Reskube leading the charge with its innovative remote-working resilience solution, has successfully raised £500,000 via a crowdfunding campaign as featured in Enterprise Talk.

The funding round opened in February, with over £500,000 raised in under six weeks. It followed a successful 12 months during which the company’s signature product, Reskube Home, won the prestigious BCI Global Continuity and Resilience Innovation Award. Having enjoyed early success domestically, Reskube now aims to take on power and internet poverty around the world, not least in the likes of South Africa and USA where power interruptions are commonplace.

Andrew Lawton, CEO of Reskube, comments: “We are delighted to have hit our crowdfunding target of £500,000 in under six weeks. This is a significant milestone for us. Unbroken connectivity should no longer be a luxury, but a necessity – yet for millions it remains a global postcode lottery. 

Power and internet outages affect us far beyond the home office. From leisure pursuits like camping and gaming, to vital operations such as doctor surgeries and mobile medical centres in emergency zones, the breadth of use for this technology is enormous.

This investment will allow us to bring our innovative technology to the global markets which need it most. It takes us one step further towards bridging the connectivity gap and ensuring equal reliable access to internet and power.”

One of the most frustrating aspects of homeworking is a poor or unreliable internet connection, which can lead to missed deadlines, communication breakdowns, and decreased productivity.

From video call freezes during a team meeting to internet lag that makes conversations impossible to continue, unreliable connectivity can be a real productivity killer. This problem is so widespread that researchers at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab have labelled it “Zoom fatigue.” The frustration of experiencing a poor internet connection is real, and it can lead to decreased motivation and job dissatisfaction.

However, there is a solution to this problem – Reskube. Reskube is a compact device that offers office-grade IT infrastructure for the home. It is designed to keep you and your team online throughout the day when it’s WFH day. Reskube is resilient enough to withstand WIFI disruptions and provides an uninterrupted power supply and a stable internet line for itself and any attached devices. It ensures connectivity is always seamless, so you can focus on your work without worrying about dropped calls or lagging internet speeds.

Reskube is an award-winning device that has been voted “Most Innovative Product of the Year” at the 2022 BCI Global Awards. Its cutting-edge technology and sleek design make it the perfect solution for those who want to improve their WFH experience. Reskube is easy to set up and use, and it doesn’t require any technical expertise. It’s the ideal device for busy professionals who want to stay connected, collaborate, and succeed.

WFH can be exhausting and tiring, especially when you’re dealing with unreliable internet connectivity. However, with Reskube, you can banish those Zoom blues and enjoy seamless connectivity all day long. Reskube offers a reliable internet connection, uninterrupted power supply, and stable internet line, ensuring that you and your team can stay connected, collaborate, and succeed. So, if you’re looking for a solution to your WFH connectivity woes, Reskube is the answer.

The regulator’s statement last year cemented their view that operational disruptions are a clear and present threat. What classifies as an operational disruption is broad, from system failures to security breaches to governance and oversight issues. In their opinion, they can cause wide-reaching harm to consumers, pose a risk to market integrity, threaten the viability of firms and ultimately cause instability in the financial system.

This regulatory focus proves that resilience is a key issue for both the FCA and PRA as well as the Bank of England. The impact of the pandemic on ways of working in the sector has only exacerbated this. For example, forcing many workers in mission critical or time-sensitive roles to work remotely. Particularly during a period of increased market volatility.

This change in working habits has given rise to a growing risk to operational resilience that firms can’t afford to overlook: the threat of internet and power outages disrupting remote workers.

The government’s work from home guidance, enforced during the more difficult moments of the pandemic, may have ended for now. But the fact remains that a shift has occurred. Many City firms have retained flexible working policies, and plan to do so long term. That means many thousands more people doing mission critical or time-sensitive work, often making complex and important decisions, away from the ‘safe’ surroundings of the traditional office.

But are the firms experiencing this change in working setup alive to the risks this poses? If not, they should be. Staff working remotely are at risk of severe disruption if internet or power supply drops. And these are regular occurrences. Recent events provide ample evidence of this, from the disruption caused by Storm Eunice to the looming threat of conflict in Europe which would impact energy supply. And of course, we may yet witness another virulent COVID variant which turns remote working back into a requirement rather than a choice.

Not only can home connectivity issues cause costly delays, it’s also a potential security risk if workers try to get round outages by relying on less secure backup options.

The new regulatory requirements don’t end on 31st March. As soon as possible after that date, and no later than 31st March 2025, firms must have performed mapping and testing so that they are able to remain within impact tolerances for each important business service. Firms must also have made the necessary investments to enable them to operate consistently within their impact tolerances. 

It is imperative that before the March deadline, as part of their mapping exercise, financial services firms consider the threat of internet and power outages to their business continuity and overall resilience and report it as part of their assessment. Failure to do so could be costly.

Reskube has been featured in Startups Magazine as they promote the new funding round. The round follows a successful 2022 in which Reskube’s signature product, Reskube Home, was awarded the prestigious BCI Global Continuity and Resilience Innovation Award. Having enjoyed early success domestically, Reskube now wants to tackle power and internet poverty on a global stage, particularly in areas like South Africa and USA who are frequently dealing with power interruptions.

The funding round opens today (21st February) and early interest has been extremely high, with £688,000 committed pre-launch.

Andrew Lawton, CEO of Reskube Ltd, commented: “We’ve been delighted with our success to date, but the truth is we’ve barely scratched the surface. At a time where remote working is becoming the norm, along with the increased threat of power and internet disruption worldwide, it is crucial that remote setups are resilient enough to withstand any challenges they may face.

“Beyond that, this gets even more exciting because the potential application of an all-in-one power and internet solution, which guarantees unbroken access when most needed, is vast. From petrol forecourts and retail to gamers and campers and further to doctor’s surgeries and mobile medical centres in emergency zones. The list goes on.

“Our British success story is only just beginning. As we continue to evolve our innovative technology and enter new markets, we are extremely excited to launch this new funding round. Early interest has shown that others can also see the great opportunity that we have in front of us. There is still plenty of time for investors who want to help us end internet and power poverty.”

We are excited to announce that Reskube won the Continuity and Resilience Innovation award at the BCI Global Awards last week!

Reskube has transformed along with our hybrid workforces to build resilience within key staff homes and small offices, so you can continue your best work without disruption.

In our current climate, enterprise-grade seamless connectivity and an uninterrupted home power supply has never been more critical.

If you would like to see Reskube in action, please do let me know or schedule your free demo​​ here.