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Wires is an innovative London-based startup that's on a mission to bring sustainability to the eyewear industry In the UK alone, 74% of people wear corrective lenses, be these contact lenses or glasses. Billions of glasses are made every year, and millions are thrown away every year. The most common material for making glasses is plastic, a product of the oil industry, which is the biggest poll...
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AdTech business BLKBOX launches its SaaS-based intelligent and automated media buying platform to help companies scale profitable ad campaigns Every year over £270b is spent on digital ads by companies seeking to engage consumers online. In a bid to help companies make this ad spend go further and faster for them, adTech business BLKBOX have created a solution. They are launching their i...
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Need some support to validate your startup and get investor-ready? Applications are now open for the Raise Accelerator programme which will give you just that... If you’re interested in developing your startup, learning new business knowledge, exploring your leadership skills and understanding more about the startup investment landscape, then the Raise Autumn Accelerator Programme would ...
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Transforming how we consume fashion - By Rotation is a peer-to-peer fashion rental app that will empower you to do good for your wardrobe, your wallet and planet Fashion. It’s something we totes know a lot about - just look at us. We’ve written about plenty of fashion startups in the past, and in particular about those promoting sustainable fashion, such as Nuw, which wants to see ...
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Considering selling your startup's tech innovation to the healthcare industry? These tips from Evelyne Priestman, Health Economist, Health Enterprise East should help... Entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry often have a brilliant innovation idea, which they firmly believe will better support clinicians and help improve patient outcomes. It is this resolute belief that gives them the drive a...
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Wilton London exceeds crowdfunding target to support its aim of becoming the UK’s number one eco household cleaning brand Fab news for Wilton London, the B-Corp Certified business that’s on a mission to become the UK’s number one eco household cleaning brand as it has just exceeded the initial target of its first ever fundraise. The startup, which was founded in 2018, by ethi...
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TestGorilla is a startup that's on a mission to help you identify the best candidates and make your hiring decisions faster, easier, and bias-free We have written numerous times about recruitment because it is an area prime for disruption. One of the most recent examples is Swyg, a startup taking the assumptions and unconscious biases out of the recruitment process. This is a much needed thing ...
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  Major boost for the NI economy as nanotechnology consortium, Smart Nano NI awarded £42.4m by the Strength in Places Fund to support development of new technology for medical devices, communication and data storage. Fantastic news for Northern Ireland nanotechnology consortium, Smart Nano NI with the announcement that they’ve just been awarded £42.4m by the UK Research a...
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Ntropy secures major investment to help with expansion of its team, support market growth and future product development. Fab news for Ntropy, a company removing data barriers to understand financial transactions, as they have just announced a $3.2M seed round led by QED Investors, who has previously invested in fintech unicorns Nubank, Klarna, and Current. January Ventures and founders and exe...
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The lowdown on Kastus, the Dublin-based startup that has developed the world's most innovative antimicrobial surface-coating technology It’s of no surprise that at the tail end of a pandemic, people are particularly wary of germs, bacteria, and, you know, viruses. We dry out our hands with the strongest hand sanitisers we can find, we buy UV phone sanitisers, sprays, and who knows what el...
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