UENI
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UENI Ltd. is a British website building company. Its headquarters are situated in London.
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| Headquarters | London |
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| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Christine Telyan and Anh Pham Vu |
| Industry | Internet |
| Products | Website builder and hosting service |
| Website | www |
| Users | 600,000 |
| Launched | 2014 |
History[edit]
UENI was founded in 2014 by Harvard graduates Christine Telyan and Anh Pham Vu. UENI is a start-up that created significant coverage in the British media when it partnered with the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to get small businesses online. [1] At the start of 2019, the total employment in small and medium-sized businesses in the UK was 16.6 million, accounting for 60% of total employment. [2] Christine Telyan was interviewed by the BBC's Business Live Show in 2019 to explain how UENI was trying to help small businesses get online [3]. In 2019, the company was active in the US, Mexico, India, and Spain.
In 2015, the company gained its first investment of $1.95 million from angel investors. As of 2019, the company has raised a total of $30 million in funding.[4] In 2019, UENI participated in the Local Business Week, which promotes buying from local British companies. [5] Until 2020, the company had built over 600,000 websites for small businesses. [6] In 2021, Christine Telyan was mentioned as one of the top 32 female tech leaders in the UK.[7]
Timeline[edit]
2014-UENI is founded.
2015-The company gained its first investment of $1.95m.[4]
2018-UENI partnered with the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to get small businesses online.[1]
2019-UENI participates in the Local Business Week, which promotes buying from local British companies. [5]
2019-Interview with UENI's founder at the BBC's Business Live Show. [3]
2021-UENI offers e-commerce services, and reaches 600,000 customers in 10 countries.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greer, Stuart (2018-08-01). "45,000 Greater Manchester small businesses offered free website". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ "Business population estimates for the UK and regions: 2019 statistical release (HTML)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 BBC Business Live : BBCNEWS : July 15, 2019 8:30am-9:01am BST, BBCNEWS, 2019-07-15, retrieved 2022-03-14
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "UENI secures £8.98 million Seed investment from 36 angel investors". Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Clawson, Trevor. "We All Want To Shop Local But Britain's Small Companies Say Google Search Favors National Brands". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 UENI. "UENI Announces Extended Support for Small Businesses with Free E-Commerce Services". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ "Who are the UK's Top 32 female tech leaders? - Business Leader News". Business Leader. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
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