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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 lowdown on the Liverpool-based Nova programme that is on the hunt for ambitious, early-stage founders and teams from throughout the UK to join its next cohort...   Aiming to change the way that startups are founded, funded and scaled, the Liverpool-based Nova programme combines the best parts of accelerator and incubator programmes and then adds its own unique elements.  If you&...
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The Smart City Innovation Testbed is on the hunt for startups that can demonstrate how technology can have a profound and positive impact on how we all adapt and thrive in a post-pandemic world Smart City Innovation Testbed is a unique technology accelerator with a focus on human to human services enhanced by technology. Delivered by global tech accelerator UP Ventures in partnership with Media C...
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Rolls-Royce partners with ATI Boeing Accelerator, the 3 month programme supporting and backing startups in the UK aerospace industry for its second cohort... Great news from ATI Boeing Accelerator, a three month programme to support and back startups in the UK aerospace industry, as it has just announced that global industrial technology company Rolls-Royce will join as partner for its ...
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The world-leading sustainability competition, Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge announces its finalists for 2020, including two startups from Britain We've written previously about the shortlist for leading sustainability competition, the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge and now the finalists have just been announced. And we're delighted to reveal that two British startups Jiva Materials and S...
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Sustainability startups that will benefit the UK aerospace industry currently being sought by the ATI Boeing Accelerator for its second cohort... Applications are now open for the second cohort of the ATI Boeing Accelerator which will invest into sustainability-enabling startups that will benefit the UK aerospace industry. Launched in 2019, the accelerator was created in partnership by the ...
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UK-based independent beauty brands - this one's for you! Good potential news for the beauty industry in the UK with the launch of The Beauty Accelerator™, a joint initiative between The Red Tree, the UK’s leading international beauty brand consultancy, and SFC Capital, a leader in the UK’s early stage investment world.The initiative will see one emerging independent beauty bra...
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Ignite NI has concluded its first ever virtual accelerator with an online event that gave its 10 early stage tech startups the chance to pitch their business to almost 200 investors. Tech accelerator specialists Ignite also announced that teams who have taken part in the Northern Ireland programmes in the past two years have collectively raised $15.2 million in funding – a large part source...
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The Raise Accelerator, the NI-based private programme, is on the hunt for 6 new startups for 6 months, in return for 6% equity share for their latest summer cohort... In the midst of COVID-19, the opportunity for disruption is plenty. With new ways of working, living, shopping, enhancing processes and interacting; technology adds real value to industry during these challenging times. The Raise A...
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Whilst there are a number of public sector backed accelerators and incubation programmes throughout NI, step forward Raise Accelerator, Northern Ireland's first privately-run startup accelerator...With UK-wide industry body TechNation recently reporting that its research highlighted Belfast as one of the best cities in the UK to work in tech and the 2019 Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network...
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