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By combining machine-learning with zero-party data, new tool launched by MarTech startup Qudo ends the ‘era of assumption’ for marketers. New entrant to the burgeoning MarTech (marketing technology) sector, Qudo, today announces the launch of its flagship Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform. Through its unique data-driven approach, Qudo unlocks consumer insights for marketers...
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Innovative app marketing and analytics startup, App Radar becomes first platform to provide app marketers with Generative AI-powered insights into their own apps and competition. App analytics and marketing company App Radar has launched an OpenAI integration which enables app marketers to stay ahead of the curve with instantaneous and in-depth insight into competitor user feedback t...
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Alba secures licence to help transform banking for small and medium sized businesses in Scotland via its high-tech and customer-focused solution. Scotland’s first bank solely dedicated to small and medium sized business lending has been granted a banking licence by the UK Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the FCA. Founded in 2018 with its headquarters in Glasgow, Alba was Author...
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New study by business financial platform Tide reveals that over 50% of women find access to finance the biggest barrier to starting their own business. More than one in two (53%) women across the UK find it challenging to start their own business, with limited access to finance the most significant barrier, a survey by Tide, the leading digital business financial platform, has warned. Recent f...
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Investment success for Belfast-based GenoME Diagnostics to support further development of its novel testing technology. Belfast-based cancer diagnostics company GenoME Diagnostics has closed a £1.4 million funding round which will be used to further develop its lead product OvaME, a novel blood test for earlier and more accurate detection of ovarian cancer. The company successfully raise...
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Investment success for Augmented Reality startup Imvizar to support further development of its innovative AR technology and accelerate the company's global expansion. Irish startup, Imvizar, has announced that it has secured €800,000 in seed investment from a group of prominent angel investors, Enterprise Ireland and Halo Business Angels Network, HBAN.  Among the investors are Garet...
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New report from Sparta Global reveals that whilst neurodiverse teams bring in-demand perspectives to tech, many neurodiverse people are not being supported in employment. Sparta Global – a leading hire-train-deploy company specialising in the provision of emerging business and technology talent – has today released a report highlighting how neurodiverse people bring in-demand p...
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Interesting research from Storyblok reveals clear disconnect between what e-commerce businesses think consumers want and what they actually need. Storyblok, the content management system (CMS) category leader that empowers both developers and content teams to create better content experiences across all digital channels, released research which reveals that many businesses misunderstand what co...
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Spoke secures seed investment for its innovative AI-powered tool suite that aims to solve the problem of information overload in the workplace. Great news for Spoke.ai, the AI-powered tool suite, founded by early N26 employees, with the announcement that it has secured a €2 million pre-seed round. The round was led by byFounders, with participation from Possible Ventures and a syndica...
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Innovative University of Edinburgh-supported entrepreneurs set to pitch their businesses at two key events taking place next month. Founders of University of Edinburgh-supported start-ups, including many that are seeking growth investment, will be given the opportunity to showcase their companies to an audience of investors, business support groups, and fellow entrepreneurs at two key even...
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UK-based Amadeus Capital Partners and Austria's APEX Ventures join forces to support early-stage European deep tech startups. Good news from Amadeus Capital Partners and APEX Ventures with the announcement of a new partnership to support deep tech early-stage startups, predominantly in the DACH region, through the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund. The €80M fund has had a first close ...
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Catalyst opens call for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators for its annual INVENT competition. Apply now to help get your idea to the next stage... Catalyst’s INVENT 2023 competition for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators is now open, with a top prize of £25,000 for the overall winner. Hosted by technology hub Catalyst with headline partner Bank of Ireland, the annual INVENT c...
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