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Continuum Industries raises $10M to accelerate infrastructure planning
Today, AI infrastructure planning company Continuum Industries announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding in a round led by Singular.Demand for energy and utility infrastructure is inc...
Belfast startup Enzai raises $4m to help companies use AI safely
It is 2023, and where there is an AI, there is a company looking to profit from it, and a regulator looking to police it. In short, the above meme.One startup — Belfast’s Enzai — has just rai...
Desana raises $7.4M to help the likes of GitHub and Sonos optimise flexible workspace
Github, Twilio, Sonos, Elastic and Splunk are some of the big names using Desana's workspace management tools, which has hybrid and office-only working covered. Desana, a provider of hybrid worksp...
Raylo raises $136M to build out its gadget lease-and-reuse ‘fintech’ platform
With the economy teetering on recession, and sales of mobile phones and other consumer electronics slowing down globally, a U.K. startup called Raylo that’s leaning into both of those themes has ...
Meet Budibase, a low-code open-source web app builder with automations
While there are differing perspectives on the degree to which no-code and low-code development tools could eventually supplant human software developers, it’s clear that any software that takes c...
Unfolded lands £1.2 million to fight fast fashion
Edinburgh, Scotland-based Unfolded has secured £1.2 million in a pre-seed financing round as it aims to eliminate waste from the global fashion industry.
Firestoke raises $2.2m in seed funding
Indie publisher Firestoke has raised $2.2 million in a round of seed funding led by Hiro Capital. The round also saw contributions from Swedish games investors Behold VC and Scottish tech fund Tech...
Belfast-based Sonrai Analytics prescribed £2m for AI medical software
Belfast-based Sonrai Analytics has raised £2.1m in its “seed plus” round, led by venture capital firm Forward Partners, for its medical data analysis software.Using artificial intelligence (AI...
Edinburgh-based synthetic computer vision startup Neurolabs scans in €3 million
Currently the darling of those with the deepest pockets, Neurolabs wants to make the development and deployment of Computer Vision solutions as easy as making a website.
Benchling Expands Its Science Software Capabilities With Its First Acquisition
On Thursday, San Francisco-based R&D cloud software company Benchling announced that it has acquired Belfast-based Overwatch Research
Scottish startup secures $4.8 million from Octopus Ventures
Scotland-based deep tech company Touchlab which develops electronic skin (e-skin) for robots has raised a $4.8 million in seed funding.
Overwatch Research closes $3.5 million seed round
Overwatch Research, a company creating workflow software for medical research, announced a $3.5 million seed round on Tuesday.
Software supply chain platform Cloudsmith raises $15M Series A led by Tiger Global
Cloudsmith, a cloud platform for software supply chain management, has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global, which it claims is the largest-ever Series A funding round in...
Desana raises $4m seed round to solve hybrid working for global employers
Desana, a startup transforming how global employers utilise workspace, has announced that it has raised a $4 million seed round. The oversubscribed round was led by Berlin-based PropTech 1 Ventures...
AntennaWare secures £300k Seed investment led by QUBIS and Techstart Ventures
AntennaWare, a wearable technology company based in Belfast has secured £300,000 following a successful seed funding round led by QUBIS and Techstart Ventures as part of Invest Northern Ireland’...
Self-Storage Software Firm Secures £500K
Stora, a new self-storage software product, has raised £500,000 in a round led by Techstart Ventures to fund continued growth in the UK and US.Stora was developed by the team behind Stora a self s...
Cumulus Neuroscience raises £6m in Dementia Discovery Fund-led financing round
Belfast-headquartered Cumulus Neuroscience has raised £6m in a financing round led by the Dementia Discovery Fund, with the funds set to be used to advance its integrated physiological and digital...
Ready meal firm Parsley Box raises £17m ahead of London listing
The Edinburgh-based company, which targets the “baby boomer” generation, this morning announced its proposed admission to trading on London Stock Exchange’s AIM market.
Scottish software planning firm Ruffly raises £300K to eliminate $1 trillion worth failed
Ruffly, a Scotland-based software planning startup, has raised a £300K pre-seed funding round led by Techstart Ventures. The funding will support the growth of the team and the development of the ...
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2021 Investment Intern, Techstart Ventures LLPRequirements: Time Commitment: 40 weeks placement: Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm Start Date: September 2021 (Final Date TBC)Location: Cathedral Quarte...
Scottish startup HeySummit raises $1 million for virtual events platform
HeySummit, the Scottish startup behind an eponymous platform for virtual events, has raised $1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Belfast-based Techstart Ventures, with participation fro...
