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Sport Tech Hub by London Sport scores a partnership with Decathlon
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th February 2022
A new partnership will see the world’s largest sports retailer, Decathlon, join Sport Tech Hub and London Sport’s vision of making London the most physically active city in the world.
Sport Tech Hub was established by London Sport with the purpose of bringing the power of tech innovation closer to efforts to increase physical activity levels in London and beyond. We support founders...
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Let's Talk About Investing: Investment App Launches ‘Lightyear Profiles’
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th February 2022
Lightyear introduces Lightyear Profiles to encourage conversations and make it easy for users to share and get inspiration around investing.
Innovative fintech startup Lightyear has this week announced the launch of Lightyear Profiles; a way for investors to share high-level details about their portfolio with friends. It creates individual and personalised web pages for each user showcasing the...
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Manchester Tech Festival launches to celebrate Greater Manchester’s tech community
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th February 2022
Organised by Greater Manchester’s tech community, for Greater Manchester’s tech community, Manchester Tech Festival aims to showcase the area's thriving ecosystem and inspire the tech innovators of the future.
Fab news from the North West this week with the launch of the Manchester Tech Festival, the first not-for-profit event of its kind, which will see the entire tech ecosystem co...
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New Scottish female entrepreneur fund to be launched
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th February 2022
Good news for female founders in Scotland as Investing Women restructures for growth and reveals plans to launch a new IW AccelerateHER Fund.
Scotland’s pioneering all female angel group Investing Women Angels (IWA) has announced major growth plans as it restructures ahead of launching a new IW AccelerateHER Fund for female-founded companies in Scotland.
The group plans to collaborate wi...
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NI STEM event to showcase STEM careers at NI Science Festival
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th February 2022
Live-streamed event at NI Science Festival set to inspire young people in Northern Ireland on exciting STEM career opportunities and pathways.
I LOVE My STEM Career! will all take place on the mornings of the 21st and 22nd Feb, highlighting exciting STEM-focused career opportunities and pathways for teenagers and young people.
Via the event live stream (and with a limited number of ticke...
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Alchemy Technology Services to be first Podium Partner of the Mary Peters Trust
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th February 2022
The Mary Peters Trust launches new initiative and announces Alchemy Technology Services as its first Podium Partner.
The Podium Partnership, a new initiative by the Mary Peters Trust to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Lady Mary Peters winning her Olympic Gold Medal in 1972, has just announced leading tech company Alchemy Technology Services as its first Podium Partner. The partnership wi...
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Techstars London welcomes Saalim Chowdhury as its new Managing Director
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th January 2022
Saalim Chowdhury joins the Techstars London team and will lead the growth and expansion of its startup accelerator.
Good news for the Techstars team with the announcement that Saalim Chowdhury has been appointed as Managing Director of Techstars London.
Formerly a Partner at 500 Startups, Chowdhury will take over from predecessor Eamonn Carey and will be responsible for leading the growth of t...
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Sodexo seeking innovative startups for its first ever UK Accelerator Programme
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th January 2022
Sodexo and L Marks open call for applications from new and innovative startups to join their inaugural UK Accelerator programme.
Fab news from Sodexo, the global food services and facilities management company with the introduction of the first Sodexo Accelerator programme to the UK and Ireland, following successful programmes in France, China, India, Brazil and Sweden.
The new Sodexo a...
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Legal Utopia on the road to further success with crowdfunding campaign
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th January 2022
Innovative LawTech startup Legal Utopia crowdfunding via Seedrs to support its mission of disrupting the legal industry via its AI-powered app.
UK-based Legal Utopia is on a mission to change the way people access legal services both now and in the future. The LawTech has excelled since its launch in 2017 and has now launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise capital of &po...
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Innovation 2121 aims to inspire young people to help shape Northern Ireland’s next 100 years.
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st January 2022
New initiative from Young Enterprise NI and the Department of Education aims to inspire future innovation and creativity from Northern Ireland's young people.
Creativity and innovation are at the core of an interesting new initiative which has just been launched by the Department of Education and Young Enterprise NI, with the aim of challenging students to shape Northern Ireland’s next 1...
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Imaging experts epipole secure investment to support US growth
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th January 2022
Retinal imaging specialist epipole target US growth following £1.3m fundraise and appoint new CEO to accelerate the commercialisation of epiCam.
Great news for Fife-based retinal imaging company epipole, with the announcement that it has raised £1.3m in new investment. The investment was led by Greenwood Way Capital and supported by Scottish Enterprise and will be used to help grow ...
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Planet First Partners backs cooling tank technology that reduces data centre climate impact
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th January 2022
Submer secures investment to support expansion and growth of its innovative energy and water saving technology.
It’s a great start to the year for pioneering growth stage company Submer, with the news that sustainable investor Planet First Partners (“Planet First”) has become a significant investor in the company.
Submer is an innovative company which has devel...
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- Voicy lands €1.2 million pre-Seed from Global Founders Capital to build the GIPHY for sound 20th May 2022 Voicy, the online content platform for discovering, creating and sharing sound-clips and sound-effects secures investment to support team expansion and global growth.
- Zolar Lands €100 Million Series C On The Back Of Surging Demand For Affordable Green Energy 19th May 2022 Germany's leading digital solar platform, Zolar secures major investment to support roll out of new digital energy products.
- Metro Bank opens call for participants for second Magic Makers programme 17th May 2022 Metro Bank seeks startups and scaleups with a focus on customer experience, community banking, optimisation of systems & data and sustainability for its second innovation lab.
- Storyblok Raises $47M Series B to Make Headless Content Management the New Standard 17th May 2022 Storyblok secures major investment to further accelerate product innovation and growth into the US and Europe.