News - Startups 2.0

Celebrating the 50 TechBlast Stars of 2023

Throughout 2023 the Star of the Week accolade has been awarded to the person or persons who most imp...

Building My Startup: Billy Butt, CEO, Fassion

Our series profiling companies from our Startups 2.0 lists continues with Billy Butt, co-founder &am...

Revealing North East & Tees Valley Startups 2.0

Welcome to the first edition of North East & Tees Valley Startups 2.0. These 34 founder-led s...

North East hailed as ‘perfect location’ for tech startups

The North East has been hailed as the perfect location to launch a tech startup. That was the mes...

Building Our Startup: Ian & Lisa McCartney, Plytime Learning

Our series profiling companies from our Startups 2.0 lists continues with Ian McCartney, co-founder ...

Definitely not unlucky! 13 startups to pitch at North East & Tees event

Thirteen early stage startup founders will pitch to a judging panel at a ‘Pitching Night’ event ...

Listen up! North East tech is a conversation worth hearing

I am an annoying, impatient man. Throw in my natural cynicism and ever-reachable soapbox, it’s cle...

Time running out to enter North East tech startup list

Time is running out to enter TechBlast’s inaugural North East & Tees Valley Startups 2.0 list...

North East’s most promising startups set for pitching event

The most promising under-the-radar tech businesses in the North East and Tees Valley are to be showc...

Revealing Bristol Startups 2.0

Welcome to the first edition of Bristol Startups 2.0. These founder-led startups are not backed b...

Revealing Cardiff Startups 2.0

Welcome to the first edition of Cardiff Startups 2.0. These founder-led startups are not backed b...

North East & Tees Valley Startups 2.0 – nominate now!

Every year we compile and publish a fresh list of the North East and Tees Valley's under-the-radar t...