COVID-19
Silicon Canals brings you the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. What is the effect of COVID-19 on the European technology industry and startup ecosystem?
Scotland’s HeySummit raises €847K to grow its virtual event platform and focus on passion economy
The virtual event industry is shining bright! The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of numerous events, turning most of...
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From physical to virtual: these organisers from Amsterdam moved their event to VR and 3D
With many countries once again - or still - in lockdown to battle the spread of the novel coronavirus, event...
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This new blood test predicts which COVID-19 patients will develop severe infection
As the COVID-19 cases continue to shoot up across the globe, scientists are still trying to understand the disease's behavior...
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London is the only European tech hub in the global EdTech top 10: Dealroom
We’ve observed rapid digitisation of services ever since the coronavirus pandemic commenced. Alongside work, education is one of the sectors...
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This Irish startup secures €2.35M to visualise virally infected cells in great detail
To date, the origin of viruses remains murky for cell biologists and virologists. And the fact it replicates itself within...
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Covid-19: black swan event, black swan innovation
Conversations and media reports about the Coronavirus pandemic usually go hand-in-hand with the word ‘unprecedented’. It got me thinking about...
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Gaston Aussems, ex-CEO of unicorn Mollie, on hyper-growth: ‘Sometimes you have to do non-rational things’
After Mollie raised a massive funding round recently, Amsterdam has a new unicorn. The online payment platform Mollie entered the...
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Google Maps gets a “COVID layer”; here’s how you can use the new feature to avoid COVID-19 hotspots
Google Maps gets a COVID layer to provide essential information about how to get from place to place during the...
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Airwallex raises €34.2M in extended Series D funding to expand its payment service across Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa
Airwallex is a global financial services provider for businesses managing their money internationally. It is one of the companies that...
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Hiring now: These 10 Paris-based tech startups are currently hiring, despite Covid-19 slump
Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has impacted several businesses across the world causing economic turmoil. France is one of the...
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