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UK Startup Accelerator Welcomes 10 New Companies

Stuart Mitchell

The ATI Boeing Accelerator welcomes 10 companies this week to its second three-month programme, providing startups access to leading industry strategists and technical experts, a global mentoring network and a Boeing investment. They join the companies from the first cohort, which have raised £6.3 million additional investment and created more than 30 jobs, and gone on to partner with businesses including Rolls-Royce and Chevron Technology Ventures. The startups for the second cohort were selected from nearly 200 applications in more than 40 countries and locations ranging from Inverness and Hull…

The Giving Pledge Welcomes 13 New Signatories

Stuart Mitchell

The Giving Pledge has announced that 13 philanthropists have joined the Giving Pledge since May 2019, bringing the total number of signatories to 216 from 24 countries. Now in its 10th year, the Giving Pledge is a global, multi-generational commitment by some of the world’s wealthiest individuals and couples to give a majority of their wealth to philanthropy or charitable causes, either during their lifetimes or in their wills. It aims to create a movement that will help change the norms around wealth and giving on a global scale. The…

Homes for Good- Scotland’s first social enterprise letting agency- welcomes Big Issue Invest as new partner in £3 million deal

Stuart Mitchell

A ground-breaking social business group which provides high quality social housing has secured £3 million of investment from Big Issue Invest (BII), allowing early stage investor Impact Ventures UK (IVUK) to successfully exit three years early. Homes for Good (HFG) provides a solution to the lack of affordable, quality housing to people with limited housing choice in and around Glasgow, and has ambitious plans to double its portfolio and expand its model to other parts of the UK. Since it was founded in 2013, HFG has not only pioneered the…

National Lottery £2.1million gives community projects a welcome boost

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund has announced £2,138,400 for 34 charities and community groups across Northern Ireland, to support local people in these uncertain times. For a full list of grants, please see table attached below. Projects funded include those helping people with health conditions, supporting children and young people and allowing organisations to safely provide vital services within the current guidance and restrictions. Addiction NI is using a £499,420 grant to deliver their ‘Recovery Together’ project in Fermanagh, Omagh and Belfast to reduce substance abuse among people over the…

PRCA welcomes recommendations to tackle misinformation

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has welcomed the Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies’ tackling the ‘pandemic of misinformation’ on tech giants’ platforms report. The report outlines a series of recommendations for the Government to action without delay to ensure tech giants are held accountable for the harm done to individuals, wider society, and the democratic processes through misinformation spread on their platforms. Recommendations include: – Publish a draft Online Harms Bill now that covers the impact of disinformation. This should give Ofcom the power to hold digital platforms legally…