COVID-19 Response

We’ve collated a number of initiatives and responses to the Covid-19 crisis below. Everything from Investment, Business Support, Content and services that will help startups and businesses navigate this challenging time. Feel free to submit any you’ve come across via the form below.

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Mayor’s Back to Business Fund

by Laurel Ye | Jul 31, 2020 | COVID-19, News

The Mayor’s £1m Back to Business Fund will offer up to £5,000 in match funding to small and independent businesses through the Pay It Forward London crowdfunding platform. Through the Back to Business Fund, businesses will get financial help to expand their operation...

Shared Workspace Support Programme

by Laurel Ye | Jun 19, 2020 | COVID-19, News, Startup Supporters

London Growth Hub, in partnership with Business University are delivering: 'Business Adaptation and Crisis Navigation: What can SMEs learn from Shared Workspace and Coworking spaces when entering the ‘New Normal’? In light of the COVID-19 crisis, many shared...

P4: Little Boats Consortium for Covid-19 Testing

by Nathan McNally | Jun 19, 2020 | Blog, COVID-19

As the Covid-19 pandemic escalated in March of this year, the scientific community mobilised to support national efforts to understand and contain the virus. At P4 Precision Medicine Accelerator, we brought together academic institutions, private companies and leading...

One Step Beyond the Future Fund

by John Spindler | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog, COVID-19

The UK Government is looking for new ideas that will stimulate investment and growth in the UK economy as we come out of a COVID 19 induced lockdown. Big ideas that will also address some of the structural problems that face the UK especially in regards to boosting...

Workspaces and COVID-19: Changing the Way We Work

by Gracie Jones | May 11, 2020 | Blog, COVID-19

There’s no doubt that the workspace sector has been, and will continue to be, affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Through chatting to workspaces both on the workspace accreditation pilot and in the wider community, we’ve seen how workspaces of all sizes are facing a...

Ending Homelessness: Innovation Challenge

by Laurel Ye | May 11, 2020 | COVID-19, News

We are excited to announce we are working with The Collective Foundation, as a partner on their Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge is an online programme that aims to bring ideas to life that address critical social issues heightened by the COVID-19...

NEXT STEPS ON GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR STARTUPS

by Dom Hallas | Apr 23, 2020 | COVID-19

After the announcement of the Government support for startups earlier this week, we wanted to explain a little more about what the next steps on this package of support will be, and how you can input. First, as you will likely have seen the Government’s £1.25bn...

Message from the CEO: Capital Enterprise Achieves Lobby Success as Government Announces £1bn+ for Tech Startups

by Laurel Ye | Apr 20, 2020 | COVID-19

Hello everyone, As you have seen, we’re delighted to say the Government has announced a £1bn+ package for the ecosystem this morning. A key part of the deal is a £250m initial commitment to a new Future fund to be matched on a deal by deal basis with £250m of private...

Why I believe that Diversity and Inclusion should be at the heart of our recovery plans…

by Alison Partridge | Apr 14, 2020 | COVID-19

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a number of people – colleagues, partners, funders and stakeholders who I value and respect - question whether we should still be prioritising diversity and inclusion during the COVID-19 crisis. Comments like the following have been...

Aimee Scanlan: How do you work from home during a global pandemic with three boys under 8 years old?

by Aimee Scanlan | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19

I started to work from home a week before the schools closed. I decided to keep my after school childcare but started the morning drop off myself. The first week was a breeze. I felt totally liberated, morning school run stress had evaporated, I was able to catch up...

Virtual Support for Navigating Growth and Fundraising in Coronavirus Complexities

by Amy Chao | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19

With a global pandemic impacting everyone in these unprecedented times, we believe support for startups and scaleups is even more important to help navigate the added complexities towards growth and fundraising in the ‘new normal’. As an organisation which has helped...

How to Survive the Coronavirus and Keep Your Startup Alive

by Laurel Ye | Mar 20, 2020 | COVID-19

[Source: coindesk] Written by Preston Byrne, a columnist for CoinDesk's Opinion section, is a partner in Anderson Kill's Technology, Media and Distributed Systems Group. He advises software, internet and fintech companies. His biweekly column, “Not Legal Advice,” is a...