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T he pandemic has put paid to the traditional office Christmas party - that annual workplace event beloved and loathed in equal measure. We wondered what City firms and bosses at companies across London were planning to do in its stead. It turned out that what has replaced a uniform drinks-followed-by-more-drinks pattern is far more diverse. We found companies opting for everything from Zoom parties featuring celebrity cameos and virtual carol services led by Robbie Williams, to virtual wine-tasting and baking sessions with cocktails delivered to employees’ homes, and the abandonment of any group activity whatsoever in favour of subscriptions to mental health support apps. ....
Cosmos Video a ‘Club Penguin for adults’ to socialise and work raises $2.6M from LocalGlobe All over the world startups are piling into the space marked “virtual interaction and collaboration”. What if a startup created a sort of “Club Penguin for adults”? Step forward Cosmos Video, which has a virtual venues platform that allows people to work, hang out and socialize together. It has now raised $2.6 million in seed funding from LocalGlobe, with participation from Entrepreneur First, Andy Chung and Philipp Moehring (AngelList), and Omid Ashtari (former president of Citymapper). Founders Rahul Goyal and Karan Baweja previously led product teams at Citymapper and TransferWise, respectively. ....