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John’s Crazy Socks Spreads Happiness Through Socks
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th March 2018John’s Crazy Socks, the startup on a mission to spread happiness through socks, whilst donating 5% of its profits to the Special Olympics.
It has long been an accepted fact that if someone wants to show a little personality, a little spark of life, a little craziness, then no matter what their attire, the way to do it is with socks! From simply mismatched to thoroughly outlandish - blue and...
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The Startacus Startups of the Week 2017
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th December 2017It’s that time of the year again folks - time to take a look back at the innovative, interesting and often ingenious businesses that have been given our Startup of the Week accolade over the past year. Drum roll please…The Startacus Startups of the Week 2017.
OpenPlay - an online sports marketplace which is on a mission to get and keep more people active.
KitMapper - a peer-to-peer ...
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Ding - smart doorbell innovation
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st August 2017Ding is a doorbell. It’s smarter than a normal doorbell, but not as smart as a smart doorbell. The Ding team considers these to be overly complicated, over-engineered, and generally overly high-tech things that most people don’t want in their homes. Ding is simpler and more refined. On the outside, a slim unit with grey or brass button, on the inside a fabric-covered speaker designed t...
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Women in Tech communities and platforms of note
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th August 2017Even in this age of supposed enlightenment, a little authority and power, however minute, meaningless, or even imagined, can then go to people’s malfunctioning heads. Particularly in a still sadly female-deficient industry like tech, when these people are men, the result can be a hostile environment in which the women affected often feel they cannot say or do anything about it. Intelligent a...
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The Startacus Startups of the Week 2016
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th December 2016As another year draws to a close, we thought it’d be quite timely to give another little shout-out to the fab startup businesses that have received our Startup of the Week accolade over the past 12 months. Some are innovative, some are quirky but they’re certainly all inspirational. So without further ado, here they are - the Startacus Startups of the Week 2016.
BonzaQuote- an online ...
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The Startacus Startups of the Week 2015
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th December 2015Over the past 12 months we have featured some amazing startups in our coveted Startup of the Week feature - from innovative apps to all new subscription services - inspirational one and all. Since the new year is almost upon us, we thought that it’d be quite timely to give another little mention to all those startups who have received the Startup of the Week accolade this year. We therefore ...
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Festival of Icons Belfast
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th October 2015The inaugural year of an annual event is always a tricky one.
Will it attract a crowd? How will it differentiate itself from comparable events? Will attendees see value for their time?
These questions flooded my brain on route to Belfast last week for the first ever Festival of Icons. I had a more than usual interest in this one since Startacus was well acquainted with the organisers, had given ...
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Barriers to Starting a Business
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd August 2015It's often not always that easy to take an idea and turn it into something real.
There can be many barriers which get in the way - some are personal such as a negative mindset or fear, whilst others can arise via other people - being told that an idea won’t work, that it's a waste of time, that it won't last, it won't scale or it won't make money…you get the drift!
Dealing with thes...
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Coboat- Co Working Space on the high seas!
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st July 2015Here at Startacus, we’re huge advocates of co-working. We love everything about it - from the flexibility it offers through to the opportunities it provides for making new connections and inspiring creativity.
Recently though we’ve discovered a co-working space which is like no other we’ve come across. It’s a co-working space on a boat - a boat which will be sailing the hi...
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Creative Space
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th June 2015Don’t you just love it when something is not exactly as it seems? When ingenuity, creativity, and innovation are in abundant evidence?Yep. Us too.That’s probably why we’re loving this new initiative from drinks manufacturer, Absolut.
Their recently launched Creative Space project in Gröndal, Sweden has seen four of their shipping containers being transformed into one u...
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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.