Hubilo Raises £17m to Redefine the Future of Events
- Hubilo has seen a growth rate of 10,000% in less than 12 months in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
- Hubilo to acquire office space in London, and build out its teams in the UK and across Europe
- Its global customer list includes the United Nations, Roche, Informa Markets, Tech in Asia, Fortune, AWS, Siemens
LONDON, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Hubilo, the global virtual and hybrid events platform, has announced a £17 million Series A investment led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Balderton Capital, alongside several industry experts and luminaries, including John Thompson, Chairman of the Board at Microsoft, and Chris Schagen, Former CMO at Contentful. This funding comes just months after Hubilo s £3.2m seed round in November 2020 and is a testament to the belief in Hubilo s vision for the sector.
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Healthcare startups that had a breakout year in 2020 are poised to have an even better 2021, investors told Business Insider.
Startups, especially those focused on virtual care benefitted from being in the right place at the right time amid the global pandemic.
Business Insider interviewed dozens of venture capitalists and other private investors to learn which startups are poised to take off in 2021.
Looking back, 2020 will likely mark a sea change for healthcare startups.
Many startups saw a pandemic-sized opportunity and took advantage of new technology and newly agile hospitals and clinics to break into the notoriously difficult field.
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We asked healthcare and biotech venture capitalists from leading firms like Venrock and NEA to share their predictions for 2021.
2020 was a pivotal year for healthcare, shaped by the pandemic and a booming IPO market for digital health companies.
In 2021, VCs are anticipating a rough time for young startups, a big year for digital health IPOs, and increased attention for startups looking to address the healthcare industry s shortcomings.
It s difficult to imagine what 2021 has in store, after a pandemic-ravaged 2020.
But when it comes to the healthcare industry, investors are predicting certain events and trends are bound to transpire in the coming year.