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Tech Nation rising star award for Settld
Tech Nation rising star award for Settld as it “changes the way families have to deal with the death of a loved one” NATIONWIDE bereavement service Settld has been officially named as a Tech Nation rising star in the UK tech sector. Settld’s free end-of-life admin service launched to the public in February 2021 and consistently gets five star reviews from bereaved families, for whom it simplifies account handling following a death. Settld has been named as a North East regional winner in Tech Nation’s Rising Stars award series. Now in its fourth year, it’s the UK’s only national [...]
Continuing Bonds – ways of staying connected when a loved one has died
Grief is often described as a journey, although for many people it doesn’t have a clear start and end point. Continuing bonds is one way of dealing with that journey. Everyone grieves in different ways and many theories have been developed about the grieving process. In this guest article Sarah Jones, Founder of Full Circle Funerals writes that, in her experience, many people find the theory of continuing bonds particularly helpful. What is “Continuing Bonds” theory? Put simply, continuing bonds theory states that when someone dies, our relationship with them doesn’t end, but it changes. The relationship may continue [...]
North East entrepreneur takes centre stage at world’s biggest tech conference
End-of-life startup founder takes nationwide service Settld onto the global stage North East female founder takes centre stage at Lisbon Web Summit on Tuesday Settld ‘can be the global solution’ to a global problem A pioneering North East company founder will take centre stage at the world's biggest tech conference on Tuesday to shine a light on a hugely popular UK service which is helping to eradicate unnecessary admin stress for those dealing with the death of a loved one. Tech entrepreneur Vicky Wilson, from Seaham, County Durham co-founded end-of-life admin service Settld, which launched its free service to [...]
Entrepreneurs pair up with births and deaths at Lisbon Web Summit
Kindora makes it easy for new parents to spend smarter Settld alleviates end-of-life admin angst for the bereaved Techstars founder duo take centre stage at Web Summit TWO pioneering female founders are joining forces at this week’s Lisbon Web Summit to shine a light on technology which eradicates unnecessary financial and admin stress for those dealing with the beginning and end-of-life. Tech entrepreneurs Vicky Wilson and Sarah Ouellette have redesigned start and end-of-life web services through their two young companies, Settld and Kindora. Kindora’s mission is to remove the stress involved for young parents who traditionally have to splash [...]