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TailHail wants their membership-based private aircraft platform to take flight
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th May 2020The lowdown on TailHail, the Newcastle-based startup that's innovating in the private flying sector
Have you ever watched a film where the characters are in a private plane, being flown in peace and quiet to their destination and thought, just for a moment, that you would like to experience the luxury and sense of importance that comes from having a plane to yourself?
Right before the environmen...
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North-East England startups sought for latest Ignite pre-accelerator programme
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th May 2019North-East of England early-stage entrepreneurs and startups take note! Ignite’s 12-week, funded, pre-accelerator programme is back open for applications. Read on for all the details you will need.
Open to companies based, or willing to relocate to, or with a material presence in the North East (County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear), the 12-week Ignite programme includes regular ...
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Equiwatt - the IoT startup that's tackling energy consumption
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th January 2019The Newcastle based IoT startup that's using Artificial Intelligence to help us all reduce energy bills...
Our energy usage is already astronomical, and with more and more electrical devices and appliances being created all the time with more and more functionality, we are using ever more energy. Especially with smart devices that are always-on, where once we might have turned them off at the plu...
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Ignite 2.0 remote accelerator legacy 2018
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd December 2018A look at some of the standout tech startups from the inaugural Ignite 2.0 remote accelerator programme...
We recently wrote about the Ignite ‘2.0’ remote accelerator programme opening open up for its second run in 2019. We thought that this was a good opportunity to have a look at some of the tech startups in its first cohort from September 2018. We’ve written about a couple of...
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Startup Support in...Newcastle
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th September 2018Newcastle and North-East Engand based startups take note - here's the lowdown on the startup support and help available where you are...
Away from the established startup hubs like London, the support for setting up a business isn’t always so clear. It’s not a lack of support, just a quieter ecosystem that takes a little more work to unearth. We want to help with this by highlighting ...
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North East entrepreneurs sought for new Ignite Accelerator in Newcastle
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th August 2018Ignite returns to Newcastle, home to its inaugural accelerator programme, to launch a 3-month funded, pre-accelerator programme for up to 20 early-stage businesses.
Founded in Newcastle in 2011, Ignite has been investing in and supporting entrepreneurs and startups around the UK ever since, accelerating over 130 startups, historically investing in 25+ companies each year, and mentoring and suppor...
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Newcastle Startup Week Set to Inspire
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th January 2017Newcastle Startup Week - a new festival of entrepreneurship aims to inspire more local people to start businesses and attract greater inward investment to the city and wider North East of England region.Taking place over 5 days from 15-19 May 2017, Newcastle Startup Week will also seek to showcase the North East as a great place to start or grow a business and highlight to both local entrepre...
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