Startups for the modern workplace
Sharks, dragons and angels: what are you waiting for?
GREAT UPHEAVALS always spark innovation. The covid-19 pandemic is no different. The share of new patent applications in America connected to remote-working technologies more than doubled between January and September 2020. Opportunities abound to invest in a host of transformative early-stage ideas. The pitches below are from startups that aim to improve the modern workplace and are inexplicably struggling to raise capital. Are you in?
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Calling all sharks and dragons”
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