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The lowdown on Paperclip, the startup that is providing customised marketplaces for universities and their students... As we all know, attending university can be a pretty expensive affair these days. Therefore anything which can help a student to make a little more money during those uni days ought to be welcomed with open arms. Our latest startup of the weekis a business which is doing jus...
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Shuttout - The community-driven marketplace startup that's adding social value to photographs... The market for still imagery is estimated to become worth $4 billion by 2020, at 7% growth every year. Everyone with a smartphone is a photographer these days. Our food, our dog, our daily commute becomes art, frozen on our screens and mused over like it’s a Degas. By ourselves. And then we ge...
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The lowdown on Down Your High Street, the startup that is aiming to help independent retailers to compete and trade online... Whilst we all realise the importance of keeping the high street alive, we also know that online shopping is here to stay. It can be a difficult balancing act. We may fundamentally want to support our local retailers and traders yet we often end up purchasing products onlin...
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Automotive fintech, AI and data company Cazana looks to drive the business further forward with a £1m crowd fundraise to support expansion into the US market. Cazana provides automotive insights for the future of vehicle ownership. Using big data and predictive analytics, Cazana analyses millions of automotive transactions daily to assess the value and risk associated with every v...
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With over 180,000 registered Helpfulpeeps members, award-winning social marketplace Helpfulpeeps is crowdfunding on Seedrs, with over 80% of their target reached on the first day. Helpfulpeeps is a social marketplace for local help - we've followed their journey on Startacus for the last few years. Now with over 180,000 registered members across iOS, Android and web, they are aiming to build...
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The new Cudoni Marketplace invites luxury lovers to browse & buy from a curated collection of the very best pieces in fashion, accessories & tech... Aiming to disrupt the sector, market leading luxury resale service, Cudoni, launches a premium online marketplace. The all-new Cudoni Marketplace invites luxury lovers to browse and buy from a carefully curated collection of the very best pi...
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Thortful - The startup that's providing a creative card marketplace for designers, illustrators and photographers Whether it's for your brother's birthday or your parents’ anniversary, choosing a decent card can sometimes be more difficult than buying a gift - unless of course a last minute purchase from the local garage suits you fine! If however you like to deliberate over the card - se...
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Youmi - Learner drivers and instructors connected thanks to this innovative app... Driving lessons can be very expensive. There is no base rate, so instructors charge whatever they feel like and the learner doesn’t necessarily know any better. There are so many instructors to choose from, it can be hard to know who to get lessons from. Conversely, driving lessons can be a difficult thing to...
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Early-stage startup Pitchbooking is an online marketplace that's aiming to make it easy to find sports facilities in your area. Recently partnering with Oxford City Council - to enable residents to find sports facilities in Oxford, we chatted to the team at this year's Digital DNA, where they were pitching their startup, to find out more about their platform that's offering sports facilities to p...
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Finding and booking adventure sports just became a whole lot easier, thanks to startup Eola, an online discovery platform and marketplace aimed at “connecting activity centres with modern day enthusiasts”. With summer almost here, many of us may be thinking about spending our free time outdoors doing something a little more fun. Whether it’s surfing or kayaking, it can be the pe...
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