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New Social App Linkup Secures Funding to Revolutionise The Way We Socialise
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th July 2022
Manchester-based social startup Linkup raises pre-seed investment round of $540,000 to support its mission of revolutionising socialising in a digital, post-covid era.
Linkup, a Manchester-founded social app that makes it easier to meet new people, has raised over half a million dollars in pre-seed funding. The app, launching in Q4 2022, aims to revolutionise socialising in a digital, post-covi...
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Circl - the live action sports game
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th July 2022
Manchester-based startup Circl and its live-action sports game, that's providing a new way for sports fans & non-sports fans alike to engage with live sport.
Football. That’s a thing people like. They crowd around the TV in bars or huddle together in a friend’s living room with no respect for the pot pourri on the side table, and they drink beer, eat crisps, and shout at ...
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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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Xploro - the innovative way to empower young patients with information
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st December 2021
The lowdown on Xploro, the Manchester-based startup that's using AR, gameplay and AI to deliver health information to young patients.
When children are hospitalised, they are too frequently left in the dark, unsure what to expect. Hospitals are too short staffed for anyone to spend any real time with them and prepare them for the procedure they are there for, and what printed resources th...
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PixelMax - hybrid working that works!
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th October 2021
The lowdown on PixelMax, the Manchester-based startup that's created an innovative virtual workplace solution that enables productivity, creativity and connectivity.
The pandemic has given rise to many startups looking for ways to keep collaboration among remote-working colleagues easy and productive, as well as providing tools to make things easier all round. Just recently, we have written abo...
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Housemates - student accommodation made easy
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd January 2021
The lowdown on Housemates the Manchester-based startup that's on a mission to make securing student accommodation easier than ever before...
One of the challenges that students face when moving away from home to study is accommodation. For many, finding somewhere to stay alone is too expensive, so looking for housemates to share the costs with is the best solution. But whether looking for a pla...
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Huckletree launches Entrepreneur in Residence programme
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th December 2020
Creative workspace and accelerator Huckletree launches an ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ programme to help startups get the support, mentoring and space to develop in 2021
Fab news from creative workspace and accelerator Huckletree which has just launched a new initiative to ensure some of the UK’s most innovative and promising startups have the space and mentoring they need to g...
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IN4.0 with The Landing launches accelerator to inspire and empower female freelancers
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th November 2020
New Manchester-based accelerator programme launches to empower women working in digital, creative, media and technology to meet their business needs and growth ambitions
A new accelerator will help to kick-start the entrepreneurial careers of 100 women who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic by giving them access to the skills, self-belief and confidence to pursue their ambitions as a...
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The North West England tech ecosystem continues to thrive
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th October 2020
A little insight into how the tech ecosystem in the North West of England continues to thrive and has become a real challenger to the capital...
Whilst at one time, London may have traditionally garnered a lot of the attention when it comes to being at the core of the UK’s tech ecosystem, the North West has been raising its profile considerably over the last while and has be...
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New growth and innovation agency, Alt Theory off to a good start
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th August 2020Yorkshire and Manchester based innovation agency Alt Theory launches and announces it has already secured a key client and partnership...
Great news for Alt Theory, a Growth and Innovation agency, launched in the first week of August 2020 with the announcement that it has signed up new client zerotwonine (029), part of the Hirschen Group.
Based in Yorkshire & Manchester, Alt Theory challenge...
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