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Digital DNA launches upStart 2020 with unique video pitch platform
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th November 2020
Digital DNA upSTART, the startup pitch event that takes place annually at Digital DNA, is moving to its own standalone virtual event on 16th December. As well as video pitches from a number of high potential startups, the event will also host a range of roundtables, panel discussions and talks for anyone working in the startup community.
Now in its 5th year, Digital DNA upSTART was created to i...
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ESTHER set for success with New York prize
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th June 2019ESTHER, a pocket-to-pocket giving app which allows a user to give directly to an individual living in poverty, wins an all-expenses paid trip to New York to showcase the business to some of the world’s top technology minds.
A Belfast-based social impact, charity-focused tech startup has won an all-expenses paid trip to New York to showcase the business to some of the world’s top...
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The upSTART finalists at Digital DNA 2019
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th June 2019upSTART, the exciting pitch competition taking place at Digital DNA 2019, will see over 20 disruptive NI-based startups battle it out to determine who will win an all-expenses paid trip to explore the New York tech scene.
Whilst there can only be one winner, those shortlisted are:
CivicDollars is a social cryptocurrency platform that we have developed to help improve the health of citizens ...
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upSTART 2019 countdown begins with top investors confirmed as judges
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th May 2019Top technology investors have been named as part of a high calibre judging panel for upSTART, Digital DNA’s 2019 startup competition as the countdown for startups to apply begins.
A number of top tech investors have been named as part of a high calibre judging panel for Digital DNA’s startup competition.
Siobhán Clarke, Partner at London venture capital firm Episode 1 Ventures...
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Northern Ireland startups sought for upSTART 2019
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st March 2019Entries are now open for upSTART, Northern Ireland’s most exciting startup pitch competition which features an all-expenses paid trip to explore the New York tech scene for the winner.
Part of Digital DNA 2019, powered by PwC, the tech event held in St Georges Market in Belfast in June, upSTART is in its fourth year and this year is exclusively open to startups from Northern Ireland w...
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Continually wants to help you convert website visitors into customers
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th August 2018Continually wants to make sure you never miss another lead from your business website. By replacing contact forms with smart messaging, Continually want to make it easier for customers to quickly get the information they need, and businesses, the ability to convert more website visitors...into customers.
Belfast-based startup Continually is a new platform for generating more leads by using conver...
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Marko Srsan, Program Director at Techstars chats to Startacus
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th August 2018Marko Srsan, Program Director at Techstars, chatted to Startacus, about what Techstars look for in startups when shortlisting for their programs, the impact (or not) of BREXIT on UK startups and why corporates choose to collaborate with startups.
Techstars helps entrepreneurs succeed. Through the Techstars Worldwide Entrepreneur Network, founders and their teams connect with other entrepreneurs, ...
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TravaPlan wants to make business travel management a one-stop pursuit
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th June 2018TravaPlan aims to be the perfect tool for booking company travel for both the individual business traveller and the company travel coordinator, with their one-stop, business travel management platform.
Booking personal travel and booking business travel are two very different things. Complicated though personal travel may be at times, imagine all of the same issues and then pile on top of that th...
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The Digital Economy isn’t Built to Serve the People
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th June 2018Fahim Pour, co-founder of early-stage UK tech startup Pukket, argues that the the digital economy isn’t built to serve the people and Fahim envisages a new, 'fairer' future for the digital economy...
I might have been a little harsh with my title up there and I understand your complaints. At the end of the day, we surf the internet with ease, access free flow of information and enjoy being ...
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CliniShift awarded upSTART startup pitch title at Digital DNA 2018
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st June 2018CliniShift wins the upSTART startup pitch title at Digital DNA for 2018, battling off against 24 other disruptive UK, NI and Irish startups.
The European-wide startup pitch competition – organised and hosted by leading startup publication, community and platform Startacus (that's us) – saw Clinishift win £5k in cash along with a whole host of other prizes.
The 9 upSTART j...
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