Tag Archives: start-up

The 2020 Eurobike Start-Up Award is going to be awarded according to the same procedure and criteria as every year, organisers have said, “paving the way” for entry to the bike market. The Eurobike Special from 24th to 26th November will be a pure B2B event. As a result, award …

Body Rocket has successfully raised £255,424 in its first investment round on Crowdcube. The Brighton-based sports tech start-up set out looking to raise a minimum of £80,000 but surpassed this figure in just 24 hours on Crowdcube, following input from private investors. The team, who’ve developed the “world’s first” Direct Force …

Body Rocket has partnered with cycling holiday agency HotChillee to offer top investors an exclusive training weekend. The start-up is heading into its final days on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube already overfunding, aiming to raise capital to take its current prototype device to MVP enabling testing with professional cycling teams and …

Brighton-based sports tech start-up Body Rocket has hit its funding goal hours ahead of its campaign launch. The campaign, which initially sought to raise £80,000, opened early to a select group of private investors on 15th March 2020 and was fully-funded just a few hours later. Now open for public …

Brighton-based sports tech start-up Body Rocket is set to launch the “world’s first” direct force drag meter. The new Body Rocket device, still in its final phase of development, has validated its on-the-road performance against the industry standard of wind tunnel testing at the University of Southampton. The testing was …

The expansion comes following a £2.1 million seed funding round

Kit Radar is an online retailer with a mission to be the one-stop shop for cyclists looking for exciting new brands. Rebecca Morley speaks to co-founder Dr Bryan Roberts about its origins and the impact it could have on the industry

The kit consists of a compact and lightweight hub motor wheel that replaces the original front wheel, and a palm-sized power pack that fits the handlebars

"It is easy to fit, and instantly removable, allowing customers to keep their existing bike and 'Swytch' instantly between regular bike and e-bike"

The panel of six industry experts selected Intra Drive’s next-generation multi-speed drive unit from a field of 65 entries in the start-up category