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The Insurtech Gateway mission to address the funding gap in early stage insurtech moves forward with the close of Seed Fund II. Insurtech Gateway have just announced the first close of Seed Fund II, which will enable them to support another 20 teams over the next 4 years from pre-seed to Series A. The Gateway are on a mission to close the funding gap in early stage insurtech, and to attrac...
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New collaborative Construction Tech partnership streamlines Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) and sustainability reporting for Procore Users. Great news from SustainIQ, the all-in-one ESG and sustainability reporting software, with the announcement of an integration with Procore Technologies, a leading global provider of construction management software.  SustainIQ is now embedded w...
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The lowdown on Somerset-based social enterprise The Burnt Chef Project and its mission to tackle mental health issues in the hospitality sector. Kitchen staff don’t need Gordon Ramsay screaming obscenities in their faces in order to experience mental health issues and burnout. The hospitality industry is one full of stress, and with long hours under intense pressure and in tough condition...
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Digital health startup Infermedica launches new platform in a bid to further support the entire patient-care journey. Infermedica – a leading digital health company, specializing in AI-powered solutions for symptom analysis and patient triage has just announced the launch of its Medical Guidance Platform, with new modules and features designed to support the entire patient-care journey. ...
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The lowdown on Oxford-based biotech startup Moa Technology and its mission to tackle the growing problem of herbicide resistance. Herbicide is a contentious thing. It keeps food safe from pests and keeps away weeds that would use up crops’ nutrients, etc., but it also has a pretty bad impact on the environment. Herbicides contaminate the soil and water, they can kill animals and insects ...
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The lowdown on London-based startup BotsAndUs and its autonomous robots that can measure, track and find goods without workflow disruption. The future is robotic. We’ve all known for a long time that, eventually, robots would take over the basic tasks that we don’t want to do, or that take time away from our main priorities. Eventually, they will perform all of the jobs that we don&...
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Cambridge-based startup, CardiaTec Biosciences raises investment to support further development of its mission to develop the next generation of cardiovascular disease targets. Great news for CardiaTec, an AI drug target discovery company specialising in cardiovascular disease, having just secured a £1.4m pre-seed investment led by Laidlaw Scholars Ventures and APEX Ventures.  ...
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Raise Ventures on a mission to empower the next generation of business leaders and founders with the launch of their pioneering Emerging Leaders Summer School. Belfast-based Raise Ventures believe that building the right foundations for your business journey is the key to achieving and sustaining success. Business skills alone are not enough. They have an ethos to embed balance, wellbeing ...
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The recipients of the 2022 Ulster Bank Enterprise Fund are announced, each aiming to promote and encourage entrepreneurship amongst underrepresented groups. Ulster Bank has partnered with three organisations to champion diverse entrepreneurship across Northern Ireland. ArtsEkta, One in Five, and Enterprise Northern Ireland, have each been awarded funding through Ulster Bank’s Enterprise ...
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Leading disability-focused organisations join forces to launch the #Access2Funding campaign - calling on the VC and investment community to improve the representation, opportunities presented to and experience of disabled founders. A congress of disabled entrepreneurs and leading disability-focused organisations have joined forces to launch a ground-breaking campaign this Disability Pride Month...
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WeWALK, RNIB, and ICL consortium secures UKRI funding to improve mobility for visually impaired and elderly. WeWALK, the London-headquartered company behind unique products that enhance the lives of visually impaired people, has secured funding for a £1.7m Designed for Ageing project through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Partnering with Imperial College London and the Royal National ...
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Global Tech for Good initiative seeks innovative startups and scaleups that are creating positive social impact and enhancing people's lives through tech. The competition, now in its third year and backed by Empact Ventures and Hays has put the spotlight on a number of innovative tech start-ups and scale-ups across the UK and Europe. Last year’s overall champion was MediSieve who have dev...
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