Asset manager heavyweights commit £1m to start-up fund platform
Start-up fund investment platform Tillit has raised £1m in an initial funding round which attracted cash from a series of major asset management figures and UK venture capitalist Techstart.
Computer Vision Startup Neurolabs Completes €1m Funding Round
Computer vision startup Neurolabs has completed a €1 million pre-seed funding round, co-led by Lunar Ventures and Techstart Ventures.
Former Amazon engineer's PicoJar start-up embraces screenshot revolution
Siwei Kang's Edinburgh business is backed in funding round by Techstart Ventures and Skyscanner founder
Texan video games veteran switched HQ to Scotland and sealed £500,000 investment
Video games tech firm AdInMo has completed a $500,000 seed investment round led by Techstart Ventures after its Texan founder moved the business to Edinburgh.
Continuum Industries raises £1.5m seed round
Continuum Industries, which provides AI tools for engineering professionals to rapidly design linear infrastructure projects and reduce their costs, has raised £1.5 million in seed funding to make...
TrueStock Selects Techstart Ventures as Investment Partner
TrueStock is leading the way in predicting the future for retailers and manufacturers. TrueStock uses machine learning to forecast inventory usage for businesses. It takes into consideration a h...
Prodsight closes £400k pre-seed investment
Techstart are delighted to join with TrueSight Ventures in backing Tadas Labudis and the team at Prodsight.
Budibase closes six figure investment round with Techstart Ventures
BELFAST, January 28th, 2020 Budibase is one of the world’s most highly anticipated low-code platforms. The platform lets users build web applications without writing code. Instead users are prese...
Overwatch Research close investment round with Techstart Ventures
Overwatch Research is an innovative software company revolutionising drug development processes for pharmaceutical companies worldwide. The product reduces scientific error and inefficiencies, help...
Edinburgh technology start-up raises £500,000
A Scottish financial technology start-up has raised £500,000 and added an advertising industry veteran to its board.
Edinburgh tech start-up Trickle secures seed funding deal
Scottish entrepreneur Paul Reid has secured backing from angel investors and venture capital outfit Techstart Ventures as he looks to grow his latest start-up, Trickle.
Edinburgh University spin-out powers up with 'milestone' funding injection
A University of Edinburgh spin-out that turns difficult-to-recycle paper waste into a product that boosts green energy production has secured “milestone” funding as part of an ambitious growth ...
Belfast start-up Cloudsmith secures massive £2.1m seed investment
Local technology firm Cloudsmith has secured one of the largest seed funding rounds for an NI tech startup, raising £2.1m.
Digital marketing start-up raises £1 million seed funding
Edinburgh tech start-up Stampede has received £1 million seed funding from investors including Techstart Ventures , Galvanise Capital, angel investor Judy Wilson and the Scottish Government.
First exit from Techstart's Scottish Fund as ChilliConnect joins Unity Technologies.
We’re delighted to announce that ChilliConnect has been acquired by Unity Technologies!
Edinburgh Co-Working Start-Up Raises Six Figure Sum
A start-up founded in Edinburgh that is to launch at the end of this month, giving subscribers access to a UK-wide network of quality workspace, has closed a six-figure seed round with Techstart Ve...
Data analysis firm MarktoMarket to double after raising £1.75m
A new business providing data on private company valuations is set to double in size over the next six months after securing £1.75 million in equity finance.
Machine Labs secures £800,000 seed funding to create new jobs
Database marketing specialist Machine Labs has received £800,000 equity funding from Techstart Ventures, the founders, angels investors along with additional grant funding from Scottish Enterprise.
Raylo: This new start-up promises to bring down the price of a new iPhone contract
A London and Belfast-based mobile phone startup has raised £1.6m for the launch of its subscription model in a pre-seed funding round.
Belfast fintech startup loyalBe scores growth funding
One of Northern Ireland’s most promising fintech start-ups, loyalBe, has secured a six figure investment which it plans to use to develop its innovative rewards app.
Converge Alumni programme offers a continual focus on entrepreneurial development
More and more academics are opening up to the idea that research can be translated into a commercial opportunity, and that universities can be a platform to springboard entrepreneurial activities.
Derry-based Modern Democracy brings digital transformation for voting
Derry-based tech company Modern Democracy has successfully deployed its new digital platform to transform polling stations in the UK's 2019 local elections.
Cemetary software firm Plotbox approaches $5m US in investment
Cemetary software and digital mapping start-up Plotbox is approaching $5m US in total investment as it seeks to reinvent the death care industry.
