Lanna Deamer

Former editorial member Lanna Deamer working on Startups Magazine's editorial team since it's inception, until 2020. She held a special interest in anything healthcare related, partially down to her unhealthy obsession with Grey’s Anatomy. 

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Meet the tech allowing offline events to move online

[FLOW] OS is making strides with a platform that changes the face of both online and hybrid events as we know them today. Launched as the world’s first co-operating digital ecosystem, it is based on a unique proprietary framework with endless scalability that creates a new way to enable offline social interactions in a 100% customisable digital environment.

The post-COVID benefits of the gig economy

Remote working is here to stay. According to a survey by KMPG, 68% of CEOs are planning to move operations online and downsize office spaces. As more businesses realise that employees do not need to be under the same roof to be successful, they are considering how to embrace a more flexible work environment.

Phototech startup closes $7m Series A round led by United Ventures

Phototech startup, BOOM has announced it has closed a $7m A round led by United Ventures to support the firm’s next stage of growth as they chase 5% market share of the £80bn global digital photography market and build a presence in every country in the world.

Wellbeing provider warns we cannot afford another mental health meltdown

Just under half of manufacturing workers suffered a decline in their mental health during the first lockdown and the industry ‘cannot afford another hit to mental health as we move through the winter’, according to corporate wellbeing expert, Westfield Health.

Meet the startup tackling COVID-19 with autonomous robots

AgileDisinfect is a new startup founded by graduates from the MBA programme at ESMT Berlin. It aims to tackle COVID-19, by disinfecting indoor spaces by using autonomous robotics and other advanced technologies. Startups Magazine spoke to Mouin EL-Khechen, Co-Founder and COO of AgileDisinfect to find out more.

Angel Business Club Launches Mental Health Webinar Series

A webinar that explores mental health in the workplace will kickstart the Angel Business Club Insights series on Wednesday, 4th November. The webinar, titled ‘Inspiring Mental Wellbeing In The Workplace In a Post-COVID World’, will be hosted by former vice president of HR at Unilever Geoff McDonald.

The Most Important Things to Consider When Downsizing Your Business

Downsizing a business is never an easy task, however, with many businesses not performing up to standard as a result of the pandemic it has become necessary. Richard Wayman, CIA Landlord’s Finance Director reveals the most important factors to consider when downsizing during the pandemic.

What drives entrepreneurs to launch their own business?

Coutts, the wealth manager and private bank, has released the latest round of findings of the inaugural Coutts UK Entrepreneur Index (CUEI) which outlines the level of entrepreneurialism in the UK as well as the desires and barriers that they have faced when starting their business.

Europe embarks on golden age of entrepreneurship

Europe’s tech sector is worth four times what it was five years ago as the leading generation of companies and founders give back to the next wave of ambitious tech firms – signalling the start of a golden age of European tech entrepreneurship.

Working from home? Five tips to create the perfect home office

With many still working from home in light of recent events, Interior Style Advisor at Furniturechoice.co.uk, Rebecca Snowden, offers her top tips on how to create the most productive home office space.

Lockdown boosts nation’s love for small businesses

Coronavirus lockdowns have boosted the nation’s love for UK small businesses, with 59% of Brits saying they now support local businesses more than previously. Research, commissioned by American Express and Small Business Saturday UK, underscores the huge role small firms have played in supporting their communities through lockdown, with many pivoting to offer people new products and services such as deliveries, takeaways and virtual consultations.

Deep learning startup crafting the next gen of AI raises $9.1M seed

Deci, the deep learning startup dedicated to transforming the AI lifecycle, has announced it has raised $9.1m in a seed round led by Israel-based VC firm Emerge and global VC fund Square Peg. The company is building an AI-based platform that can automatically craft robust, scalable, and efficient deep neural network solutions ready for production at scale. Deci aims to help AI practitioners build the next generation of deep learning models.

New investment round accelerates Authentic vision’s global growth

Authentic Vision, an Austrian-based technology startup that provides anticounterfeiting solutions, has announced that it has closed a $5m Series B funding round with Custos Privatstiftung Austria), Dolby Family Ventures (USA), Gronova Vision (UAE), TAKKT AG (Germany) and business angels.

Upgrading IT could save businesses over £100k per year in lost productivity

The debate continues whether remote working will continue when the UK is relieved from the effects of the pandemic. But one thing that is seeming almost set in stone is these regularly moving restrictions are going to remain into 2021 with mass vaccination not likely until the Spring or Summer.

White Castle and Miso Robotics announce early pilot results

White Castle has announced plans to expand work with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to target up to ten new locations (in addition to the initial testing location) following completion of their current pilot. The announcement comes following early results at one test location.

Software sets out to humanise social interaction as COVID-19 continues

ZING, a new video calling platform, has launched with the aim of making video calling more natural, fun and closer to real life human social interaction. The ZING platform is designed to encourage more natural interaction amongst colleagues, particularly on social video calls, as the ongoing COVID-19 crisis extends the time people are told to work from home.

The top 50 London startups to work for

Recruitment platform, Tempo has conducted extensive research into hundreds of amazing companies to create the Super Startups list – the 50 best startups to work in London in 2021.

A third of businesses plan to downsize city centre offices

Over a third (37%) of business leaders are considering downsizing their primary office space – amid a long-term shift to remote working.

Companies given test social media video campaign opportunity free of charge

A London-based business growth agency is so confident that it can create profitable social media advertising for clients, it is offering to run test social media video campaigns on behalf of interested companies free of charge.

Cambridge Spark signs up more than 100 data science and machine learning apprenticeships
Cambridge Spark signs up more than 100 data science and machine learning apprenticeships

Cambridge Spark, the provider of data science and AI apprenticeships, has inducted more than 100 professionals in its latest cohort to undertake apprenticeships in data science, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).