Alex Lynn

Trading her ancient texts for technical datasheets, Ancient History grad Alex Lynn joined the Startups Magazine team in June 2018. Rather than a specific aspect of tech, Alex’s favourite part of Startups is getting to talk to the innovative founders of tech startups and learn about the roads they have travelled to get to where they are now. When not writing articles, Alex can instead be found writing her own stories or struggling to reach the top shelf.

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New marketplace launched to help SME business owners discover and compare tech tools

Entrepreneurial business leaders looking for new technologies to help their SMEs to grow and thrive now have a powerful new tool at their fingertips, with the launch of the fully-funded Technology Adoption Service.  

Gener8 closes £2.1m funding round with angel investors

Sam Jones, the founder of Gener8 – a free-to-use web browser that lets people take back control and earn from their online data – has announced a £2.1m funding round that closed not long after appearing on Dragons’ Den.

Businessman and investor Ged Tivey launches Sapien

Sapien kicked off its venture ambitions by leading a six-figure funding round for Manchester based sports VR company, Rezzil to support the development of its consumer platform, launching on Facebook’s Oculus Quest platform.

Monta aims to supercharge UK electric vehicle charge points

Monta, the electric vehicle (EV) charging app, has announced its expansion into the UK today to help meet a national shortage of charge points.

Promoting employee wellbeing with flexible childcare provision

It’s fair to say investment banks don’t have the best reputation for offering employees the perfect work/life balance, but one such firm – Numis – is setting out to change things.

Investment delivers hardware cybersecurity for servers

Xilinx invests in semiconductor startup to drive further collaboration on Open Compute Project-compliant device security for data centres.

Brands and companies need to make customer journeys the digital priority

In today’s increasingly digital-led way of life, retailers, service providers and other businesses are digitalising more of their operations and dealing with customers across a range of channels – whether it’s via a website, mobile app, email and other messaging formats, social media, or even the old-fashioned phone call.

Reactive Reality announces the launch of PICTOFiT Shopping

The augmented reality platform which allows shoppers to virtually try clothes on their own personalised avatars via their favourite online stores.

Round of funding accelerates Angell’s development on smart bikes

Angell was founded more than three years ago on the premise that Europe’s major capitals would be free of individual combustion vehicles by 2025. Angell’s mission is to improve day-to-day life in cities by designing, creating, and distributing future mobility objects for commuting, fitness, and leisure.

North’s first female angel syndicate launches

Northern-based volunteer collective, Fund Her North, which brings together women in the investment industry to support Northern female founders, has launched the region’s only female angel syndicate, Women Angels of the North.

Top Tips for Small Business Owners to Protect Their Brands

In the wake of the global pandemic, many aspects of our everyday lives have changed, including how we shop – with many of us now choosing to buy primarily online.

Industrial giants to benefit from startups’ manufacturing solutions

Four cutting-edge UK technology startups will now have the opportunity to develop minimum viable products (MVPs) to help industry titans digitise and improve their manufacturing processes, after being selected to go through to the final stage of Digital Catapult’s Made Smarter Technology Accelerator Programme.

Female digital entrepreneurs to provide tools for success

Thinkific Labs, a platform for creating, marketing, and selling online courses, today announced the launch of the third annual Think in Color Summit.

 

Podcast publisher launches crowdfunding campaign

The UK startup is simplifying the world of podcasting and making it more accessible for the storytellers of tomorrow.

How to network – when you don’t like people

Not a people person? Prefer animals to folks? Does the prospect of networking leave you cold? You’re not alone. A study by Harvard academics found that networking made some people feel dirty with an aching desire to brush their teeth!

First startup to provide carbon labels for restaurants and food businesses launches in UK

Foodsteps, a food technology startup that allows businesses to easily calculate, reduce, and label the environmental impact of their food, has formally launched in the UK today. The company is the first UK-based tech firm to provide carbon tracking and impact labelling to restaurants and caterers as well as food businesses.

The Owlett – a camera to help the visually impaired around the house

There are a lot of things that we take for granted. Something as simple as reading the label on the ingredients for dinner is quick and easy; but not for everyone. For all the wonderful things making our lives easier, there is still a lack of tech out there which effectively assists blind people in everyday tasks, such as reading text. Billy Wood, Founder of Owlett, has set out to change this.

Crème Del La Crème

Part of being human, is being connected. No person is an island, even if a few might own one. Innovative startup, Crème de la Crème, develops and uses their software to help people connect, specifically; to help companies connect to freelance experts in tech, marketing and design.

Domeg: navigating the world of finances, mortgages and debt

The world of finances, mortgages and debt is a veritable labyrinth of confusion, especially as clear education on how to navigate it is so few and far between. The startup Domeg, is setting out to do something about this.

AR playing cards explore American history and digital futures

The crowdfunding campaign for Augmented America, a pair of augmented reality playing card decks inspired by the history and future of the US, is continuing with more than 60% of the initial goal of $7,500 achieved in the first 48 hours.