11 British startups that could ease Covid challenges

Crowdless

Designed by social enterprise developers Lanterne, Crowdless was born from work developing an app to help people navigate safely in conflict areas. “We were keen to see what we could do to help in the current circumstances, and we came up with Crowdless,” co-founder Alex Barnes told PC Pro in late May, “a way to help people avoid queues and crowds while socially distancing.”

The app allows users to check if a location, such as a grocery shop, is crowded or requires queuing, so they can choose to wait at home or go elsewhere. “We came up with the idea in mid-March, created the app in under four weeks, and we’ve now been live for five weeks with more than 60,000 downloads,” Barnes said.

Flatfair

Finding a new flat isn’t easy, nor is finding the money for the deposit while waiting for the last one to be repaid. Annoyed by