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Through candid conversation, a new Investor Series podcast aims to provide a unique understanding and insight into the minds of some of the UK’s most experienced startup investors. Raising capital as an early stage startup can be extremely challenging but also quite straightforward if you know exactly how to approach a potential investor. That’s the ethos behind the Investor Series.&n...
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6 of the best methods to get in front of your target investors - the people who will be backing your startup's grand vision via your equity crowdfunding campaign. Nathan Rose, author of Equity Crowdfunding: The Complete Guide For Startups & Growing Companies, shares his advice. Equity crowdfunding for startups is, above all else, an exercise in self-promotion. There are several...
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The Belfast Raise, a Belfast investment event connecting startup founders with investors, entrepreneurs and mentors is back Thursday 8th November, 2018.   One of the hardest challenge for startups founders is meeting investors and mentors who have been on the business journey. An even harder challenge is for investors and entrepreneurs to meet start up companies who are so busy running ...
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65% of investors say investing in a diversified portfolio of startups would help them reach their financial goals. The problem? They don’t know how to do it. New data shows interest in startup investing is on the rise, driven by lacklustre returns in more traditional asset classes. Goncalo de Vasconcelos, Co-Founder & CEO at online equity investment platform, SyndicateRoom...
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Time is ticking to apply for the inaugural Ignite accelerator programme in Northern Ireland. If you’re a startup looking to raise between £250k - £1m in investment, and in the next 12 months, read on... Ignite, who recently launched its first Accelerator programme in Northern Ireland, are currently on countdown for applications from companies based in NI, Republic of Ireland, Gr...
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If keeping tabs on cool, up-and-coming and competing startups is your thing, check out Startup Tracker, a startup search engine which points people to relevant data and information from the world's leading startup information databases. The rise of entrepreneurship gave birth to an entire startup industry. In our information age, data is the new oil and making data about startups available is bot...
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Hosted in association with the Northern Ireland Startup Forum and Transmit Startups, a new startup event The Belfast Raise aims to pair startup companies with investors and advisors seeking business opportunities. From early-stage startups to scaleups seeking further rapid growth, the  2nd November event will aim to feature five 15 minute funding pitches and five short and snappy intros from...
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Exscudo is aiming to be the new gateway between the traditional financial system and the cryptocurrency market, with a goal to create a single gate to the cryptocurrency market for new users, professional traders, investors and financial institutions. Innovating in the field of blockchain technology and focusing on developing mobile and web applications using this tech, Exscudo uses a in-...
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Martin Neill is the Founder & CEO at AirPOS, a Belfast based cloud-based ePOS software platform which offers point-of-sale and e-commerce software to helps small retailers manage their sales and inventory, both in their shops and online. Here, Martin shares some invaluable thoughts and knowledge on raising investment as a startup and why EIS is perhaps more for investors than startup...
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Oh, those clever folk over at Thrive Map, they sure did get our attention.  When you hear that a startup is on a mission to gain 100 NO'S IN 1 MONTH from Investors you kind of want to read on - which is just what we did.  Thrive Map are on a mission to connect with 100 different suitable investors who despite having the capacity to invest in their business, just don't want to. They wan...
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