Converge Challenge firms secure Techstart support
‘MAKE A JOB, DON’T TAKE A JOB’: POOL OF SCOTLAND’S ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURS CONTINUES TO RISE1) Entrepreneurial spirit alive and well in Scotland’s Universities as submissions to the Conver...
Techstart Announced as Audience of the Future Investment Accelerator Partner
Eleven organisations confirmed as investor partners in the ISCF Audience of the Future Investor Accelerator.
Techstart opens new Scottish office and completes first four investments.
Techstart Ventures is delighted to announce that it has established a new Edinburgh office and completed the first four investments from its new Scottish venture capital fund. The Scottish fund wil...
Belfast start-up raises more seed funding to develop lip-reading technology
SPEECH recognition start-up Liopa in Belfast has raised another chunk of seed funding as it continues its quest to fully commercialise its innovative Lip Read technology.
ChilliConnect secures $450k+ Seed Investment Funding
The ChilliConnect team are excited to announce the completion of a Seed Investment round of over $450,000 raised from Techstart Ventures, Ascension Ventures and existing angel investors.
£4.6million Funding Boost for Neurovalens
Funding set to propel ‘neuroscience’ to new levelHealth tech company, Neurovalens, which is headquartered in Belfast, has secured £4.6 million in equity following a highly successful ‘Series...
Makematic raises investment to help brands connect with education
Educational media company, Makematic, whose clients and partners include Adobe, Microsoft, Crayola and the BBC, announced today that it has secured a £1,000,000 seed investment from Cordovan Capit...
Northern Ireland entrepreneur launch her own brand of hair care products
Yolanda Cooper from Mallusk found travelling with multiple hair gadgets so cumbersome that she designed her own - and now she's also developed unique haircare products which contain seaweed, mos...
Hal Wilson of Techstart talking about investing in startups
ESIF equity financial instruments in Northern Ireland – interview with Hal Wilson, Partner, Techstart Ventures, Financial Intermediary, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Belfast-based Cloudsmith secures undisclosed Techstart investment
Cloudsmith has secured a "significant but undisclosed pre-seed investment round" from Techstart Ventures, an investment that will help to support the product and ecosystem currently being developed...
Belfast sports tech firm Pitchbooking secures £250k investment to drive global growth
Pitchbooking, based at Ormeau Baths, has secured an injection of funding from an investment round, led by local firm Aurient Ltd and backed by Techstart Ventures and Co-Fund NI, managed by Clarendo...
Helping businesses grow and thrive
Additional £100m to be provided through the Scottish Growth Scheme.
Investment will allow sports tech firm to create 15 roles
A Belfast sports tech firm founded by former Ulster Rugby player Andrew Trimble hopes to create 15 new jobs.
NI startup Orca Money raises over £500,000 ahead of upcoming ISA
Northern Ireland based financial tech startup Orca Money has raised £574,280 in equity funding to help fund its ambitious ISA launch next year.
Homegrown cyber security firm to double staff numbers as part of £500k investment
Belfast-based, Uleska, which employs six people at Lombard House, is currently recruiting developers to help build on its initial success.
Syndeo Announces New Executive Team
Technology, operations and sales leadership additions at Syndeo for accelerated growth.
Belfast manufacturer Sensoteq secures £700k Canadian export deal
A BELFAST-based manufacturer has secured a £700,000 (Can$1.2m) contract with a Canadian company as it looks to expand business opportunities in the lucrative market.
Jamie Andrews talks Techstart
Watch our very own Jamie Andrews talk about how we support local start ups!
Funding boost for Belfast Start-up
A Belfast-based start-up has secured a £400,000 funding boost to develop and launch an online platform designed to accelerate the recruitment process in certain industries.
Getting the most out of equity funding potential
In advance of Digital DNA and with the general equity funding landscape looking positive, John McGuckian, a partner in Tughans corporate team with a specialism in venture capital and private equity...
Stormsaver partner with Stormharvester to bring Active Attenuation systems to market
Stormsaver, the UK's market leader in rainwater harvesting has set up an exclusive partnership with Stormharvester, designers of a unique weather prediction software.
Belfast-based Liopa has secured $1million in funding
Liopa has secured $1million in funding – led by its initial backers, techstart NI, and QUBIS – which will enable it to commercialise the LipRead platform and actively market it for global use.
loyalBe announced as winner of inaugural Open Banking Challenge
A technology company developing an innovative digital loyalty app has been named the winner of the Open Banking Challenge, a new competition run by Techstart NI and Danske Bank.
