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upSTART 2017 - Applications open for 50k startup pitch competition
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th March 2017***Since original publication - the prize fund has been increased to a package of £150k! Click here for updated details!***
In 2016, high potential start-ups from across Europe travelled to Belfast, a culturally diverse city full of opportunity and an appetite for growth and change. The start-ups battled for a now £150k prize in front of a panel of globally recognised judges.
The pit...
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Digital Content of the Scientific Kind
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd June 2016A few weeks back Startacus was delighted to welcome the team from SciencePod to our Tech Startup Pitch Battle, upSTART.
SciencePOD is a specialist content creation agency focused on technology, science, medicine and innovation. They offer a platform to create clear and compelling content integrated with a smart magazine publishing tool.
They put up a fab fight at upSTART, but sadly didn&r...
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Barclays Small Business Manager talks Fintech, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th June 2016Few aspects of running a business have changed as significantly in recent years as banking and finance. The ever-growing influence of ‘digital’ has paved the way for fintech innovations to thrive, revolutionising the way that businesses complete transactions and raise capital, as well as business customers expectations of their financial service providers.
Amongst this much-altered la...
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upSTART Prize Increase and Judges Announced
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th May 2016Two pieces of exciting news about the Startup Pitch Battle upSTART Belfast taking place at DigitalDNA on the 8th June (You can apply to take part here)
The Prize is Growing and the application deadline has been extended!
We are delighted to announce that the winner’s prize continues to grow and is now valued at £50K.
In the past few weeks the team have managed to ...
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