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NI tech startup scene - Tughans Solicitors chats to Startacus
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st August 2018John McGuckian, Partner at Tughans Solicitors, chatted to Startacus at this year's Digital DNA about the support Tughans can offer startups, what they look for in investable tech startups and the NI & Belfast tech startup scene.
Tughans Solicitors have evolved over the past 100 years into one of the largest as well as a leading commercial law firm in Northern Ireland - and further afield in t...
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Goal based investing platform Fountain raises first seed round
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd November 2017Fountain, a London based fintech startup aiming to make investment advice more accessible and empower people to achieve their financial goals, has secured it's first seed round.
A goal based investing platform, Fountain was born only a few months ago by former Citigroup traders Dann Bibas and Nishil Parekh with a vision to digitize the advisory process and offer bespoke investment plans that revo...
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Steps and Processes of Gaining Capital from a VC Investor
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th March 2017Our last two venture capitalist articles covered the questions to expect and to ask at a VC meeting, and how to get the most out of a VC meeting. We promised to go over how the process works and give some more insight into what to expect from the process of gaining capital from a VC.
First, let’s start with the basics. A venture capitalist - in the form of an individual, partnership, firm, ...
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25 Startup Terms you’ll probably hear and need to understand
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th January 2015One of the most intimidating things any startup will have to deal with is the abhorrent amount of non-sense jargon that is thrown about by the community of investors, clients and support websites.
Without that business background, how are you supposed to know the difference between an angel investor and an invisible partner?Here at Startacus, we say enough is enough, and we're on a mission to hel...
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Tina Mashaalahi of KweekWeek, THE Event Discovery App - Talks to Startacus
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd November 2014Looking to manage both the event host and the event attendee in one fell swoop, leading London startup KweekWeek recently managed to bag over $3 million in seed investment. Quick off the heel of this success, we thought it wise to catch up with Co-Founder Tina Mashaalahi to find out more about the rise of KweekWeek, their plans for the platform and to offer up a couple of virtual high fives too. F...
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Why Consider Seed Investment via Crowdfunding?- We chat to thought leader Barry James.
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th October 2014Why consider seed investment via crowdfunding? We chat to crowdfunding thought leader, Barry James.
Earlier this week we highlighted the Crowdfunding: Deep Impact Conference that returns 'up North' this November to Sheffield. Given our love of all things crowdfunding, be they whimsical, wonderful or very investible, we relished the opportunity to have a chat with those folks who have become the v...
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- Ideation NI Thon at NI Science Festival sets out to solve global issues 17th Jan 2020 At one-day event Ideation NI Thon, students will get the chance to solve global and local sustainability, environmental, city and health problems.
- NI startup ESTHER takes flight to New York 16th Jan 2020 NI startup ESTHER, a peer-2-peer giving platform allowing charitable donors to give money directly to people living in poverty, head to New York for a 4-day fact finding mission.
- 2019 stats show that the gender pay gap continues 14th Jan 2020 Recent research by Starling bank shows that in 2019, women earned up to £12,319 less per year than their male colleagues of the same age and within the same industry
- Digital DNA Awards 2020 nominations now open 13th Jan 2020 The Digital DNA Awards, held in partnership with MCS Group, celebrate the best tech talent, from companies of all sizes, excelling in the world of Digital and Tech and not just in NI...
