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Fairer Funding Now campaign calls for greater diversity in startups gaining investment
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th September 2018Workspace accelerator Huckletree has launched Fairer Funding Now, a campaign calling for greater diversity among startup leaders receiving investment, after a study revealed the extent of discrimination in the funding process, with almost half of startup leaders in the UK and Ireland having experienced or known someone who has faced discrimination while seeking funding.
The Huckletree survey...
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Countingup raises £2.3m in seed round
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd September 2018Countingup raises £2.3m in seed funding to offer accounting and banking to small businesses, receiving the backing of leading fintech investors, led by Forward Partners with participation from Frontline Ventures and JamJar Investments.
Founded by Tim Fouracre, formerly CEO of Clear Books Plc, Countingup, a revolutionary mobile app, allows small businesses to do their banking, bookkeepi...
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Irish startups invited to pitch at Innovation Nation 2018
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th August 2018Startacus has teamed up with the inaugural Innovation Nation 2018 to deliver Ascend, an all-Ireland tech start-up pitch competition, where 10-12 early-stage startups will be given a platform to showcase their latest innovation.
Innovation Nation 2018, taking place in Newry on Thursday 27 September, is a first for the Newry, Mourne and Down district and will aim to lift the lid on how you and your...
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North East entrepreneurs sought for new Ignite Accelerator in Newcastle
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th August 2018Ignite returns to Newcastle, home to its inaugural accelerator programme, to launch a 3-month funded, pre-accelerator programme for up to 20 early-stage businesses.
Founded in Newcastle in 2011, Ignite has been investing in and supporting entrepreneurs and startups around the UK ever since, accelerating over 130 startups, historically investing in 25+ companies each year, and mentoring and suppor...
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Urban Massage raises over £2.5m via Seedrs
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th August 2018Urban Massage announces new on-demand wellness services, including fitness and beauty, and immediately raises over £2.5m in investment via equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs.
This morning (13 Aug 18), Urban Massage, the tech-forward wellness app, announced plans to launch a new suite of wellness services from September this year. At the same time, they launched their public crowdfunding c...
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Kickstarter - Back to Basics with Quickstarter
by: Startacus Admin ~ 25th July 2018With Quickstarter, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter wants to remind people of its smaller roots.
Pretty much everyone has heard of Kickstarter, even if they haven’t used it or donated to any campaigns. Founded in 2009, it has become so popular and mainstream that you might be forgiven for thinking it has always existed. From jackets, to videogames, to tabletop and card games, to fidget cub...
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Seedrs expands into investor automation with AutoInvest
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th July 2018Seedrs’ AutoInvest will allow investors to customise investment criteria from industry sector, stage of business and tax relief eligibility, to automatically invest in equity crowdfunding campaigns.
Leading equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announces a pioneering move for the sector with the launch of its new product AutoInvest. Following recent game changing products such as its Secondar...
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Travideo wants to be your Travel-by-Video Experience platform
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st July 2018Travel-Startup Travideo aims to be the ‘YouTube for travel’, tackling 'overtourism' by getting travellers off the beaten track, by putting thousands of breath-taking videos shot from all corners of the globe in one place.
Startup Travideo wants to be your travel-by-video experience platform and to give lesser known destinations greater exposure and encourage british tourists...
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Trezeo looks to the crowd to target full UK launch
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th June 2018Trezeo, a fintech startup focused on delivering financial stability to the self-employed, today announced its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to help fully launch its income smoothing business account product and kickstart its growth among the UK’s self-employed and gig economy workers.
Trezeo is a business account aimed at the self-employed, providing customers with a regular, defin...
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Iceland Innovation Lab seeks innovative startups
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th June 2018Iceland Innovation Lab launches in collaboration with L Marks, seeking to self-disrupt and embrace digital methods to future-proof business operations and enhance customer experiences.
Iceland Plc has launched the Iceland Innovation Lab accelerator programme to help startups grow through partnership and investment.
The Iceland Innovation Lab is a step Iceland is taking to ensure that they remain...
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PLUM, the AI powered personal savings chatbot, returns to Seedrs
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd June 2018AI powered, personal savings chatbot Plum, has launched the UK’s first theme-based investment product allowing user to invest in themes they understand and returns to Seedrs for it's second equity crowdfunding campaign to launch the new retail investment product.
Plum, the world’s first AI-powered money management chatbot, last week returned for it's second equity crowdfunding c...
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CliniShift awarded upSTART startup pitch title at Digital DNA 2018
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st June 2018CliniShift wins the upSTART startup pitch title at Digital DNA for 2018, battling off against 24 other disruptive UK, NI and Irish startups.
The European-wide startup pitch competition – organised and hosted by leading startup publication, community and platform Startacus (that's us) – saw Clinishift win £5k in cash along with a whole host of other prizes.
The 9 upSTART j...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.