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CreativeTech 100 – are you part of it? Tech London Advocates are looking for any startups doing great things in terms of CreativeTech, be it in music, video, fashion, art, design, marketing, ad-tech.  Nowadays everything has a tech after it, the challenge tends to be explaining what the tech actually is. If you work in marketing, PR, fashion, gaming, video, design, art or advertis...
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The Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition, now in its seventh year, seeks to nurture creativity and hone entrepreneurial skills amongst Irish-based early-stage technology entrepreneurs. The Ireland Funds has partnered with early stage investors NDRC to help irish-based early-stage technology entrepreneurs to bring ideas to life from concept to pitch. With applications open uuntil noon on Wednes...
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Following a successful inaugural year which saw robots in centres, chat bots online and queue-jumping apps, intu Accelerate 2018 is once open for applications from startups looking to create the perfect shopping experience. Owner of some of the UK’s largest and most popular shopping centres, such as intu Trafford Centre, intu Lakeside and intu Metrocentre, the 8-week programme will aim to d...
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Following [email protected]é’s involvement at this year’s 4YFN event in Barcelona, suitcases are once again packed, this time with the team heading to South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas in search of the next big idea. Key to HENRi’s proposition is enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. To achieve this ambition, HENRi - via its open innovation ...
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International Women’s Day survey from 99designs reveals continuing funding gap and gender differences in approach to entrepreneurship. Male and female entrepreneurs around the world report extremely similar experiences and attitudes toward starting and running a business – except when it comes to raising outside capital. According to a recent global survey of more than 3,000 entrepren...
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If you have an innovative idea to help people find and take part in physical activities, and could use open data about activities, the ODI OpenActive Accelerator might just be the perfect fit. Good sports that we are, Startacus thought it best to share all the key details you just might need. The Open Data Institute’s 6-month OpenActive Accelerator, in partnership with Sport England, aims t...
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We’ve extended our partnership with careers marketplace Jobbio to include 30 days of free unlimited job postings across the wider Jobbio network. For 30 days, startup employers (new to Jobbio) will have full access to the entire Jobbio network, including unlimited job posting, for FREE. Jobbio is a leading hiring platform that lets you list roles, attract talent, and manage the h...
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A lack of BME in Tech representative images led to UKBlackTech driving a simple but effective solution to shoot a series of stock images featuring BAMEs using tech. After speaking to a wide cross section of BME in Tech, as well young BME individuals who aspire to enter the tech sector, UKBlackTech clearly identified that BME (Black and minority ethnic) do not see themselves represented in th...
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High quality startups from all over the world are invited to participate in the Second BMW Innovation Lab, with the 10-week programme this time based from the BMW Group Financial Services Japan offices, in Tokyo.  Based for the first time in Japan, ‘BMW Innovation Lab 2018’ will aim to explore how startup technology can help in offering an enhanced experience to its customers and...
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Workspace accelerator group Huckletree has launched a new membership offering for working parents, in its new space in West London. Huckletree West in White City provides both shared workspaces and private studios to digital lifestyle businesses and now offers a Kids’ Studio where parents can work while their pre-school children play. For just £175 a month working parents (...
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Car & Away, is a peer-to-peer car rental startup allowing car owners to monetise their vehicle whilst travelling to & from the UK, with London Gatwick announcing it is the first UK airport to host the new peer-to-peer car rental scheme. Think AirBnB for car rentals.  Following a successful trial period, London Gatwick airport is partnering with innovative, sharing economy startu...
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Whitespace Ventures Corporate Innovation Club has published its second report, titled Titled 'Internal Innovation – Look Within For The Answer', compiling insights and ideas from leading voices in Corporate Innovation. The 2nd report brings together key themes from the latest bi-monthly gathering of the group's members. The Club is formed of a community of over 40 international and glo...
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