Crowdfunding has been around for centuries, formally since the 1990’s but it’s as of late that it seems to have been making a growing appearance in the alternative finance/fin-tech sector. Before continuing I should probably answer the question – what is crowdfunding? Well simply put it is the act of raising funds for a specific project or venture through a …
Monthly Archives: April 2016
In recent years we have seen a surge in the healthcare industry. People are becoming exceedingly more health conscious, uploading pictures of their perfectly prepared fruit and muesli with yogurt (organically sourced, 100% natural, fat free, -0 calories) on the side, organised so perfectly that you question if anybody dared to actually eat it. Aside from the instagram food aesthetics …
We recently caught up with Alessandro Guazzi, CEO and Founder of Sentimoto, a technology-enabled care service provider. They support older people in remaining healthy, independent, and connected to their families and friends. They provide a smartphone-based analysis platform for data from wearables to address health and lifestyle risks early on. Alessandro is about to finish his DPhil in Biomedical Engineering and has a …