If the 1990s were the dot com years, and the 2000s the era of boom and bust, then the 2010s may deserve the epithet “decade of the startup”.

Between 2010 and the beginning of 2020, technological innovation and the resulting swell of the sharing economy and cloud computing technology created a propitious landscape for companies to hatch and thrive.

In this paper we speak with leaders at startups, accelerators and investment firms to understand how Covid-19 is transforming their work, from its impact on investment, mental health to office space to perks of the job. It seems that despite the strength of startup culture, the pandemic has left no stone unturned.