater reliance on the furlough scheme and a lack of confidence in seeking financial support. HMRC data shows th...
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Creative workspace and accelerator Huckletree launches an ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ programme to help startups get the support, mentoring and space to develop in 2021 Fab news from creative workspace and accelerator Huckletree which has just launched a new initiative to ensure some of the UK’s most innovative and promising startups have the space and mentoring they need to g...
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Pockit recently announced the successful close of a £15 million Series B funding round from existing and new investors and has also launched a public crowdfunding campaign... Fantastic news this week for Pockit, the inclusive FinTech company focussed on customers who are excluded and underserved by high street banks, as it announced that it has a £15 million Series B funding round f...
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Could insurtech unlock your business? Insights from our panel event with Insurtech Gateway on how re-framing your business as an insurtech could unlock your business' true potential The UK’s insurance sector has seen huge growth in recent years and more and more innovative startups are emerging in the insurtech space. What is particularly exciting however is the potential that insurtech o...
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Applications still open for The Debut Sessions Christmas Pitch comp with the opportunity to win a Term Sheet for a £100,000 SEIS investment If you’re a recently formed UK startup, take note, you’ve only got a few more days to apply for this fab comp. The Debut Sessions is hosting a LIVE Christmas Pitch Competition, via virtual events platform, Hopin, on the 15th December, 10am...
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Primer, the innovative fintech that helps merchants consolidate their payments stack through its low-code infrastructure and online checkout API secures a £14 million Series A funding round, led by Accel Fantastic news from Primer, the low-code payments infrastructure and online checkout API, which has just announced a £14 million Series A funding round led by Accel. Existing invest...
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Ryan Roddy, Derry native and student at De Montfort University wins the Prospect 100 global sneaker design competition with his military inspired corkscrew sneaker  For anyone who is not yet aware, Prospect 100 is a fab organisation and initiative that is on a mission to empower the next generation. They’ve created a platform where the creatives and talent of tomorrow can b...
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