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Kickstart catapults innovation with 43 high growth startups selected for the 2022 core program from 16 countries this year, including two from the UK. Now, in its 7th year Kickstart is one of the largest European Innovation Platforms, bridging the gap between startups, corporations, cities, foundations and universities to accelerate partnerships and deep tech innovation. Since 2015, K...
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iLoF Secures Funding to Expand its Digital Library of Biomarkers Aimed at Tackling the World’s Deadliest Diseases. Innovative startup iLoF has announced $5m in funding to support its vision of democratizing access to personalized medicine for millions of people living with complex diseases. Currently, iLoF’s intelligent platform is collecting massive amounts of data to build a libra...
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The lowdown on About:Energy, the innovative startup that's accelerating and enhancing battery development for the manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace sectors. With the rise of cleaner, electric-based energy comes the need to store that energy. Electric vehicles and the like require batteries, and with the UK’s ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles coming ever closer, those batteries...
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Earthly Biochar is a Devon-based startup that's on a mission to scale biochar use in the UK, helping to improve soil health and mitigate climate change. On the heels of the hottest weather on UK record, climate change is at the forefront of the national conversation again. Once again, we start talking about (not doing, of course) what has to be done while a shockingly large portion of the popul...
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The lowdown on Zoa Rental, the startup that's helping brands handle the growing demand for clothing rental and improve how the world consumes fashion. With the growth of circular fashion, clothing rental businesses are becoming an increasingly popular option, for brands and consumers alike, as we all do our bit to help save our planet. And since the concept of starting a rental business might b...
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WeWALK secures investment to help further develop its innovative technology and grow its global market presence. The good news keeps coming for WeWALK, the company behind unique products that enhance the lives of visually impaired people!. Hot on the heels of the announcement that it is part of a consortium that has secured UKRI funding for a Designed For Ageing project, comes the news tha...
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Digital mental health platform, Unobravo secures major investment to further its mission and make mental health accessible and sustainable. Unobravo, a mental health platform and benefit company, has raised a €17 million series A led by Insight Partners, a New York-based venture capital and private equity firm. Unobravo is Insight’s first venture investment in Italy. H...
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The lowdown on Oxford-based biotech startup Moa Technology and its mission to tackle the growing problem of herbicide resistance. Herbicide is a contentious thing. It keeps food safe from pests and keeps away weeds that would use up crops’ nutrients, etc., but it also has a pretty bad impact on the environment. Herbicides contaminate the soil and water, they can kill animals and insects ...
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Berlin-based Tomorrow University is on a mission to empower and educate the change makers of tomorrow and help create a more sustainable future. As we all know, one of the biggest impacts of the pandemic has been the inevitable rise in remote working and learning. As you’d expect therefore, there are more and more startups being created to service our “remote” needs - whether ...
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London-based fintech startup Mast builds cloud-native mortgage technology to help streamline the mortgage process and help both lenders and borrowers alike. It’s an acknowledged fact that the property ladder is becoming harder to get onto, but when you do manage to scrape together enough money to put down a deposit on your own home, you need a mortgage. These come with their own problems ...
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