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Skyjoy is an intelligent biodynamic lighting system that's improving the wellbeing of people living with dementia. Co-founders Pamela Topping and Lloyd Crawford recently sat down with The Guardian to share how they're pioneering an AI-driven circadian lighting system that is set to transform the quality of...
iPipeline has announced a partnership with BrokerIQ, a startup specialising in adviser technology. BrokerIQ offers a client communication platform that works on smartphones and tablets. The platform includes features like in-app chat, automated notifications, client profiling, and video messaging. The aim is to improve client engagement for advice businesses and...
We're so proud to say that ITUS Secure Technologies, who have developed the product Cybrisc, have won the Cyber Den competition at CYBERUK 2023! Founders Clare Ryan and Paul Daly impressed a panel of high profile cybersecurity leaders at the National Cyber Security Centre's inaugral Belfast...
Where can you find talent? It's not easy to navigate the numerous, dispersed ways of finding potential employees out there. So we've done the hard work for you and pulled together information on talent sources from local universities, colleges, programmes, and agencies. You can filter the...
A blog by Kris Jones The recent visit to Belfast by President Biden and US Special Envoy Joe Kennedy helped highlight the dynamic nature of the Northern Irish economy and particularly the tech and startup scene. They followed in the footsteps of Raise Ventures by holding their keynote event at...
Raising early pre seed investment can be quite a challenge for startup founders who don’t have a wide network or connections to investors and mentors. That’s where the Sunset Raise Pitch Night from Raise Ventures comes in. This exciting pitching event will showcase potential high growth, early stage...
The Accelerator programme is designed to help build investable, scalable tech startups. If you are a startup founder or entrepreneur solving a real problem and are ready to commercialise your validated idea, launch it in the market and raise investment - we want to hear from you! Applications for the...
Build your grant application writing skills to improve your chance of securing funding. A number of experts from across industry came together recently to help enhance your grant writing skills and understanding of application processes. Check out what we learnt from the session below. Hints and tips on successful grant...
Our community of 20+ founders came together to lean in to each other's expertise and extend their board room for a day of peer-to-peer learning. In true startup style we spent a quickfire 3 minutes on each topic shared on a post it note by founders around the...