Jenny Ervine from Raise had a great talk with Chris Gregg of Lightyear about the company’s journey so far and plans for the future. Learn more about Lightyear | https://www.lightyear.cloud/ What is Lightyear? A B2B procurement and accounts payable automation solution built in the cloud. Where did the Lightyear idea come from? Chris identified a…
Today we speak to Raj Aharwal, startup founder at Tisec to hear his thoughts, review and testimonial about Raise Accelerator programme that he successfully took part in during 2021. How have you found the post-course support after completing the Raise accelerator programme. Raj: “It was an unexpected experience post-programme support, even till today TISEC don’t feel…
Technology and Communities can only improve Angel Investing Odds Look back to 2010 when angels stepped into the local Halo Angel pitching event. The events were the place to go to find early stage startups. After pitching and dinner the best startups would have a queue of investors waiting to talk to them. Fast forward…
Enterprise Barometer Survey During these extraordinary times for business it has NEVER been more important to make sure your concerns, opinions and ideas are being heard. By taking part in the Enterprise Barometer 2020, which last year saw over 1200 participants, you are adding your voice to the most powerful and comprehensive survey of self-employed,…
When Alastair Cameron from Startacus came to Belfast to meet up and said “I want to run a female focused tech event in Derry”, I thought great let’s take a chance and see how we can help. We offered for Raise to helps sponsor the evening social, because that’s what works for us, the networking,…
Paying it forward – successful founders help and support the next generation of startups. This support comes in many forms; mentoring, advise, introductions and investment. It’s also not specific to the tech world, there has also been a tradition of one generation helping the next. We can see that it’s well established in NI…
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This week in RAISE saw the launch of Raise Start-Up Stories, this is the start of a series of monthly events showcasing stories from founders who have been there and done it. They will share experiences, what works, what doesn’t work with the main aim to help others starting out. The start-up club is…
Last week saw the launch of the Creative Industries Seed Fund in Northern Ireland. Obviously a direct descendent of the Innovation Fund it’s not quite as open as the predecessor because it’s definitely aimed at Digital. If you recall, 40% of the Innovation Fund was dedicated to Digital previously – this will be close to…
X : In a company, what really matters for culture is having the right purpose. Me: In a car, what really matters for efficiency is having the right direction. X : That doesn’t make sense, it’s orthogonal, almost independent of direction. Me : Car or company? — Simon Wardley (@swardley) January 7, 2020 We discuss…
