Startups

Smart packaging to reduce plastic waste

Member of the last Startupbootcamp IoT cohort in London, and featured in our upcoming July/August issue focussing on sustainability, Vesta Smart Packaging have a simple goal – to provide a really good reason for us all to use less plastic. 

The Modern Cheesemonger

An idea churned out of the frustration of seeing good cheese go to waste and cheesemakers’ reputations spoiled, one man set out to save the future of dairy delicacies.

Always the cold side of the pillow

Created by two former insomniacs in 2016, Moona is the first smart product to not only track your sleep habits, but to enhance them by regulating head temperature to help the user get to sleep faster, deeper and wake up naturally.

Hello, is anybody home?

It all started when husband and wife John and Avril wanted a new doorbell, and there was nothing that suited their home.

Bare Conductive: Electric Paint

Founded in 2009 by four graduates, Bare Conductive has already launched two successful Kickstarter campaigns. Startups Magazine talks with with Isabel Lizardi, CCO and co-founder.

Never again be an inadequate gifter

15Gifts was started seven years ago by founder, Tom Cox, when he had the idea to create the first intelligent gift finding engine.

An open source platform to power the world’s data economy

Streamr is building an open source platform that will power the world’s data economy and give people control of their information.

The Future of Walking

According to research from King’s College London, over 9,000 Londoners are dying early every year as a result of toxic air.

Hope for the nomophobes

Has our love affair with our phones reached obsession? Maybe it’s time to get some space and find a new phone/life balance with SPACE app.

On your bike

Startups Magazine speaks to two cycle-tech startups, Beryl and JIVR, working on solutions to tackle urban congestion and pollution.

Electrosmart

French startup Electrosmart sets out to increase people’s awareness of electromagnetic radiation.

The world’s first autonomous underwater drone

In 2015, Nicolas Gambini decided to create the world’s first autonomous underwater drone. Four years later, meet iBubble.

Felcana: A New Generation of Pet Care

Felcana is the new generation of digital pet care. It is an ecosystem of connected and responsive smart devices that monitor your pet. Designed by experienced vets and developed by inventive engineers.

Tiger Heart: Where fashion meets tech

A startup can be a lot of things. Anything from one person to a small group of people that have the same vision and that are taking the necessary steps to make it a reality.

Oh Sn-ap!

When you’re travelling around the UK and spending hundreds of pounds on train tickets, you expect a good rail service. You expect trains to arrive on time and no unexplained cancellations. Unfortunately, for many travellers it has become something of a rarity to see the 5.34pm train from London to Birmingham arrive on time… if it even arrives at all!

Go-2-Fest

Co-Founders and CEOs of Apptimisation, Clara Toombs and Monica Pal first met in Japan whilst indulging in their shared passion for travel and it was there that they realised that they both had complimentary skill sets with which to provide fellow solo travellers with means to connect.

Tonik: Tools for the next-gen of musicians

When I first heard the name ‘Tonik’, my first thoughts conjured up images of a large gin.

#MeeTwo

MeeTwo is an app designed as a platform for anxious teenagers who want to chat, discuss and open up about any problems they might be going through.

LYS Technologies

The startup, founded by Christina Black Petersen, derives its name from her Danish roots, as ‘LYS’ is the Danish word for light.

Animaro

Animaro is a furniture design brand which combines art with engineering to create beautiful objects which are visually playful for the home, such as lighting and clocks.