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Startup of the Week - YoungPlanet
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th March 2021
YoungPlanet is an app that "enables parents to put no longer used children’s things to good use with new families and away from landfill, for free".
With Spring firmly on its way, many of us will be turning our attention to spring cleaning and decluttering. And if you've got children there'll no doubt be lots of things that are taking up space that they've either outgrown or no lo...
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Supporting disadvantaged children with their online learning
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th January 2021
The EverLearner launches a GoFundMe campaign to help disadvantaged children in the UK who are struggling to complete their online learning
In early January, The EverLearner set up a £10k fund which teachers could apply to help their most disadvantaged children during the national lockdown. Within just one day the entirety of the fund had been distributed to teachers in need. Students need...
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Strive, the fintech designed for families launches in the UK
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd November 2020
Launch of new fintech startup Strive, aiming to make savings fun for the whole family and help shape kids' money habits for life
A new UK based fintech for parents and kids called Strive has just been launched with the announcement of the acquisition of a popular digital piggy bank company GoSave in an all stock deal. With only 1-in-3 adults considered financially literate worldwide and homesch...
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Startup of the Week - Kidadl
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th September 2020Kidadl is an online platform and app to help you discover new and interesting ideas to keep your kids entertained - whether you’re at home or out and about.
If you’ve got kids you’ll know only too well how keeping them entertained is a must. And since we all lead such busy lives, it’s vital that we make the most of our time together - making new family memories a...
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Caper - the play-inspiration app
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th September 2020Caper is an innovative app for all the family to use - combining interactive storytelling with fun activities and tasks
People are forever frustrated with the amount of time their children spend in front of a screen. Ignoring the £600 phone we just bought them to keep them occupied, we lament the fact that they don’t play outside like we used to.
But perhaps there is a happy me...
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Startup of the Week - RoosterMoney
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th August 2020
The app that's teaching kids to have good money habits...
Let’s face it - it’s never too early to start learning about managing money. It shouldn’t be something that we only properly think about when we leave home or get our first job. Teaching kids about finances from a young age will stand them in good stead throughout their lives.Recognising how vital it is to do ju...
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Sport focused mumpreneur launches UK protein bar for kids
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th June 2020
From financial services to sports nutrition for children - one mumpreneur's startup journey to inspire the next generation of athletes to make healthy choices that are sustainable for life
Inspiration struck for competitive sport mum Marina Wegorek when she couldn’t find a handy and healthy snack to give her children before and after training. She teamed up with expert nutritional sc...
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Digital Redbook App for Parents raises £550K Investment
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th January 2020The child health app on a mission to become the first nationwide digital redbook, just got a step closer to making their mission a reality...
Nurturey, a child health app on a mission to become the first nationwide digital redbook, just got a step closer to making their mission a reality, thanks to a £550K investment that includes investment from the Owners and Directors of Day Lewis Plc, t...
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Soapbox Labs - speech recognition technology for kids
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th November 2019
The speech technology company Soapbox Labs, who are specializing in children’s speech recognition.
Learning to read is a hugely important part of developing as a child. Reading underpins everything, and those who are able to, must learn to read in order to reach their full potential as an adult, even if their dream is to be the world’s foremost beatboxer. A parent’s rol...
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Noisy Book - empowering young readers and storytellers
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th November 2019The lowdown on Noisy Book, the app that will let you turn your children's books and imaginations into an immersive, magical experience...
Most parents understand the joy of reading a book with their children, whether they do all the voices or not. The gradual move from you reading to them, to them reading to you is an important part of both the child’s development and of your bonding with t...
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- Countingup closes £9.1 million Series A investment 3rd Mar 2021 Major investment news for the London-based fintech to support its product innovation and ambition to help small businesses thrive across the UK
- FourJaw’s six figure venture capital boost 1st Mar 2021 The Yorkshire-based tech spin-out, FourJaw secures major funding to assist with developing its technological solutions for the manufacturing sector
- Week Gen-C to offer career and entrepreneurship respite to pandemic-hit youth 1st Mar 2021 Week Gen-C is a week long calendar of events focused on entrepreneurship and careers, aimed at helping young people affected by the covid pandemic in the North West of NI
- #YSYSAccessWeek: Building a diverse, inclusive and accessible tech startup ecosystem 28th Feb 2021 Leading startup community, YSYS launch 4 days of innovative online conversations and a range of new initiatives with the core theme of “Access”