Ever since the State of Alarm was declared in Spain, in mid-March, large fortunes have contributed to the health care sector. The donations have helped the health sector to have a greater supply at the most critical times, when the demand was very high in all countries.
If we have to decide who is the “protagonist” for having performed remarkably well during this crisis, without any doubt, we’d choose the HEALTHCARE sector. This industry was recently used a as political weapon… It was used as a susceptible element and it underwent big cuts to save on public spending.
Fundación Innovación Bankinter is committed to support the Spanish entrepreneurs. Therefore, they have created the Observatorio sobre el Ecosistema de Startups en España (Observatory on the Ecosystem of Startups in Spain) to act as a barometer of the entrepreneurial sphere within the economy. Likewise, it seeks to provide the entrepreneurs a tool of information and detection of useful trends.
In the middle of a crisis due to Coronavirus, there are companies that keep launching great funding rounds. It is the case of the start-up Helm.ai, which has arises nothing less than $13 million in its initial round.
Due to health crisis caused by the Covid-19 virus, many companies and start-ups are being affected so to tackle that problem many are reinventing themselves, especially the smaller ones.
The Covid-19 crisis has produced a lot of pain, but it has also boosted the solidarity of individuals and companies. Due to the current situation, the main challenge Healthcare is facing is to get more ventilators to help the most serious patients. Therefore, several experts have designed prototypes of ventilators to fight the current pandemic.
We have seen the that Spanish Government launched measures to ensure the liquidity of companies affected by COVID-19. In recent weeks they have focused mainly on freelancers, SMEs and large companies. However, thestartups in Spain have been forgotten… Once again!!!
For the last few months, we have lived a health crisis due to the COVID-19 that seems to develop into a global economic crisis. The lockdown has had a negative impact on the supply, the demand and the finance, the three fundamental pillars of the economy.
In 1854, data helped end the cholera epidemic in London. John Snow, a London doctor, succeeded in linking the distribution of cholera victims with the location of wells in the Soho area of London. Until then it was thought that cholera was spread by air.
The Spanish are facing the coronavirus with a barrage of solidarity initiatives to help those who need it most. We are living through something exceptional that has brought to light the most supportive face of the Spanish people, by setting up different initiatives.
