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Tech start-ups

Articles and news on UK tech startups and their role in driving innovation, transforming the way we live, work, and interact in the digital age.

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Tech start-ups pitch for investment in Manchester forum

Tech Invest Manchester sees digital businesses from the North-West and beyond come face to face with top investors from the angel and VC community

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Alternative foreign exchange service Revolut raises £1.5m through Balderton Capital

Fintech start-up joins Nutmeg, Zopa and Crowdcube in impressive Balderton stable.

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Oxford Tech Cluster set for £1bn funding boost

Number of recent success stories from the city sees investment in local tech start-ups soar.

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Can Tech City seriously challenge Silicon Valley as a hub for tech start-ups?

East London's Tech City is now five years old: so how is it faring and it is mounting a serious challenge to the world's top tech incubators?

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Andy Murray serves up tech start-up investment

Long-term partnership announced between tennis ace and equity crowdfunding platform.

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Shazam joins ‘$1b start-up club’ with $30m investment

Value increases 1,000 fold in ten years.

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Tech start-up orderbird secures investment for iPad point of sale development

A $10 million investment has been made into commerce technology business orderbird, led by cashless payment-geared ConCardis.

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SwiftKey and Skimlinks executives join investors at e-commerce start-up Ometria

To coincide with raising an additional $500,000 worth of equity investment, Ometria has recruited Huddle co-founder Ali Mitchell to its board.

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British tech leaders publish manifesto for digital innovation domination

The Startup Manifesto has brought together 182 UK entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and academics in an effort to protect Britain's status as a world leader in the digital market.

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Tech Innovators 2014: Blaze takes tech onto the road for urban cyclists

If you see the blinking image of a green bicycle moving into your peripheral vision, chances are it is the work of tech start-up Blaze.

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Entrepreneurs set to boost their workforces as technology drives new hires

The rapid growth of start-up technology companies is set to contribute a big up-tick in employment, EY's Global Job Creation Survey says.

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Former BT CEO Peter Bonfield joins funding round for Silent Circle

US and UK-based Silent Circle has raised $30 million of fresh institutional capital to grow out its mobile device privacy offering.