In February 2021 Raise Ventures hosted a Norther Irish startups focused Recruitment Roundtable. Our virtual Tech for Non Tech event pivoted from a ‘virtual stage’ to a conference style ’roundtable discussion’. We decided it was the time to focus on the recruitment challenge that many startups here in Northern Ireland are up against. One of…
As reported in the BBC: Ban on new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030 under PM’s green plan While the efforts from the PM might be lacklustre (the budget amount for this transformation is 1/25th of the massively overspent (and mostly pointless) HS2 rail project, the opportunity remains for smart startups to address…
Much has been made of the new M1 processor-equipped Macs from Apple – the fabless MacBook Air, the diminutive Mac mini and the peerless MacBook Pro 13″. They’re currently wowing everyone with their power efficiency (and battery life in the laptops) and their heat characteristics (they’re silent or fanless) and lastly, and probably most relevantly,…
What is one thing you would suggest to maintain positive mental health? For me mental health is about making sure I keep connected to others. With the move to more online meetups I’ve been part of running and attending events which has helped. Then it’s about following up for a quick one to one 20…
We’ve debated and considered lots of tools and put together this list of 15 top tools that founders need in the startup world. Some are free, some have a small subscription free. Founders can do a lot with these tools, get their website created, emails sent and prototypes designed. They can manage their finances, get…
Sifted.eu writes: A European rival to workplace messaging app Slack called Element has won the world’s largest-ever single contract for a collaborative software service, supplying half a million licences to help communication in the German education system. The win points to the growing concern about privacy in communications around the world. At Raise, we use…
As we mentioned in our last newsletter, the University of Ulster are helping with the industry demand for programmers by releasing two new Postgraduate courses. These courses are free of charge. The first, 100 places in a PgCert in Artificial Intelligence, is designed to get a hold on the demand for AI across many industries.…
This recognition is well placed and the ranking is all the more impressive when you look at the populations of the cities in the top 9 places. Andrew Jenkins, Fintech Envoy for Northern Ireland was quoted to say: “Confirmation that Belfast has been ranked in the inaugural top 10 “Tech Cities of the Future” for…
It’s great to see the government using the current pandemic to bolster new innovations which would have long-reaching effects beyond the current crisis. We have seen how air quality has improved due to the numbers of cars off the roads but there are challenges on how to get people onto public transport (and planes). It’s…
This week we are spoiled for choice. Two conferences which attract large numbers of people are happening for free (and recordings are made of both of them for those of us who can’t attend in person.). Both of them have content geared towards the IT and digital sector. Some of the content is complex and…
