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BT reveals new cohort of innovative startups aiming to help solve sustainability challenges in the manufacturing sector. BT has just announced phase two of its Green Tech Innovation Platform (TIP), to fast-track cutting-edge new digital solutions to help manufacturers cut their carbon emissions and progress towards a circular world. Following the initial scouting phase supported by Plug and Pl...
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Participants in Catalyst’s Co-Founders programme offered opportunity to avail of a £10,000 proof of concept grant from Techstart to help validate their business idea. We'd recently reported on the call-out for applications for the Catalyst Co-Founders programme and now there's more good news for anyone who is thinking about applying, thanks to a collaborative new partnership be...
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Atoa announces pre-seed funding for its solution to empower and improve cash flow for independent, small and mid-sized UK retail merchants. There are more than 4 million small businesses in the UK which have no viable alternative to debit card payments and are reliant on Mastercard or Visa payment rails. Challenging this status quo, UK fintech Atoa Payments is announcing a $2.2M pre-s...
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Pact launches its first £30M fund to back early-stage European tech startups using technology for economic inclusion, well-being and climate solutions. Pact has launched its first £30m seed fund to back early-stage startups across Europe using technology to tackle key priorities for the next generation - economic inclusion, personal and professional well-being, and climate solutions...
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Co-Founders seeking people with innovative ideas and desire to create startups that could change the world for its 2023 programme. Got an idea for a high-growth startup or the skillset to help build one? If you’ve answered yes, then the Co-Founders programme by Catalyst is for you! Co-Founders is a one-night-a-week programme for anyone who wants to be a co-founder in a startup team ...
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Data from more than 500 companies reveals the core health of SaaS startups and assesses how European companies have performed relative to American counterparts. Capchase, the leading provider of non-dilutive capital to SaaS companies, has just published its Pulse of Saas report to provide the most comprehensive view of SaaS startups’ performance following recent economic changes...
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SeedLegals, the leading legal automation platform for startup funding steps into backing blockchain marketplace in carbon-neutral deal. SeedLegals, the leading legal automation platform for startup funding, has partnered with JustCarbon, a company simplifying the offsetting of carbon emissions and supporting high-quality, hyper-scale carbon capture projects to combat climate change, to dr...
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Goodera secures major investment to support its mission of helping employees find meaningful volunteering experiences. As organizations navigate hybrid work environments and seek greater opportunities to be good corporate citizens, employee volunteering programs are becoming a favorite for combining social impact and employee engagement. Scaling with this trend, Goodera, the leading employ...
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  North West Regional College launches the IDEATOR Awards, a new competition to reward entrepreneurial thinking among students and staff. North West Regional College (NWRC)has launched a brand new competition with a prize pot of £4000, to inspire and reward entrepreneurial thinking and endeavours. The NWRC IDEATOR Awards are open to students in the college, recent NWRC alumni and NWR...
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  Gravita’s tech-enabled client-centric proposition aims to transform how small and medium businesses in the UK receive accounting services. Gravita has just launched as a new challenger brand in the accounting industry with ambitions to become the leading tech-enabled full-service partner for established UK SMEs. Backed by Tenzing, Gravita is significantly investing in buildin...
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Major investment secured by YAHAHA, the community focused user-generated content metaverse, to help take its platform to new heights. Great news for YAHAHA, the community focussed user-generated content (UGC) metaverse with the announcement that it has secured a Series A+ investment of $40m, as it prepares to take its platform to the next level. The new funding round was led by Temasek and...
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Manchester-based startup Boodil secures funding to support its mission of transforming the everyday spend for consumers through open banking technology. Boodil, a Manchester founded open banking payments and consumer engagement app that makes it more rewarding, simpler and safer for consumers to pay online, has raised £525,000 in pre seed funding. The cardless payment method, launching i...
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