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Entrepreneur stories: Chloe Lingard
MSc Entrepreneurship graduate Chloe Lingard spent autumn 2022 in Madagascar with a team of volunteers undertaking various activity to launch...
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Codices raise sees start-up's value rocket to £8.7m
18 February 2022
Launchpad start-up Codices has seen its value balloon to almost £9m, following a recent investment ...
Entrepreneur stories: Charlii Testar
Charlii Testar studied Creative Advertising at Falmouth before joining Launchpad to develop her chil...
Hackers, robots and real-world solutions
Launchpad was the venue for an exciting robotics hackathon last weekend (11-12 November). Members of...
New digital platform working to shake up the start-up ecosystem
Launchpad start-up BETA100 has just launched their platform; a network of talent that companies can ...
Launchpad joins the UK Business Angels Association
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve joined the national trade association for angel and early...
Codices unleash new livestreaming platform
Launchpad portfolio company Codices have released the first platform to allow anyone to create live ...
Launchpad startup secures £120k CIOSIF investment
Digital community engagement platform, GoCollaborate, has secured £120,000 equity investment from t...
Hackathon on a mission to solve labour gap in Agri sector
We're holding an Agri-tech Robotics Hackathon from Friday 11 to Saturday 12 November in partnership ...
Entrepreneurs gather for start-up event
Cornwall’s second Techstars Start-up Weekend took place in the Launchpad studio last weekend (16-1...
Calling all entrepreneurs, creatives and business minds
Following the huge success of our Techstars Startup Weekend in May, we’re thrilled to be hosting a...
Launchpad startup secures £120k CIOSIF investment
24 October 2022
Digital community engagement platform, GoCollaborate, has secured £120,000 equity investment from t...
Hackathon on a mission to solve labour gap in Agri sector
14 October 2022
We're holding an Agri-tech Robotics Hackathon from Friday 11 to Saturday 12 November in partnership ...
Entrepreneurs gather for start-up event
23 September 2022
Cornwall’s second Techstars Start-up Weekend took place in the Launchpad studio last weekend (16-1...
Food as fuel for creativity and innovation
02 September 2022
by Vivienne Neale, MSc Entrepreneurship lecturer Can we affect our creativity through our ch...
Calling all entrepreneurs, creatives and business minds
26 August 2022
Following the huge success of our Techstars Startup Weekend in May, we’re thrilled to be hosting a...
Data protection basics for small businesses
24 August 2022
by Aleks Chardakliev, Rocket Lawyer paralegal UK data protection legislation protects people...
Why you need stress busting Techstars
08 August 2022
by Vivienne Neale, MSc Entrepreneurship lecturer One of the most significant causes of stress is ...
How to avoid infringing others’ IP rights
20 July 2022
by India Hyams, paralegal at Rocket Lawyer Creating something new is a powerful way to add value ...
International exposure for Cornish start-ups
13 July 2022
Launchpad start-ups Amutri and Beta100, along with MSc Entrepreneurship student and The Sustain Abil...
Launch your business into the metaverse
11 July 2022
by Vivienne Neale, MSc Entrepreneurship lecturer Where do we start with the metaverse? Why is the...
Now & Then scoops start-up award at south west finals
07 July 2022
Launchpad start-up Now & Then has been named as the Tourism and Leisure Start-up of the Year at ...
Launchpad Start-up Academy supporting budding entrepreneurs
05 July 2022
Launchpad is supporting six entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas as part of its inaugural S...
