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Start Me Up! A profile of Huddlebuy

Huddlebuy is a startup which describes itself as 'Groupon for small businesses'. It's aim is to allow small firms to receive the same bulk order discounts that larger firms benefit from.

We've been asking Co-Founder Per Larsen about Huddlebuy...

by Graham Charlton 06 April 2011 11:56am 1 comment

Start Me Up! A profile of askalo

German startup askalo (ask a local) is a location based Q&A community which is available in 39 different countries.

Users can ask a question about local facilities, restaurants etc, and get tips from people with local knowledge.

by Graham Charlton 05 April 2011 15:07pm 1 comment

Start Me Up! A profile of Crowdbeacon

Described by some as a cross between Quora and Yelp, Crowdbeacon is a location based platform, with an iPhone app already released, and Android versions on the way.

It provides localised information to users based on what they need and where they are. For example, a user could ask for the best restaurant serving Chinese food in New York, and other users will chip in with their suggestions.

by Graham Charlton 24 March 2011 12:32pm 0 comments

Start Me Up! A profile of Rapportive

Rapportive is a tool which adds rich profiles for your contacts in Gmail, linking them to profiles on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and more.

We asked Rapportive CEO Rahul Vohra about the company...

by Graham Charlton 21 January 2011 11:14am 2 comments

Q&A: Darren Fell of online accountancy Crunch

Crunch is an online accountancy service for freelancers, contractors and small businesses, and recently received funding from Bebo co-founder Paul Birch and former Skype Chairman Michael van Swaaij.

I've been asking Crunch MD Darren Fell about the business...

by Graham Charlton 19 January 2011 14:10pm 4 comments

Start Me Up! A profile of Copify

copify This week on Start Me Up we speak to Martin Harrison, CEO of Copify.

Whatever kind of marketing you are involved in, there's almost always a need for quality, relevant copy. Copify is attempting to take the hard work out of sourcing freelance copy at short notice.

by Matt Owen 13 August 2010 12:07pm 2 comments

Start Me Up! A profile of Lymbix

This week on Start Me Up we’re looking at Canadian company Lymbix, which deals in connotative software for email, and has been causing a media stir lately with their latest product Tonechecker.

This connotative software helps measure the tone and impact of words used in emails and other communications.

We spoke to founder Matt Eldridge to find out more…

by Matt Owen 26 July 2010 11:55am 2 comments

Start Me Up! A profile of Addoway.com

Today we hear from Addoway, a startup that hopes to make waves in the online marketplaces arena. Addoway president and co-founder Fredrick Nijm explains all...

by Chris Lake 15 June 2010 10:44am 0 comments

Start Me Up! A profile of Keynoir

Launched recently, Keynoir is a new take on the group buying concept, which showcases one offer at a time on high quality restaurants, spas, hotels, and other experiences around London. It has secured a first round of funding worth £1.3m from Index Ventures and PROfounders Capital.

I've been talking to co-founder Glen Drury, previously CEO of Kelkoo, about the concept.

If you run a startup and fancy a Start Me Up profile then please throw your hat in the ring by emailing .

by Graham Charlton 03 June 2010 12:37pm 0 comments

Start Me Up! A profile of Ecomodo.com

In today's Start Me Up we look at Ecomodo.com, a startup that recently opened its marketplace to lenders and borrowers. I talked to co-founder Meriel Lenfestey to get the lowdown on the new company.