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There was nothing modest about this Startup pitch
by: Startacus Admin ~ 25th May 2018Pitching your startup on stage can be tough going indeed - but here’s some startup pitch inspiration to keep all prospective 'startup pitchers' going, care of our very own co-founder, Alastair Cameron.
I was reminded last week of an epic achievement at the first upSTART startup pitch competition that we ran and hosted at Digital DNA, when I saw the hashtag of #RamadanMubarak trending....
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JoeyWears proves theres nothing pants about mens underwear
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd March 2018JoeyWears: the fashtech company taking men’s underwear by the balls using innovative designs and the latest in textile technology.
Most men wear underwear (we hope) for about 75% of their lifetime. Your pants are the first thing you put on in the morning, and the last thing you take off at night. Underwear impacts how you feel, how you move and how your other clothes fit. While not ev...
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CreativeTech 100 – are you part of it?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th March 2018CreativeTech 100 – are you part of it? Tech London Advocates are looking for any startups doing great things in terms of CreativeTech, be it in music, video, fashion, art, design, marketing, ad-tech.
Nowadays everything has a tech after it, the challenge tends to be explaining what the tech actually is. If you work in marketing, PR, fashion, gaming, video, design, art or advertis...
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Startup of the Week - Ninety Percent
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th February 2018
With London Fashion Week almost upon us, we thought it’d be quite timely for a fashion focused business to be our latest Startup of the Week.
However, the business in question is not just leading the way in terms of its stylish designs and the quality of the garments it creates; it is doing much more than that.
Ninety Percent is a “premium womenswear label where aesthetics meets ...
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FavourUp finds influence from the crowd
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th February 2018FavourUp, an influencer-generated content aggregator that helps brands & their agencies extend the impact of social media influencers, reaches it's 90k Crowdcube crowdfunding target in two weeks.
Many fashion brands are investing up to £50k in one-off influencer posts on social media, but these posts quickly disappear from view, being pushed down users feeds by new posts. This mak...
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Luxury resale service startup Cudoni lands £425k investment
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th January 2018Cudoni, a startup that focuses on reselling luxury fashion, accessories and consumer electronics items has landed a £425k investment.Founder of Cudoni, 26-year-old James Harford-Tyrer, has landed a £425,000 investment for his UK startup, which will create seven new jobs and see the company expand its reach across the country.
Based in London, the luxury resale service re-launched in M...
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The power of mobile commerce: how to fully engage your customers in the lead up to Christmas
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th December 2017Isabelle Ohnemus is the Founder and CEO of mobile-first, fashion-sizing shopping platform EyeFitU. Isabelle’s background in international finance gave her the solid foundation to turn her passion for fashion and desire to help change the face of shopping into a growing business. As the CEO of a fashion retail startup she is all-too-familiar with brand-consumer engagement tactics at this time...
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Personalisation in fashion retail: why it is compulsory
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th July 2017Isabelle Ohnemus is the Founder and CEO of fashion-sizing shopping platform EyeFitU. Isabelle’s background in international finance gave her the solid foundation to turn her passion for fashion and desire to help change the face of shopping into a growing business. She has a keen interest in the latest developments in the digital fashion retail space and enjoys sharing her insight and learni...
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Comb allows you to brush up your dress sense in seconds
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st July 2017Comb allows users to see a fashion item they like, anywhere on the internet, and find it and similar products within seconds, with just one click. It’s simple: you see pictures of us at a Startacus event and think, ‘I must emulate those Olympians!’; you click the Comb button and drag a box over our tweed jacket, dungarees, flip flops, or whatever we’ve inspired you wit...
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Think 3D printing for knitting - Meet Kniterate the digital knitting machine
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th April 2017We are liking the look of Kniterate, a compact digital knitting machine (think 3D printing for knitting) that can create custom designed knitted garments like scarves, beanies, shoe uppers, sweaters, and dresses, and aims to bring fashion fabrication back to the masses!
Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, it looks like the general public agree too, and with 20 or so days left (at th...
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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.