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December 11, 2020

The London-startup building a new virtual office

Cosmos wants to recreate the spontaneity of the real life office


Freya Pratty

3 min read

For most people, 2020 has been the year the world went online, where bedrooms became offices and family catch ups turned to zoom. 

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Miro integrated within the Cosmos platform. Photo: Cosmos.
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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