Swishfund is an alternative lender focussed on supporting SMEs. We aim to build the best customer experience through a combination of technology, human connections and understanding. In 2020 we achieved Customer Service Excellence accreditation, and created our brand based on fairness, transparency and responsibility. We provide affordable funding for companies turning over more than £50k per annum in the UK. We work with StartUp Disruptors as we are dedicated to helping neurodiverse founders thrive and have an abridged neurodiverse friendly application form and process to help ‘’cut through the admin noise” of applying for funding.
Raise Ventures are a commercial start-up accelerator supporting early-stage Irish, Northern Irish and UK companies. We nurture high potential, disruptive scalable ideas to create global enterprises through our Accelerator programme, taking on two cohorts each year in the Spring and Autumn. Created for founders, by founders, we pride ourselves on being a companion to you on the journey of entrepreneurship.
The University of Portsmouth knows that starting a small business can be tough. That’s why we have partnered with StartUp Disruptors to provide free and low- cost solutions for the community including pre-startup, early stage and scale-up phases. We have access to some of the cleverest people in the world through our research arm and we are using this resource to support small business growth.
https://www.port.ac.uk/collaborate/business/business-services
Help entrepreneurs to access angel and venture capital funding for their ideas. They have a specialist fund specifically designed to help female entrepreneurs to thrive and can also help in the development of pitch decks and marketing messaging for investment.
Are the ultimate disruptor across the globe. Our first sponsor and supporter at StartUp Disruptors, they teach entrepreneurs the importance of following their dreams and also how technology can be used to disrupt existing markets of operation in new and exciting ways.
Over the past ten years, we have built a machine learning and technology platform that is revolutionizing how small businesses access finance. Business owners can complete a loan application and receive a decision in a matter of minutes, enabling them to get funding quickly at an affordable rate.
Providing mental health information, guidance and additional support for our members at StartUp Disruptors when required.
Our vision is for a world where everyone experiencing a mental health issue receives support and respect.
Our mission is to make sure anyone in our community experiencing a mental health issue has somewhere to turn to for advice, information and support.
Notion Capital is a European B2B SaaS and Cloud VC with more than $700m assets under management, with more than 80 investments to date. The Notion team founded, built and exited two highly successful SaaS businesses – Star and MessageLabs – and invests exclusively in exceptional founders with the ambition to build global category leaders. The Notion portfolio includes Currencycloud, Dixa, GoCardless, Mews, Paddle, Tradeshift and Unbabel. Notion is also the founder of Included VC, the venture capital fellowship for individuals from diverse and overlooked communities from around the world.
Tech Solent supports StartUp Disruptors, because we believe in the power of transformation through technology.
Our aims at TechSolent are to connect, develop and promote the technology communities within the Solent Region for the public benefit. We aim to do this through building a network of technology participants to address societal problems, educate the community on technology initiatives and combine these things to deliver economic development of the Solent Region.
Forged in the formative years of VaynerMedia, Sasha serves ambitious leaders with a growth mindset.
We’ve taken our combined decades of experience working on F500 brands in all sectors and right-sized it for today’s growing brands.
When Gary Vaynerchuk founded this group, he named it after his father, Sasha, another ambitious leader. Sasha means helper, and that’s what we do.
Whether through brand strategy and identity, marketing playbooks, or execution across the digital media landscape, we help build businesses that last.
Xebra Accounting is a team of disruptive and progressive accountants who were one of the first early adopters of Xero accounting software in the UK and they just do things differently. Set up by Guy, this team of 10 now actively manages a large portfolio of start-up and small business accounts from all across the UK. Unlike traditional accountants that turn up once a year during tax season, Guy and the team really get to know each company and help take the fear out of understanding how the numbers work and how you can be build and profitable and sustainable business empire. Join them at the monthly calls online with StartUp Disruptors to get FREE advice and support from a qualified accountant as part of the VIP member benefits at StartUp Disruptors. Want it all done online? No matter where you are in the UK, then Guy and the team can make it happen, come and meet them at the monthly online VIP community meetings each month!
Wilkinson Construction Consultants is a niche consultancy that services the construction sector across the UK. Geoff Wilkinson started the firm in 2008 with his wife; and this award-winning consultancy is moving from strength to strength and is now employing 10 people. Geoff is highly qualified and is regarded an expert in his field throughout the construction industry. Geoff sits on a variety of high-level industry bodies and panels. He is in frequent demand in the technical press and on the speaking circuit and he also writes professionally for the Architects Journal. Geoff has featured as an expert in the national UK press being featured in the FT, Guardian and Daily Mail, and has appeared on prime time TV in both live and pre-recorded programmes for BBC1, ITV, CH4 and CH5 programmes. He is also a business mentor for the StartUp Disruptors community online; sharing his knowledge and passion for all things start-up and small business.
NOSY is a creative agency working with green tech and planet conscious brands. With the aim of making a positive impact on the world.
They are designers, videographers and digital specialists – collaborating with organisations that share a green mindset.
At the core of NOSY is a culture that celebrates creativity, diversity and personal development.
The UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) is the national trade association for angel and early-stage investment, representing over 650 members that collectively deploy in excess of £2bn per annum. Our members include angel groups, individual investors, early-stage VCs, equity investment platforms, family offices, universities and accelerators. We are a not-for-profit organisation, run by and for our members. We support and advocate the Investing in Women Code and support StartUp Disruptors as its an inclusive safe space for all new entrepreneurs and scale-ups to thrive.
We are a multi-award winning company that has been a leader in the IT Service, Sales, Support and Business Consulting Industry for over 25 years. Something that makes us the recognised partner of choice for many leading Companies, Organisations, Schools and Private Clients. We support StartUp Disruptors as we believe as entrepreneurs ourselves in ‘paying it forward’; we know how tough starting a business can be (having done it ourselves) and we are here to provide support and guidance as well as IT excellence to small businesses across the UK.
Hampshire Web Design has a team of web professionals ready to assist your start-up or small business to get online from as little as £25 per month on our contract, or £495 ex VAT as a one off fee. We have worked with many small business owners just like you, who don’t know who to go to and trust with their website design and hosting, we are able to offer you help, support and advice and we are straight talking and won’t blind you with any jargon! Drop us a line today via our website and let us know how we can help you get online or rebrand something that has outlived its purpose! We can’t wait to help you.
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