Newcastle is full of innovative startups and scaleups. Across the North East as a whole, technology firms boast a turnover in excess of £2bn, employing over 30,000 people in more than 3,500 businesses, according to Tech Nation.
Here is a list of 12 Newcastle startups and scaleups compiled by UKTN that you should know about.
Bottlepay
Founded: 2019
Funding: £14.4m
A mobile payments platform built on Bitcoin. The Bitcoin payments app is owned by NYDIG, which acquired the Newcastle-headquartered company for an undisclosed sum in November 2021.
In January last year, the firm received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to trade as a cryptoasset business.
Settld
Founded: 2020
Funding: £800,000
Settld is a digital service for dealing with death-associated admin. It can be used as a singular way to close down the bank accounts, social media, email accounts and utilities of someone who has passed away. Settld then gives updates and chases any hold-ups....