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INVENT 2023 launches with £50k prize fund to support new wave of entrepreneurs
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th February 2023
Catalyst opens call for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators for its annual INVENT competition. Apply now to help get your idea to the next stage...
Catalyst’s INVENT 2023 competition for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators is now open, with a top prize of £25,000 for the overall winner.
Hosted by technology hub Catalyst with headline partner Bank of Ireland, the annual INVENT c...
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All-Island start-up pitch competition BIG IDEAS opens for applications
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th February 2022
Innovative early-stage startups from across the island of Ireland are being sought for the BIG IDEAS pitch competition at Derry and Strabane Enterprise Week with a £4K prize on offer for the winner.
Applications are now open for the BIG IDEAS start-up pitch competition aimed at early stage start-ups from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, taking place during the BIG IDEAS event...
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Invent 2021 seeking innovative NI startups and ideas
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th March 2021
NI-based with a startup or idea for an innovative product or a solution? This is for you - the Invent 2021 competition is now open for applications...
Invent, the annual competition organised by Catalyst and partners Bank of Ireland is once again open for applications. The competition aims to recognise and reward local innovations and proof of concept ideas that have the greatest commercial po...
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Startacus Self Starter of the Year Winner Announced
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th January 2014A couple of weeks ago we asked all Startacus Self Starters of the Week to pitch to ourselves and Marketest why they should be considered for the Self Starter of the Year accolade.
And the results are in...
But let’s have a little recap first of all on how we got to this point.
When we launched our Self Starter of the Week award back in September, it was because we wanted to reward the ea...
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Winning Seedcorn - we talk to regional winners Gnarly Adventure
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th May 2013A couple of weeks ago Seedcorn launched this year's all-island Ireland Seedcorn competition for startups and early stage startups. Big bucks of a prize fund worth €280,000 will be divided up between 9 winning start-ups and so we thought it wise to interview one of last years regional winners - Albert Quigley Founder of Gnarly Adventure, an online inspiration engine for activiti...
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