Startups
Every business was once a single person with an idea. Some companies stay that way of course, but most founders will inevitably reach a point where they need help from others. If not before, then at the time when they’ve finished building a product, found a foothold in the market, and their natural next step is focusing on growth.
As parent to a young child growing up in London, entrepreneur Chris Turner wanted a greater understanding of the air quality in the capital and how it impacts on peoples’ lives and that of his family. However, when he failed to find the air pollution monitor that he was looking for, he decided to set up his own company, BREATHE Tech, and create his own. Startups Magazine caught up with him to find out more.
British tech startup StageClip is in active discussions with over 250 American universities to facilitate ‘virtual graduations’ in light of many in-person ceremonies having to be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
This startup has one of the nicest mission’s I have ever come across, and especially with the current global situation it seems we can all use a little bit of Livitay in our lives. At Livitay they are on a mission to make people happier at work. Day to day the co-founders, Jack Needham, James Naylor want to empower teams and individuals to take their wellbeing into their own hands using technology.
Ontruck is an innovation-oriented logistics and transport company, founded in order to develop technologies which will make the road freight experience a smooth and efficient one for both truckers and companies who send shipments.
There are a lot of solutions and products out there to help, monitor and control our physical health but what is out there to help with mental health problems?
Zara Nanu, CEO and Co-founder of Gapsquare, caught up with Startups Magazine to explain how she’s closing the gender pay gap with her cloud-based software.
In today’s technology-driven world it’s easy to forget that some sectors have remained relatively untouched by its advance, and the global gold jewellery industry is a case in point. On the face of it, it’s perhaps difficult to see exactly where technology could make an impact in this extremely traditional industry, which hasn’t changed much since the ancient Egyptians began to adorn themselves with gold nearly 3,000 years ago.
Quite often the best ideas are born out of adversity, and that was certainly the case for Immersive Rehab, a startup specialising in the creation of interactive and engaging physical and neuro-rehabilitation programmes in Virtual Reality (VR).
Atypical is combining the finest natural ingredients with cutting edge customisation technology to create luxury bespoke skincare. Each product is individually made and personalised to suit individual skin types, skin goals and lifestyles. Empowering people to co-create their own skincare products with the help of Atypical Cosmetic’s clever customisation algorithm, using real data to create a bespoke product that helps meet their skin goals.
Finally at The Business Travel Show, Startups Magazine got to speak to Orkun Acikgoz, General Manager of Rent ‘n Connect that allows you to stay stay connected in over 130 Countries, with 4G high-speed pocket WiFi for up to 10 devices. Reserve your choice of Mobile Hotspot on Rent ‘n Connect for the dates you wish to have it or throughout your stay, the essential arrangements will be made and sent to you, so therefore you will be available to use it freely as soon as you pick up your Mobile Hotspot device.
Also at the Business Travel Show we caught up with Khalid Medaghri, Chief Executive Officer at FlightBox, who offer multi-brand and ready-to-go travel kits with Personal Care essentials in travel size (cabin luggage adapted).
Seatfrog is a rail upgrade app that lets standard class passengers bid for a First Class upgrade in real-time or simply ‘buy it now’ and get a new boarding pass instantly on their phone. We caught up with Iain Griffin, the CEO at the recent Business Travel Show.
Table4one is the app that makes it easy for you to meet other like minded professionals for dinner, or lunch, when you’re travelling. As founder Ciaran Haughey was exhibiting the Business Travel Show he spoke to Startups Magazine…
The construction industry is surrounded by negative stereotypes, impacting not only its reputation, but it’s dedicated workers. Seeing these unfair perceptions of industry workers damaging livelihoods and reputations, I decided to do something about it. After a period of investing in property, I was inspired to start my own business, Trio, with the aim of tackling common misconceptions in the world of construction.
Startups Magazine speaks to Mariusz Zabrocki, London General Manager at Kapten – the ride-hailing app working on both social and environmental initiatives.
A self-made entrepreneur, starting his business from his room at University of Leeds while studying Cinema and Photography, Sam Stoffel is now the founder and CEO of matched betting platform, Profit Accumulator – a multi-million pound technology business. We spoke to Stoffel to learn more about his route from student to CEO.
London-based technology startup CloudStratex helps clients become confident and self-sufficient in cloud computing and its usage, rather than being reliant upon external providers to manage their IT operations. We spoke to Founder and CEO Adrian Overall to learn more.
Professor Mike Trenell is Co-founder and CEO of Changing Health, a company than began as a spin-out company from Newcastle University in 2016 to empower people to live longer, healthier lives at scale, delivering personalised behaviour change programmes for Type 2 diabetes management, prevention and weight loss.
Seeing is believing, as they say. But what do you do if you have something to show off, but it’s in a remote, hard-to-access location that would involve a significant amount of time and cost to take people to?
