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In light of the recent onslaught of stories about inappropriate sexual conduct, we’re more aware than ever that working women, in all professions, face distinct challenges. When it comes to business, women don’t always have access to the same networks: we have fewer senior role models to inspire us and can lack confidence.
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You’ve probably heard about apps that can replace your doctor – after all, we’ve been raving about them for the past 2 years.
Services like Babylon Health and Push Doctor have become a popular way to get on-demand healthcare through smartphones without the need for expensive private plans.
Now, for the first time, anyone who lives in London can now switch to “GP at Hand”, a new NHS service provided by Babylon, and have all the benefits of an NHS GP from your smartphone.
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Snatch, an augmented reality treasure hunt app, has raised £4.4m in Seed funding in a round led by Initial Capital.
Brent Hoberman’s First Minute Capital, CrunchFund, Simon Equity Partners, Cassius Family Fund, Hanson Asset Management, Velocity Technology Fund and Silicon Valley Bank also participated.
Snatch raised $2m (£1.5m) worth of venture debt as part of the round. to read more, click here.
While most of the attention for how artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and big data can impact companies is focused on the business to consumer (B2C) space, business to business (B2B) companies need to pay attention or they risk their future success.
Customers have the same expectations for a simple and easy buying experience whether it’s a B2C or B2B interaction. So, if you’re in the B2B space, I hope your organization is beginning to explore and plan for, if not already implemented, big data and machine learning to your operations.
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TransferWise has raised $280m in a round led by Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) and IVP, a Silicon Valley Venture fund, which has also invested in Snap, Dropbox and Twitter.
The company, which reached profitability in early 2017, is looking to expand in the APAC region and has plans to launch services in India.
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London-based social media and content planning tool ContentCal has raised a further £470,000 from investors including James Murray, who sold AIM-listed businesses Alternative Networks.
With this round, ContentCal has brought its total raised to date to £1.05m.
The money will be used to drive further growth and prepare for expansion into global markets. To read more, click here.
While Blue Apron went public at a value of $1.89B in June 2017, the company’s stock price has consistently declined over the past several months. Although HelloFresh has seen recent growth in its US division and may not suffer the same fate as Blue Apron, the company will still have to contend with a low-margin, hyper-competitive food delivery market that is marked by low-retention and high logistical costs. To read more, click here.
ASOS, one of the world’s leading destinations for fashion loving 20-somethings, today introduces the ability for UK app customers to try any of its 85,000 products at home and only pay for what they want to keep. Powered by Klarna Pay Later, this new “Try Before You Buy” service is incredibly simple. To read more, click here.
Currently operating in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, 2018 will see Bloom & Wild move further afield into the international market by launching in both France and Germany.
Bringing tech and innovation to an age-old industry, and with over 15,000 five-star reviews on Reviews.co.uk, there is no doubt mainland Europe will love Bloom & Wild just as much as us Brits.
To vote for Bloom & Wild for People's Champion at the UK Startup Awards, click here.