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With the impact of BREXIT on the island-of-Ireland still very much an uncertainty, our evening event at this month's Startup Week Dublin will explore further startup collaboration and the opportunities that exist between NI and Ireland. Held at the fab Huckletree in Dublin, the Startacus organised evening event on Thursday 24th October will include a discussion on startup collaboration betwe...
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A give-thanks lunch for key startup champions and ecosystem builders in the Belfast startup and tech sector looks set to bring key Belfast startup and tech ecosystem champions together.  Organised by startup platform Startacus and Belfast based private accelerator Raise Ventures, the sit-down lunch for the key startup champions and community builders in the region will take place on the 17th...
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Startup platform Startacus have announced they have been selected to organise and host a NI startup focused showcasing event & social at this year’s Startup Week Dublin. Taking place between the 21st - 25th October, Techstars Startup Week Dublin powered by Dublin City Council, brings entrepreneurs, innovators, local leaders, and friends together over five days to build momentum and oppo...
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A new monthly video news roundup focused on key startup and tech news to impact Northern Ireland, aims to offer a handy, all-in-one overview of key Northern Irish technology and startup news from the previous month.  Filmed in various locations in Northern Ireland, the video news roundup is a new initiative led by leading startup media platform Startacus (that's us) in collaboration with Rea...
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Whilst there are a number of public sector backed accelerators and incubation programmes throughout NI, step forward Raise Accelerator, Northern Ireland's first privately-run startup accelerator...With UK-wide industry body TechNation recently reporting that its research highlighted Belfast as one of the best cities in the UK to work in tech and the 2019 Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network...
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NI-based medical technology company, axial3D, has raised £2.4m of investment following a successful ‘Series A’ funding round. Based in Belfast, axial3D is a pioneering medical 3D printing company specializing in the use of patient-specific medical models to advance both standards and efficiency of surgical intervention. Creating precise 3D models generated from patient CT, ...
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NI experiential learning initiative mTech.Academy announces plans to expand it's programme for the 2019/20 academic year. The team released it's 2018/19 Report Card at 2-day tech event Digital DNA, detailing the significant impact that the initiative has had on students and teachers over the last year.  Founded by experts from the education and technology communities, mTech.Academy deli...
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upSTART, the exciting pitch competition taking place at Digital DNA 2019, will see over 20 disruptive NI-based startups battle it out to determine who will win an all-expenses paid trip to explore the New York tech scene. Whilst there can only be one winner, those shortlisted are: CivicDollars is a social cryptocurrency platform that we have developed to help improve the health of citizens ...
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dip is a new free to download and free to use shopping companion app that will show users relevant deals based on their hyper-location. A young startup team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland is launching a new mobile app intended to disrupt the voucher industry at the end of this month. The app is called dip which is an acronym for Deals in Places. It allows users to access deals, discounts and ...
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Belfast based startups and entrepreneurs take note - here's the lowdown on key startup support and help available where you are.. Away from the established startup hubs like London, the support for setting up a business in the UK 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 highlighti...
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