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Walking on Earth - helping your journey to optimal health
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th August 2021
The lowdown on Walking on Earth, the healthtech startup that has created a science-backed wellbeing platform to help address unsustainable and unhealthy patterns of working.
As we have written plenty of times recently the pandemic has been hard on everyone, especially those living with mental health issues, or those prone to anxiety or stress, get lonely easily, or a range of other things that ...
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Wires - the startup changing how eyewear is made and worn
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th August 2021
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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Joos - the on-the-move power bank rental startup
by: Startacus Admin ~ 25th June 2021
Worried about your phone running out of charge when you're out and about? London-based startup Joos is on a mission to help with its power bank rentals
It seems that as technology moves forward and becomes more reliable, more ubiquitous, and more advanced, device batteries just get worse and worse. We all know what it’s like to run out of battery while we’re on the go, usually just ...
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Koalaa - prosthetics reimagined and redesigned
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th June 2021
The lowdown on Koalaa, the London-based startup that's innovating soft prosthetics for babies, children and adults
With startups like The Open Hand Project and Open Bionics, we have written in the past about the need to bring affordable, usable prosthetics to people. In the UK, there are around 45,000 people who use prosthetics, and the NHS spends £60 million per year on prosthetic servic...
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Zedsen - making proactive health a reality
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th April 2021
The lowdown on the London-based health-tech startup Zedsen that has developed technology that can monitor the user’s bloodstream and collect data by using sensors that simply sit on top of the skin
Needles. If even the word makes you squirm and look for the nearest door, window, or easily breakable wall, today’s startup might be what you’ve been waiting for.
Quite a lot...
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FourthRev - innovation to close the digital skills gap
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th April 2021
The Melbourne-born and London-based edtech startup that's bringing universities and tech companies together to help close the global digital skills gap
The pandemic has significantly boosted people’s need and desire for online learning. Not just learning a new language or how to play guitar, but learning that can lead to qualification and a job.
Today’s startup says that 67% ...
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GyroGear - stabilising hand tremors through innovation
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th March 2021
The lowdown on GyroGear, the London-based medtech startup that's creating innovative wearable devices to stabilise hand tremors
There are a number of different types of hand tremor, and different causes. The most well-known is Parkinson’s disease, but there is a more common Essential Tremor which can be misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s due to its similarity and affects 7 million people ...
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Countingup closes £9.1 million Series A investment
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd March 2021
Major investment for London-based Countingup to support its product innovation and ambition to help small businesses thrive across the UK
Fantastic news from Countingup, the business current account with built-in accounting software, which has just announced the close of a £9.1 million Series A investment round, led by Framework Venture Partners and joined by Gresham House Ventures, Sage,...
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Jack & Bry - the jackfruit innovators
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st March 2021
The lowdown on Jack & Bry, the innovative London-based startup that makes a range of plant-based meats, all from Jackfruit
Bill Gates recently caused a bit of a stir by saying that we all need to think about switching to synthetic meat - meat grown rather than butchered, such as Meatable, the startup we wrote about in 2018 that needs only cells from the umbilical cord when a calf ...
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Karakuri - robot revolution in the kitchen
by: Startacus Admin ~ 25th February 2021
Karakuri is a London-based startup that's using robotics to create innovative solutions for the catering sector
The future is now! Well, the future of having breakfast and lunch made for you, anyway.
Have you ever wished that you could order your food without the hassle of having to tell someone what you want with your mouth and having them bring it to you? Have you ever looked at the pe...
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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.