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The Belfast Raise, a Belfast investment event connecting startup founders with investors, entrepreneurs and mentors is back Thursday 8th November, 2018.   One of the hardest challenge for startups founders is meeting investors and mentors who have been on the business journey. An even harder challenge is for investors and entrepreneurs to meet start up companies who are so busy running ...
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Hosted and facilitated by startup go-to community Startacus (that’s us!), upSTART 17 is an integral element of Digital DNA, Belfast and is a two-day startup pitching battle, which will once again take place within a boxing arena. The boxing ring, lights, judges, bells and whistles brings the theatre of the boxing ring to the stage of a startup pitch playing out over a number of rounds, with ...
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A couple of weeks ago we reported that upSTART 2017 - the startup pitching battle at Digital DNA, had increased the winner prize fund to a fab £150k in value, including £10k hard cash. Digital DNA upSTART 2017 launched in partnership with Startacus (that’s us!), has been looking to invite UK, Irish and European Startups from specific industries, such as Data, Cyber, Fintech...
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***Since original publication - the prize fund has been increased to a package of £150k! Click here for updated details!*** In 2016, high potential start-ups from across Europe travelled to Belfast, a culturally diverse city full of opportunity and an appetite for growth and change. The start-ups battled for a now £150k prize in front of a panel of globally recognised judges. The pit...
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With the aim to create a true “West Coast of Europe” Startups scene, Startup Fest Europe is looking for 50 top Startups and Scaleups to Pitch to over 100 partners of toptier Euro & US-based VCs at an event next Month in Amsterdam. From 24-28 May 16, the Netherlands will host a marathon of matchmaking between startups, investors, developers and corporates with fourteen regional inn...
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We’ve followed the progress of the inaugural participants on StartPlanetNI, Northern Ireland’s only private equity backed start-up accelerator programme with interest since its launch back in June last year. We reported back in October that StartPlanetNI had had around 300 applicants for the first programme that was undertaken at 112 Donegall Street, a purpose-designed accelerator and...
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