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Female founders take the lead as Tech Nation announces the most diverse winners of its national ‘Rising Stars’ competition to date Tech Nation has announced the 10 winners of its fourth Rising Stars competition, which recognises the brightest and best early-stage tech scaleups from every area of the UK. Previous years’ Rising Stars Winners have included Selazar (from Northern ...
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Effectiv, the next-generation, no-code risk management platform secures investment to support further tech development and expansion in the US. Fintech startup Effectiv has today announced a $4 million seed funding round, led by Accel with participation from REV (funded by RELX) and other industry leaders.  Effectiv offers a next-generation, no-code risk management platform for ...
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Innovative athletic footwear startup Hylo Athletics secures investment to support further development of its performance and sustainability-focused products and brand. Fab news from athletic footwear startup Hylo Athletics with the announcement that it has raised a Series A round of £2.5m. The round was led by Eka Ventures, with participation from Redrice Ventures and a range of angel inv...
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TECH CHAMPIONS, the tech careers related comic, is now available for free download! TECH CHAMPIONS comic aims to provide an innovative and visual approach to showcasing careers and opportunities in tech for young people in NI. Celebrated at a school-focused event on Thursday 10th March as part of Derry & Strabane Enterprise Week the innovative comic, aimed at young people, showcases six loc...
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  Rows announces desktop apps beta launch and triple user growth following bold billboards outside Microsoft and Google HQs Rows – the next-generation spreadsheet for businesses, backed by Lakestar, Accel, and Cherry Ventures – today announces the beta launch of Rows’ app for Windows and MacOS, with an iPad version coming next. The cloud based platform has more than tripl...
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Luxury chat-based shopping platform, Threads Styling secures major investment to expand its product offering and support business growth. Threads Styling is the leading global luxury chat-based shopping platform, providing a personalised service over social media and chat-based commerce, with the vision to pioneer a new luxury shopping experience for the next generation of shoppers. Today, Thre...
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ParkBee secures EUR 30m in equity funding with Koolen Industries as lead investor, underpinning its status as the leading tech platform for off-street parking in Europe. Koolen Industries, the clean energy investor headed by Kees Koolen, has invested in ParkBee, the leading tech platform for off-street parking in Europe. Other investors are a number of leading (tech) entrepreneurs and investors...
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  Anonymous VC review site Landscape has launched the first in a new series of lists that highlight the best funds in Europe based entirely on founder reviews. Anonymous VC review site Landscape - a service born from a community need - has today launched Landscape Lists, a new service to highlight the best VCs based on anonymous founder feedback. The first list highlights the top 20 Europea...
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The automotive industry is developing rapidly thanks to new technologies; this list outlines 5 of the areas where progressive startups are aiming to have an impact.  In recent years, the automotive industry has been developing especially rapidly, constantly introducing new technologies designed to improve the quality of driving, increase the comfort of the drivers. By analyzing the startup...
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  New research from Innovate UK reveals majority of startups are passionate about their climate impact and have clear desire to achieve net zero. Net zero is a priority for four fifths (80%) of start-ups, with 72% working to achieve carbon neutrality and 8% already carbon neutral or negative according to new research from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency. Innovate UK found th...
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Innovative fintech Gretel secures pre-seed investment to support its mission of reconnecting the financial services industry with its lost customers. Gretel, an award-winning fintech which enables financial organisations to quickly and easily reconnect their customers with lost insurance products, bank accounts, pensions, savings and other investments, announced today it has raised $1 million i...
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Attending an event or expo soon? Here are a few ideas for marketing merchandise that can help your startup stand out. Marketing is about more than just the look of your logo and design; it's about brand value. We're not just talking about a "cool" company that's worth something because it’s hip and trendy; we're talking about an entity with measurable ROI. Marketing also doesn't...
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