Anna Flockett

Former Editor of Startups Magazine (2019-2022) Anna Flockett, is a Journalism graduate from Sheffield Hallam University, who not only has a passion to champion and celebrate all the technology focused startups out there, she is really keen to encourage more women into technology and to raise awareness of the importance of introducing more girls into STEM subjects in schools. 

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UK EdTech start up Perlego expands to Europe

Perlego, the world’s largest online subscription service for educational books, has announced its launch in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France, further cementing its position as one of the UK’s fastest growing EdTech startups.

Event Tech Live wows US and Canada

The first Event Tech Live (ETL) US and Canada wrapped on Thursday 10th June, content keeping to the high mark set on days one and two, Top Tech to Embrace to Achieve Effective Gamification and Back to the Future, Perhaps among the sessions and Canapii winning gold in the coveted StartUp Competition.

A call for changemakers…

National enterprise charity Hatch Enterprise has launched three new impact programmes, with support from the players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, NatWest and Adobe, which aims to help hundreds of UK entrepreneurs launch and grow businesses that have a social or environmental impact.

How to market your business – when you really, really HATE social media

Read any guide on the best way to market your business and you’re bound to find social media high up the list — and sometimes, the only thing on the list. But what if the thought of all this posting, sharing, liking, boosting, engaging, following and whatnot else leaves you cold? Should you suppress these feelings and slog over social media anyway?

Hello Tomorrow: The Global Challenge

We’re on the cusp of a new wave of innovation, with deep tech leading the way to a better future for our society and its home planet.

European initiative started an unprecedented accelerator for startup ecosystems

The DEEP Startup Ecosystem Accelerator is up and running. They selected the first generation of ecosystem projects coming from Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.

How to Build Back Better Following the Pandemic

As we recently celebrated Local Business Week – a time to highlight the businesses that make up our UK economy. Local Business Week gives us the opportunity for us to share learnings. Here are some top tips on how UK businesses can build back better following the pandemic from UK-owned SMEs and business leaders.

Sunbit secures unicorn status with a $130m Series D round

Sunbit, the preferred buy now, pay later (BNPL) technology for everyday needs and services, today announced a $130 million series D round of funding. The round was led by returning investor Group 11, a leading venture capital firm known for backing some of the most disruptive fintech companies.

Health sector unersies its future with new technologies

The application of artificial intelligence to automate diagnostics is one of the solutions that are already being implemented. DES2021, in collaboration with EIT Health, has brought together experts from companies such as T-Systems Iberia, Novartis and Ferrer to analyse the impact of technology on the health and pharmaceutical sector.

Augmented reality leader Reactive Reality continues its international expansion

Reactive Reality, the leading augmented reality (AR) company increasing sales and brand loyalty for fashion e-commerce brands by enabling them to offer virtual fitting rooms to their customers, has announced the opening of a new office in Minato-ku, Tokyo along with the appointment of their Japan Country Manager, Keiichi Iwamoto. This move continues the company’s international expansion, adding to offices in Graz, Austria, and Milpitas, California.

Premium streaming service for concert video in the Nordics

Swedish tech startup, Staccs, has launched its brand new, premium streaming on-demand service for filmed music concerts in the Nordics. Opening the doors to a world of iconic and legendary concert moments, Staccs is providing fans the opportunity to relive their favourite gigs, on demand, advert free – and in the highest quality possible. It also opens up new revenue streams for the music industry, whereby legacy video content can be marketed in a new and innovative way – benefiting the content owners. The new home for concerts on demand, Staccs presents a new and unique commercial opportunity for the industry.

Santander X Global Challenge aims to support SME’s digital transition

Banco Santander (through Santander Universities) and Oxentia Foundation are launching the Santander X Global Challenge | Helping Businesses Prosper for entrepreneurs with innovative, scalable solutions to help SMEs – the main driver of economic growth, job creation and social unity – digitalise and be more efficient.

Digi-Key supports startups with 2nd edition of Survival Guide magazine

We know that when starting out it can be very daunting and you may need a little help when it comes to direction, discipline and planning. That is why we have decided to create another version of the extremely popular Survival Guide. Brought to you by Startups Magazine and Digi-Key Electronics, this second edition of the Survival Guide brings you resources in the ten step entrepreneurial journey.

NatWest Accelerator programme aims to power you and your business

The NatWest Accelerator supports and empowers UK entrepreneurs and business owners to scale their businesses to the next level. Through our specialist Accelerator programmes we provide wrap around support and access to expertise, removing barriers and providing more opportunities to help customers grow.

Event Tech Live US and Canada opens virtual doors in one week

Event Tech Live (ETL) will make its debut in the States and Canada next week from June 8th until the 10th.

Inspiring Fifty 2021: recognising the women transforming the tech industry

The Inspiring Fifty UK awards, hosted by accelerateHER, opens nominations to spotlight women excelling in technology careers across the UK and showcase 50 incredible trailblazing leaders.

Savvy shoppers come together for the ultimate summer party

Meet Disco: A combination of improved purchasing power and super-safe security structures, extension features a referral program within the add-on, and auto-fill shopping cart for all the favourite merchants.

Vote for your favourite #eventtech startup

Event Tech Live’s competition for startups is now open to the public.

Meet the startups

As we now know, this year’s CRL cohort is slightly different with a larger number of startups initially involved, and then after a six-week period, a hackathon and a pitch day, six will be chosen to continue on the accelerator programme. I got the chance to catch up with all 18 startups, to find out a little bit about the founders, the business, their big ideas and some of the challenges they have faced with their products and proof of concepts so far.

Follow these seven rules to create an on-brand logo design for your blog

There are now over 600 million blogs globally; the U.S.A. alone accounts for 31 million of them, and together they publish over 2.5 billion posts a year (that’s 4800 per minute)!