The Beans Group helps brands and agencies understand, access and engage young people. The company runs studentbeans.com, the UK’s leading youth website, which receives over 2.5 million monthly visitors and provides unique offers, entertainment and money-saving advice for university students. The Beans Group helps top advertisers like Google, Red Bull and Microsoft access and engage with 18-24s….
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TrialReach: London
Despite the advances in medicine, millions of patients still lack effective treatments that could cure or help them manage their conditions. Their only hope is that researchers find new and better treatments – and this can only be done through clinical trials. TrialReach makes clinical trials faster, simpler, and more focused on patient needs. By…
SwiftKey: London
There are a handful of reasons I miss having an Android phone, and SwiftKey is one of them. Named the #1 startup in London this month by Wired UK, SwiftKey is a keyboard app for smartphones and tablets that learns from you to offer better auto-corrections and next-word predictions. “We’ve always seen it as being…
Hire My Friend: London
Ever wanted to tweet about looking for a new job but you were scared your boss might find out? Hire My Friend is a new tool by the folks at Makeshift* that lets you help your friends find new jobs anonymously so no one’s boss has to find out about it! Hire My Friend now…
Neverbland: London
Neverbland is a team of designers, developers and doers, united as one of London’s fastest growing and highly commended product studios. Neverbland’s team all hail from startup and service backgrounds so they understand the importance of simple, elegant solutions to problems and quick releases; matching beautiful aesthetic to functional design. Founder Sam Mathews says, the…
Decoded: London
Want to learn how to code in a day? That’s exactly what Decoded promises to do and has done for hundreds of students around the world. Co-founders Kathryn Parsons, Steve Henry, Richard Peters and Ali Blackwell joined forces in 2011 with the aim of taking people from zero to coding a multi-platform app using HTML, CSS…
Struq: London
Founded by CEO Sam Barnett, Struq is a personalised advertising start-up based in London that has attracted 350 clients from 19 countries, including Nike, Adidas, Hilton Hotels and Topshop. The platform allows advertisers to target their ads based on consumers’ likes and interests. The company’s uses cookies to track each user’s activity and is then able…
Secret Escapes: London
Secret Escapes is the UK’s biggest members-only website specialising in flash sales for luxury travel. Each week, the company hand-picks four and five-star hotels and holidays and sells them for less than anyone else online – guaranteed. For the duration of the site’s flash sales (one or two weeks), Secret Escapes offers its members exclusive…
Triptease: London
It’s still chilly as ever in London, so I’ve been warming myself up with stories of banana pancakes in Bali and poolside parties in Miami on the cleverly named website Triptease, which offers a new take on travel reviews that are beautiful, image-led and designed for sharing. Triptease founder and Chief Tease, Charlie Osmond said, ‘We believe in…
FrameBlast: London
FrameBlast lets anyone craft beautiful stories with video. Whether it’s a roadtrip, a wedding, afternoon football, a gig or just messing around – its easy to shoot multiple clips, add music, apply filters and have a full HD video done in a few taps and swipes. Originally founded in London, the FrameBlast community has been…
MOVE Guides: London
Moving countries is tough but it doesn’t have to be miserable. MOVE Guides is a one-stop-shop for international relocation. The London-based startup offers companies a cloud-based portal for employee relocation that helps them to reduce costs and administration associated with global mobility, benefit from real-time employee data and support employees moving with lump sums. The…
Mixcloud: London
Mixcloud is an Internet radio platform where listeners can stream a unique catalogue of high quality DJ mixes, radio shows and Podcasts – collectively known as “Cloudcasts”. The platform is powered by people – including users such as Fatboy Slim, Moby and The RSA – who love to share their latest discoveries and knowledge via…
