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What UK companies can learn from the Australian startup scene
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st December 2020
The lowdown on what makes Australia such fertile ground for startups and the lessons we can take from this success
Over recent years, the startup community in Australia has been booming. It has become one of the most exciting places to set up a business and the potential for growth is impressively high. In this article, we're going to discuss what we can learn from Australian-based startups.
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Heroes secures major funding to supercharge leading Amazon brands
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th November 2020
Heroes, a new UK-based ecommerce business, focused on acquiring and scaling high performing Amazon businesses closes $65M in seed funding...
Heroes, a new UK-based company that acquires, operates, and scales small and medium-sized ecommerce brands, today announces closing a $65 million funding round led by Fuel Ventures and 360 Capital Partners with participation from Upper90, a leading alterna...
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24 Year-Old Founder Sells Bedroom Startup To UK Education Giant
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th November 2020
Major success for 24 year-old UK entrepreneur having sold his bedroom-built app to UCAS, the UK's university admission service
Fab news for a 24 year-old first-time entrepreneur who built a mobile app company from his bedroom, as he has just announced that the business has been acquired by UCAS, the UK’s university admissions service.
What is even more remarkable is that the young ...
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Strive, the fintech designed for families launches in the UK
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd November 2020
Launch of new fintech startup Strive, aiming to make savings fun for the whole family and help shape kids' money habits for life
A new UK based fintech for parents and kids called Strive has just been launched with the announcement of the acquisition of a popular digital piggy bank company GoSave in an all stock deal. With only 1-in-3 adults considered financially literate worldwide and homesch...
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Lockdown has boosted the nation's love of small businesses
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th October 2020
The nation's love of small businesses is growing - good news for the forthcoming Small Business Saturday on December 5th
Some good news today with the revelation that the Coronavirus lockdowns have boosted the nation’s love for UK small businesses, with 59 per cent of people saying they now support local businesses more than previously.
Research, commissioned by American Express an...
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Coutts UK Entrepreneur Index reveals what drives entrepreneurs to start their own businesses
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th October 2020
CUEI release their latest findings outlining the level of entrepreneurialism in the UK and the desires and barriers faced by those starting a business...
Coutts, the wealth manager and private bank, has just released the latest findings of the inaugural Coutts UK Entrepreneur Index (CUEI) which outlines the level of entrepreneurialism in the UK as well as the desires and barriers that they have...
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Campaign launched to celebrate the UK's Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd September 2020The launch of the f:Entrepreneur campaign celebrating the inspirational women running their own businesses in the UK
A campaign to identify Britain’s 100 most inspiring and multi-achieving female entrepreneurs has officially kicked off, with dynamic businesswomen across the country encouraged to apply to join the ranks of the f:Entrepreneur #ialso 100.Startacus recently launched Impacting F...
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UK Beauty sector specific accelerator programme launches
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th August 2020
UK-based independent beauty brands - this one's for you!
Good potential news for the beauty industry in the UK with the launch of The Beauty Accelerator™, a joint initiative between The Red Tree, the UK’s leading international beauty brand consultancy, and SFC Capital, a leader in the UK’s early stage investment world.The initiative will see one emerging independent beauty bra...
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Sport focused mumpreneur launches UK protein bar for kids
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th June 2020
From financial services to sports nutrition for children - one mumpreneur's startup journey to inspire the next generation of athletes to make healthy choices that are sustainable for life
Inspiration struck for competitive sport mum Marina Wegorek when she couldn’t find a handy and healthy snack to give her children before and after training. She teamed up with expert nutritional sc...
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Spotless Water - the startup that's innovating the UK's pure water industry
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th June 2020The lowdown on Spotless Water, the startup that's disrupting ultra pure water distribution
Purified water is not that widely employed by the average person on a day to day basis, but for some, it is essential. Aquarium owners don’t want their fish swimming around in tap water, which is full of chemicals, heavy metals and minerals, and which may have those fish swimming upside down in no tim...
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- No-Code Chatbot Builder Landbot Secures $8M Series A 20th Jan 2021 The innovative Spanish startup raises major funding to scale its team and help more businesses design smarter automated conversations with customers
- Supporting disadvantaged children with their online learning 19th Jan 2021 The EverLearner launches a GoFundMe campaign to help disadvantaged children in the UK who are struggling to complete their online learning
- Insurtech startup, Nayms Closes £1.5m seed round 15th Jan 2021 Major seed investment secured by the innovative Insurtech startup Nayms to assist with developing further pilot programs and building its customer base
- Innovative InsurTech startups take note - Lloyds Lab wants to hear from you 14th Jan 2021 The award winning Lloyds Lab incubator is back and is currently seeking innovative startups to join its latest cohort, Cohort 6.