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Has 2020 taken online payment facilities to a new level?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th November 2020
Businesses are adapting as it appears as though instant online payments seem to be the way forward, in all sectors and markets
Cash is no longer king thanks to Covid-19 and businesses in just about every sector of commerce are adapting to the new reality that instant online payments are the way forward, and they are here to stay.
A study commissioned by Research and markets found that ev...
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Heroes secures major funding to supercharge leading Amazon brands
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th November 2020
Heroes, a new UK-based ecommerce business, focused on acquiring and scaling high performing Amazon businesses closes $65M in seed funding...
Heroes, a new UK-based company that acquires, operates, and scales small and medium-sized ecommerce brands, today announces closing a $65 million funding round led by Fuel Ventures and 360 Capital Partners with participation from Upper90, a leading alterna...
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Startup of the Week - HeyPlants
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st October 2020
Garden enthusiasts take note - HeyPlants is a new online marketplace connecting you directly with local sellers, garden centres and nurseries...
With the lockdown earlier in the year and the ever-changing restrictions ever since, this year has been a difficult time for many. And with most of us spending more time at home than ever before, chances are we have sought out ways to make...
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Server Monetisation Platform ‘PlayerLands’ Goes Live
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th October 2020PC game monetisation moves forward with the launch of the PlayerLands website and its innovative e-commerce solution for PC game server owners...
PC gamers take note! PlayerLands, the smart, secure e-commerce platform for the games industry, has just announced the launch of the official PlayerLands website and the beginning of a revolution in PC game monetisation.
Founded by Nick Gillett...
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How SMEs can create an effective customer comms calendar leading up to Black Friday 2020
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th September 2020SME and starting to plan for Black Friday? These tips from Demi Edmunds at TextAnywhere, will help you create an effective customer comms strategy in the lead-up...
This year Black Friday is on November 27th and given that many industries have been impacted by the pandemic and lockdown implementations, it’s important businesses capitalise on one of the busiest shopping weekends of...
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Building Your First Magento Store From The Ground-Up And Getting It Noticed
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st July 2020With the world in lockdown as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, the retail market has experienced a fundamental shift over recent months.
Physical retail stores have encountered a slump in sales, while eCommerce sales are at an all-time high.
While the UK and other countries around the world are reopening, many consumers remain cautious about venturing out of their homes and are instead comm...
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Shopper.com - lessons learned from building a community-driven global marketplace
by: Startacus Admin ~ 25th June 2020Sonu Bubna, Co-founder of Shopper.com, an innovative e-commerce platform shares insights on building a community-driven global marketplace.There’s a saying that it takes a whole community to raise a child and we firmly believe in that for Shopper.com too. When we thought of launching the platform, we knew that we have to build a community to better manage some of the biggest challenges ...
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Blueprint and their conversational commerce platform making shopping easy
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th May 2020
Blueprint, the retailtech startup that's got "Conversational Ecommerce" at its core...
If you go into a shop and talk to the staff about your needs, the chances are they will recommend a product to you, tell you why, and then upon your agreement, they will go and get it for you. It’s a simple part of shopping that uses our natural capacity for communication, and it is something that as a ...
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Young Foodies launches Mighty Small, the supermarket of small brands
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th April 2020Young Foodies launches Mighty Small, a new online supermarket with community at its core, dedicated to small independent challenger brands.
Despite the taxing impact of COVID-19, many small FMCG businesses will see opportunity in pivoting to online to boost sales. But how do they find and sell to the consumer? Step foward Mighty Small, an ecommerce platform launched by Young Foodies, al...
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Streetify puts together your ideal high street at home
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th April 2020
Streetify - The innovative e-commerce app that lets you put together your ideal high street at home and saves you money in the process...
At the moment, the high street is a distant memory. A fabled boulevard of dreams, where every object our hearts desired could be obtained for an archaic trade of value-assigned paper and metal. Remuneration. Well, okay, perhaps we’re not quite at the po...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.