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The lowdown on equity crowdfunding and some common misconceptions care of upSTART 2018 Major Sponsors, Seedrs.  "Equity crowdfunding can often be a shrewd way to fund a business. Yet there are certain misconceptions that could lead to an entrepreneur mistakenly discounting it as a viable funding option: 1. A capital injection is the sole benefit from equity crowdfunding Not so. Although fu...
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Win 1 of 10 free general admission tickets to attend Digital DNA Belfast, care of upSTART 2018 Major Sponsor, Seedrs, Europe’s leading equity crowdfunding platform.  We recently announced Seedrs, Europe’s leading equity crowdfunding platform, partnered with upSTART 18 as Major Sponsor to support the startup pitch competition that takes place at Digital DNA, Belfast on the 19th an...
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Starting with approx 25 disruptive startups and culminating with 1 eventual winner, the upSTART '18 pitching startups at Digital DNA 2018 in Belfast are... Over the last couple of weeks, team Startacus have been shortlisting startups to pitch at upSTART '18, the startup pitching comp at Digital DNA 2018, that brings together a whole host of top UK and Irish tech startups. Hosted by Startacus (th...
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Social Prescription software platform Elemental Software (we’ve followed their journey for awhile) have been shortlisted for the prestigious UKBAA Awards in the Best Female Led Angel Investment Category. Now in its 14th year, the annual UKBAA Angel Investment Awards, (happening 19th June, Liverpool) aim to celebrate high-growth and success in the angel and early-stage investment market &nda...
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Alongside the opportunity for startups to apply to pitch their startup at upSTART 18, the startup pitch competition at Digital DNA - startups are now being given the opportunity to exhibit over the full two days at Digital DNA, at St Georges Market, Belfast on the 19th and 20th June, in a dedicated startup zone. Not only exclusive to startups selected to pitch at the two-day event, the startup zo...
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upSTART startup pitch finalists for 2017, Nova Leah, specialists in cyber security solutions for medical devices, picked up the Grand Prix Startup of the Year Award at the Irish National Startup Awards 2018. Powered by Bank of Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, The National Startup Awards 2018, aim to support, recognise and applaud Irish based businesses on every stage of the entrepreneurial jo...
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Get up to 96% off on  standard .TECH domains, care of the team at .TECH, to celebrate their involvement in this year’s upSTART startup pitch competition at Digital DNA. Having your own .TECH domain name can a great way to highlight your business affinity to tech, quickly showing your tech focus to your target audience and the people that matter.  And the good news is that care of...
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Pitching your startup on stage can be tough going indeed - but here’s some startup pitch inspiration to keep all prospective 'startup pitchers' going, care of our very own co-founder, Alastair Cameron. I was reminded last week of an epic achievement at the first upSTART startup pitch competition that we ran and hosted at Digital DNA, when I saw the hashtag of  #RamadanMubarak trending....
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Care of the team at .TECH domains, startups can apply for a free .TECH domain if they apply to pitch their startup at upSTART 18, the startup pitch competition at Digital DNA, Belfast Having your own .TECH domain name can a great way to highlight your business affinity to tech, quickly showing your tech focus to your target audience and the people that matter. And the good news is that care of t...
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Seedrs, the leading UK-based equity crowdfunding platform that lets anyone invest in startups, has today been announced as Major Sponsor to upSTART 18 the startup pitch competition that takes place at Digital DNA, Belfast on the 19th and 20th June. Seedrs allows all types of investors to invest in businesses and thereby enables all types of growth-focused businesses to raise capital and business ...
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