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WasteMap - making the world's waste visible, verifiable and valuable
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st April 2023
WasteMap is a platform developed by innovative startup Topolytics, that uses data analytics, mapping and machine learning to make waste and resource management more transparent, efficient and effective.
There is an area in the Pacific Ocean twice the size of Texas - or three times the size of France - that you would be forgiven for thinking, at a distance, is a land mass. A country. This is th...
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University seeking world-leading innovators for new AI Accelerator programme
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th April 2023
University of Edinburgh's AI Accelerator opens the call for innovative 'AI for Good' scale-ups to be part of its sixth cohort.
A University of Edinburgh initiative which helps emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies maximise their full commercial potential is now accepting applications for its 2023 programme. Open to both Scottish and international companies, the AI Accelerator is seek...
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University-supported innovators invited to pitch companies at showcase events
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd February 2023
Innovative University of Edinburgh-supported entrepreneurs set to pitch their businesses at two key events taking place next month.
Founders of University of Edinburgh-supported start-ups, including many that are seeking growth investment, will be given the opportunity to showcase their companies to an audience of investors, business support groups, and fellow entrepreneurs at two key even...
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Voxblock - the screen free audiobook player for kids
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th September 2022
The lowdown on Voxblock, the Edinburgh-based startup that has created a new physical format for audiobooks for kids, with no screen, no internet connection, and no need for any apps.
As the number of digital options for entertainment increases, the amount of time spent with an open book decreases. As true as this is for adults, children are no different. Fewer children are reading these days an...
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University AI Accelerator programme announces new cohort companies
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th September 2022
The innovative businesses participating in this year’s AI Accelerator, delivered by The University of Edinburgh’s Innovation Hub for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, the Bayes Centre are revealed.
A business commercialisation programme, which helps innovative companies using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to maximise their full potential, has announced its new 2022/23 cohort....
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Swurf - the work-surfing app
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th July 2022
Edinburgh-based startup Swurf connects remote workers with welcoming spaces to work in since "you don’t need an office to do your best work!"
Working remotely doesn’t always mean working from home. You’re more likely to work away from the house if you are a freelancer, but even those working remotely for a company may find themselves in need of another space to work from, whet...
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Cytomos raises £1.6m additional seed funding to advance cell analysis technology
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th June 2022
Edinburgh-based life science company Cytomos secures funding to support further development of its innovative cell analysis tech.
Cytomos, an Edinburgh-based life science company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells, has secured £1.6m funding to progress the development and qualification of its novel cell analysis platform, Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS...
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University-supported entrepreneurs to pitch at live showcase events
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd March 2022
Two events taking place this month will enable University of Edinburgh-supported start-ups to pitch their companies to an audience of investors, grant funding bodies and fellow entrepreneurs.
The programme, which includes PhD students and post doctorates from University of Edinburgh or Heriot-Watt University, is designed to help fledgling entrepreneurs build their skills and take their bu...
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Picojar - the screenshot based note-taking app
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st June 2020
Picojar - the app that's aiming to be the quickest way to create lists and share ideas on your phone...
We consume online media at breakneck pace, reading hundreds of Tweets a day, perhaps reading dozens of articles or at least their headlines and summaries, we see countless images flash past our eyes. And that could be before we realise our morning coffee’s gone cold.
For people who tak...
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Chilled drinks delivery service Drinkly tastes early success
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th August 2019Chilled beers, wines and spirits delivered in one hour, thanks to Edinburgh-based tech startup Drinkly.
Alcohol is one of life’s delights. Depressant, dehydrator, arch-nemesis of our liver...it’s got it all!
But what if - and we hope you’re sitting down for this - you can’t get your hands on any?! Does your party run dry halfway through? Is all the glaring from...
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- Startup Sook Receives Investment from Tobin Capital 24th May 2023 Tobin Capital continues to expand its portfolio by investing in pop-up marketplace Sook, the startup on a mission to revolutionise the high street.
- L Marks Seeking Startups and Scaleups for Sodexo Healthcare and Seniors Accelerator 23rd May 2023 Sodexo and L Marks open call for applications from innovative startups and scaleups to join their inaugural Sodexo Healthcare and Seniors Accelerator.
- United Utilities Innovation Lab launches call-out for innovative ideas for fifth programme 18th May 2023 Now in its fifth year, North West England water firm United Utilities opens call for Innovation Lab, its pioneering ideas incubation programme.
- OneTech Spins Out from Capital Enterprise to Support Underserved Communities in Tech Across the UK 18th May 2023 Not-for-profit OneTech has spunout from Capital Enterprise to expand its offering and continue its mission of creating a more equitable, diverse and supported startup ecosystem.