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Coronavirus

No more crummy care

The coronavirus pandemic has put a spotlight on the care sector, and the results aren’t good. However, the painful realities of the last few months could spur change.

Ben Maruthappu, CEO of UK startup Cera Care, tells Sifted about the potential for lidar, digitalisation and leveraging data to bring elderly care into the 21st century.

Kit Gillet reports.

💳 Open finance: hot or not? 💳

Open finance is the shiny new trend in fintech right now — and it's all about giving consumers and businesses more control over their financial data. But will it take flight or flop?

Join us, Plaid and a superstar panel on Friday, where we'll find out what the real opportunities and challenges are for the future of fintech.

Sign up here.

Fintech

The phantom fintech fund

Many European VCs are so loud and proud, pretty much every founder under the sun knows them.

And then there's Hedosophia — a cryptic billion dollar venture fund run by the equally enigmatic UK investor Ian Osborne.

The catch is that its portfolio actually boasts some of the upper echelons of European fintech like Transferwise and Qonto.

Isabel Woodford digs deeper into the secretive fund — and the man behind it.

💥 How to be a SaaS pro 💥

How can B2B and SaaS startups maintain and grow their customer bases in tough times?

Two B2B SaaS leaders share valuable tips. [Sponsored post]

Opinion

Tech, stop failing people with disabilities

Tech keeps forgetting about disabled people — and journalist and angel investor Bérénice Magistretti is tired of it.

So how can founders and investors step up their game and stop ignoring the one billion people out there living with disabilities?

Find out here.

🎡 Still on the hunt for European startup pioneers 🎡

We've received some fantastic nominations for our 'pioneers list' — people, products and initiatives which will have a big and important role to play in the 'new world'.

But we've had a lot from the UK — and we want to hear from the rest of Europe too!

Tell us who we should know about, from Athens to Amsterdam.

Nominate them here.

Head of Design, Cleo AI, London
Digital Market Analyst, AIG, Madrid
Commercial Finance Manager, Monzo, London

Check out our jobs board if you are looking for a new role at a startup.

Sifted Suggests

✈️ 9 travel tech startups showing Covid-19 who’s boss. From terminal passenger assistance robots to one stop shop travel management apps — check them out here.

🍔 How can food and drinks manufacturers thrive post-Covid? Check out this white paper from The Grocer to find out why the circular economy is the answer.

👀 All eyes on Poland. This new Dealroom report takes a deep dive into Poland’s startups, investors and economy, and its ecosystem is thriving.

👞 The investor who stepped in a startups’ shoes. Dele Akinyemi, associate at MMC Ventures shares growth strategies to founders based on his time working for the UK meal kit manufacturer Gousto.

🧐 Outsourcing 101: from early- to late-stage. Top tips on how to make it work.

In case you missed it

😱 Has coronavirus doomed coliving? Find out here.

📱 Adios, doctors! Home-testing startups could be the next healthtech phenomenon, with the help of their little friend, Covid-19. Learn more here.

💳 Is this the new face of Generation Z banking? Meet the banks the teenagers in your life will be using soon.

🤙 Wanted: Sales superstar to join Sifted 🤙

We're looking for a confident cookie to help us grow our commercial products — like reports, digital events and advertising — and help us bring them to life.

It's a role for someone who's dipped their toes into media sales before and is now looking to learn more and pick up responsibility quickly.

More information here.

Events [digital only]

💸 The Future of Funding in a Post-Covid World | 14 July
Join startup investment consultancy Kaiku to find out the best funding options for startups right now such as cross-border funding — and how to jump on these opportunities.

🇬🇧 Apps for managing diabetes remotely | 15 July
What are the benefits of digital health apps? How can the barriers to digital health adoption be overcome? This, and a lot more in this webinar by Orcha Health.

✋ Investment Launchpad Meetup | 31 July
Startups, if you're looking to raise €200k-€1m, apply by 26 July to this pitching and matchmaking event run by EYnovation.

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