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Talent Spaces

Talent Spaces

Talent Spaces creates inclusive hiring spaces for talent to thrive.

Workertech
An Inclusive Society
Talklife

Talklife

A peer-to-peer mental health support network

Healthy Lives
TaskHer

TaskHer

An online platform which empowers its users to find, book and pay experienced tradeswomen, whilst addressing the gender imbalance in the trades industry.

Workertech
An Inclusive Society
TellJo

TellJo

Digital assessment of a customer’s vulnerability and financial capability.

An Inclusive Society
The Science Writing Revolution

The Science Writing Revolution

A movement led by academics to revolutionise scientific writing

Exited
An Inclusive Society
Tickets For Good

Tickets For Good

A digital 'foodbank' for tickets

An Inclusive Society
Tranquil City

Tranquil City

Curating Urban Calm

An Inclusive Society
VoltShare

VoltShare

Accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles through the ultimate community-driven EV charging network.

A Sustainable Planet
WA Health

WA Health

Streamlining GP workflows with automated administrative tasks

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Willow

Willow

An online funeral director

An Inclusive Society
Written Medicine

Written Medicine

Translating medical labels to increase access to healthcare

An Inclusive Society
Healthy Lives
XeroE

XeroE

XeroE brings together zero-emissions couriers onto one platform.

A Sustainable Planet

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Founder story

Chatterbox

Learn a language, change a life

War, famine and climate change continue to drive growth in the number of refugees worldwide. Despite high levels of education and professional experience, many refugees face barriers to gaining employment. Chatterbox bridges that talent gap by helping marginalised professionals find opportunities in the online economy.

How it started

Chatterbox was founded in 2016 by Mursal Hedayat MBE, an Afghan refugee, and was later joined by co-founder and Y Combinator alumna Guillemette Dejean. Chatterbox joined our Autumn 2016 cohort, receiving investment from BGV at programme and pre-seed stage. “BGV's advice and support has been invaluable.” says Mursal, Chatterbox CEO.

How it's going

Chatterbox is now working with global companies such as Unilever, FTI Consulting, and BNP Paribas. Through the power of language learning, they help their customers improve cross-regional collaboration, inclusion and cultural intelligence. In 2021 the team raised a £1.5M pre-seed round. They’ve won numerous awards and have featured in the likes of the BBC, The Economist and The Times.

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