Crowdcube campaign to double regional fundraises
We have launched a campaign to secure more equity funding deals for startups and growth businesses outside London, in partnership with six leading supporters of regional SMEs. We are aiming to doub...
Calnex Solutions acquires JAR Technologies
Calnex Solutions today announced the acquisition of JAR Technologies headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The acquisition, which is for an undisclosed amount, increases the Calnex product...
£750m up for grabs for Northern Ireland technology firms
Northern Ireland start-up tech companies could receive a £750m cash injection today as a Co Down man hopes to bring in major venture capital funding through an event in Belfast.
Techstart NI and Danske Bank Open Banking Challenge
Techstart NI and Danske Bank are inviting entrepreneurs to compete in The Open Banking Challenge for a £60,000 grant. In this video you can hear more about what Open Banking is from Danske Bank...
Kraydel Closes Seed Round
Health and social care technology start-up company, Kraydel, has announced today that it has secured over £1.2M in seed funding by close of 2017, all of which will be used to support the roll o...
TechStart NI And Danske Bank Join Forces To Launch The Open Banking Challenge
Entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland are being offered the opportunity to pitch for £60,000 of funding as part of a new competition launched today by TechStart NI and Danske Bank.
How I’ll help spark up the ambitions of NI’s newest technology businesses
Tristan Watson of the start-up accelerator network Ignite on its plans for Invest NI's Propel programme
How I’ll help spark up the ambitions of NI’s newest technology businesses
When is the right time to commit 100% to your own start-up business? It's a question which has a different answer for every aspiring business owner, but it is one that, at some point, every entrepr...
Go Crowdfund Yourself
Over the last number of years we have seen an increasing number of new and established businesses turning to crowdfunding.
NI tech company behind Modius raises record £1.2m on Indiegogo
Neurovalens, the Belfast-based company behind the revolutionary weight management wearable headset, Modius, has raised almost £1.2 million during its 60 day IndieGoGo campaign, resulting in fur...
Third Anniversary Marks New Developments for Techstart NI
Techstart NI’s position as a key provider of funding and advice to NI’s technology ecosystem has been reinforced, after its two lead partners in Northern Ireland, Hal Wilson and Jamie Andrews, ...
Ormeau Baths officially opens its doors
Ormeau Baths has marked its official opening by announcing a new partnership with start-up investment fund techstart NI.
New Belfast technology company on course to tackle maternal mental health
Belfast-based business Moment Health has today, Wednesday 3 May, announced that it has secured investment from techstart NI to enable it to develop its first innovation which will focus on maternal...
Belfast healthcare start-up funding tops £500k for 3D-printing tech
Axial3D, a Belfast-based company that is 3D-printing anatomical models for the healthcare industry, has secured £530,000 in seed funding.
Locate a Locum website secures major backing
A company making software to help pharmacies find locums at short notice has won funding of more than £500,000.
Belfast healthtech startup raises £1 million in seed funding
BrainWaveBank, a Belfast healthtech startup that is developing a neuroscience platform to track cognitive fitness, has raised £1 million in seed funding from a group of investors that includes tec...
Angels invest £280,000 in Orca Money
Orca Money has successfully raised £280k seed investment from TechStart NI, the Halo NI EIS Fund and private investors, including members of the NI Fintech Syndicate. The funds will be used to ...
International investment for Entrepreneurial Spark Chiclet, CADshare
An innovative Northern Ireland startup business is set to create 10 jobs after securing a significant injection of capital from local and international investors.
Local graduate set to revolutionise global medical industry via high tech start up
An Ulster University engineering graduate has secured a £300,000 investment to expand his new 3D medical printing company into European and US markets.
£850,000 Investment In Titan IC Will Drive Global Sales
Titan IC Systems, a technology spin-out in cybersecurity from Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), has just completed a £850,000 investment round from Belfast based investors techstartNI and Co-Fu...
Titan IC keeping homes and firms free from viruses
Titan IC Systems is a Belfast firm which is leading the way in high-speed cyber security - and counts no less than some of Silicon Valley's biggest names among its customers.
Limejar: Developing Software for Children with Autism
Software developer Debbie Craig has used her personal experience to develop a tablet based platform which has the potential to change the lives of children with autism. We caught up with Debbie to ...
Beacon Secure Investment to Make Design Look Easy
Belfast based technology startup Beacon has announced an investment from techstart NI to develop and take to market their digital marketing software which helps businesses to produce beautiful digi...
Question and answer: Northern Ireland tech sector really vibrant
Hal Wilson, a veteran of the venture capital scene, is the Belfast partner of Pentech Ventures, manager of seed and early stage fund techstart NI.
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