Birmingham Science Park recruits three new tech start-ups to e4f
BIRMINGHAM Science Park’s technology start-up incubator Entrepreneurs for the Future has accepted three new fledgling businesses.
The new start-ups take the total number of companies who have benefited from the e4f programme to over 60 in less than three years.
By joining, D4 Software, Social SignIn and AppliCatalyst will receive free expert advice and mentoring to achieve investor readiness, as well as telephone, internet and office space at Birmingham Science Park for six months; a package which has a monetary value of £10,000.
As a sponsor of e4f, Challinors law firm also participated in the selection panel.
Jamie Partington, commercial solicitor at the firm, said: “The quality of the pitches from D4 Software, AppliCatalyst and Social SignIn, was highly impressive due to the innovative nature of each product and the talent and desire of the entrepreneurs behind each start-up
“It is fantastic news that emergent businesses of such potential are being set-up and cultivated in Birmingham, and recognition that a much admired tech-cluster has formed across the city.”
D4 Software has developed Query Tree, a business intelligence tool, which uses ‘flow based programming’ to provide a simplistic, visual centric approach to collecting and understanding large amounts of data. Specifically aimed at knowledge workers, this software tool will allow businesses to mine public or internal data more efficiently to aid profit focussed decisions.
Social SignIn is developing social CRM (Customer Resource Management) software that enables organisations to extend social media activity to their employees within a controlled system. The web or mobile application will enable up to 10,000 users to manage, communicate and analyse corporate social media activity.
AppliCatalyst is an online platform offering prospective international students, international recruitment agents and UK education establishments a software programme that streamlines the application process. The product is already in use at selected universities within the UK, where the product is being further developed. AppliCatalyst aims to launch nationwide to universities and educational establishments early next year.
Katherine Preston, e4f Business Incubation Manager at Birmingham Science Park said: “A key contributing factor to the creation of over 60 start-ups at Birmingham Science Park’s e4f incubator, is the expert advice provided by our mentors and sponsors to each entrepreneur in the early stages of their business development.”
