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Innovative startup Eterlast raises seed investment to help support its mission to lead the European sports web3 gaming revolution. Eterlast, the Web3 Gaming Company at forefront of the evolution of sports entertainment, has gone out stealth-mode securing $4.5million from some of the biggest names in gaming, Web3 and digital content ecosystem, led by Supernode Global, the digital content special...
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The first Innovation Island Connect event hailed a success and paving the way for more cross-border collaboration for SaaS companies and professional services firms on the island of Ireland. A recent report by the Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) highlighted the low level of tech services between the Republic and Northern Ireland. To address this, Startacus have partnered with T...
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Scotland-based female founders who are giving back to people or the planet - this is for you! Applications now open for the AccelerateHER Awards 2023. Female founders are once again being offered an opportunity to raise their company’s profile and benefit from a package aimed at driving business growth with the launch of the AccelerateHER Awards 2023. This year’s awards programme ha...
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Joseph Williams, co-Founder and CEO of inclusive recruitment platform, Clu shares some insights on how recent changes in the world of work have impacted the demand for transferable skills. Since its inception, the recruitment process has centred around the prestige of technical and academic skills. But the world of work has changed significantly over recent years and so have hiring priorities, ...
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Small Business Saturday launching a programme of free skills, mentoring and networking support for small businesses throughout November, as part of the online element of its UK roadshow ‘The Tour’. Small businesses across the UK are being offered a big boost of free business support to help them deal with the current economic challenges, as Small Business Saturday unveils a major p...
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London-based FinTech Sidekick raises £3.33M pre-seed investment to support its journey towards becoming a regulated active investment manager and mission to close the generational wealth gap. Sidekick, a digital active investment manager built for today’s rapidly changing world, has just announced a £3.33M Pre-Seed equity round led by Octopus Ventures, one of Europe’s la...
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BrokerIQ, the Customer Engagement Platform built specifically for mortgage and insurance brokers announce appointment of Ex Aviva exec as Non Exec Chair. BrokerIQ have just announced the appointment of Hugh Hessing as Non-Executive Chair of its Board of Directors.   As one of the leading Customer Engagement Platforms built specifically for the Mortgage and Insurance sector, BrokerIQ has ...
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  ChAI raises investment to support expansion of its commodity insurance products and empower more businesses to turn the threat of price volatility into an opportunity. Commodities AI Ltd (ChAI), the AI-driven commodity intelligence company, has completed a seed round to help expand its industry-leading services into new markets, providing real-time commodity price forecasts to new global...
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Hoxton Farms secures major investment to enable cultivation of animal fat and scaling of its manufacturing capacity in new pilot facility in London. Fab news for Hoxton Farms with the announcement of a $22 million Series A round to build a pilot facility for producing cultivated fat: the missing ingredient necessary to make meat alternatives delicious, realistic and versatile. After ...
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Innovative edtech platform Zen Educate raises Series A extension to support further UK growth and market expansion in the United States. Fab news today from Zen Educate, a simple, streamlined platform that connects schools with temporary and full-time teachers and teaching assistants, with the announcement that it has secured a £19.3m Series A extension round. The investment was led ...
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Startacus co-founder to be based at NWRC one day a week to help drive innovation among students and the college community. Excited to share the news that the North West Regional College (NWRC) has appointed its first entrepreneur in residence, supporting students on their first steps into business and that entrepreneur in residence is none other than our very own Alastair Cameron, co-founder of...
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Dogpatch Labs’ First Fridays for Startups comes to Belfast this week with talks from successful founders, mentorship and support for entrepreneurs. Northern Irish startups will gather for the first time for a major monthly technology ecosystem event “First Fridays” at Belfast's Ormeau Baths on Friday 7th October. The event is run in partnership with startup and innovation hub ...
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