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ZIPZERO - the app that lets your shopping pay your bills
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th April 2023
ZIPZERO is an app that's tackling the cost-of-living crisis by enabling consumers to monetise value in their shopping data and earn cash towards their monthly bills.
We all have bills to pay, unfortunately. Worse is that those bills are constantly on the rise, with energy companies eager to pass on any increase in their own costs to us so that their CEO’s wallets don’t take a hit. I...
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The Beagle Button - the ethical browser extension
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th July 2022
The lowdown on The Beagle Button, the UK’s first browser extension that automatically recommends eco alternatives when you’re shopping online.
We’d previously featured The Beagle Button, a startup on a mission to help us all shop more sustainably online, back when it was still in beta.And now that it’s officially been launched, we’re back to take another look at wh...
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MIWA - the sustainable shopping solution
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th June 2022
MIWA is a Czech startup that's created an innovative smart tech solution to make waste-free shopping the new normal.
Although some brands are making a little more effort these days, it can still be hard to find food that isn’t wrapped up inside ten times its weight in plastic. The convenience of plastic outweighs its environmental impact for a lot of brands, and for a lot of consumers. Bu...
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aisle 3 launches their universal checkout across the UK’s largest selection of Sneakers
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th April 2022
The lowdown on aisle 3, the innovative startup that's using AI and Machine Learning to entirely change how we shop online.
Sitting at the intersection of Fintech, ecommerce and Marketplaces, aisle 3 has launched their cloud basket after two years of Global R&D focused on solving 1-click search AND 1-click checkout by layering a universal checkout across the complete aggregation of Sneakers....
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Go Banana - the UK’s first online marketplace for tradespeople and DIYers
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st April 2022
The lowdown on Go Banana, the online platform making it easier for both the trade and the public to source, compare prices and buy building supplies.
Whether you are a builder, plumber, carpenter, electrician, painter-decorator, or just a DIY enthusiast, you need tools and supplies. These aren’t exactly difficult to source, and you will likely already have your favourite shortlist of sup...
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Threads Styling Secures $12m to Further Expand E-Commerce and Live Commerce Channels
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd March 2022
Luxury chat-based shopping platform, Threads Styling secures major investment to expand its product offering and support business growth.
Threads Styling is the leading global luxury chat-based shopping platform, providing a personalised service over social media and chat-based commerce, with the vision to pioneer a new luxury shopping experience for the next generation of shoppers. Today, Thre...
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Hazaar - the UK's first zero waste student marketplace.
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th February 2022
Created by students, for students; Hazaar is a Manchester-based green-tech startup that enables students to buy and sell their second hand items.
We have written before about startups created to promote sustainability in shopping, such as Beagle and its search engine for sustainable products, Twig and its ‘bank of things’ to power a circular economy, or By Rotation and its fight aga...
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Beagle - making sustainable and ethical shopping easier
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th September 2021
The startup that's on a mission to help us all shop more sustainably online thanks to The Beagle Button, its innovative browser extension
Sustainability. It’s good. It’s vital, in fact, and is slowly becoming more of a part of people’s everyday lives. But it can be tricky to ensure that the products you are buying and the companies you are buying from are actually sustainable,...
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Startup of the Week - Good Club
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th December 2020
The Good Club is a startup and online platform that is on a mission to make good, sustainable and organic food and groceries accessible to all
Whilst we may be fully aware of the impact that our purchases can have on the world at large and we’re generally better informed than ever before, most of us could still try that bit harder when it comes to shopping sustainably. And the thing ...
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Sustainable reward scheme Bagboard targets sustainable shoppers and brands
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th July 2020Sustainable reward scheme Bagboard, a first-of-its-kind advertising platform for planet-friendly brands launches £600k funding round...
Bagboard, the creation of former credit trader Ben Ayres, and advertising executive Ashleigh Bishop, launched a £600k crowdfunding campaign via Seedrs this week to raise funds for the first sustainable rewards scheme that marries major brand campaigns...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.