Remotely startup digital nomads discover teleworking spaces for teleworking in Mallorca, Greece, Cyprus or even in the Caribbean - In September it will be released Remotely, a startup that aims to be the guide that digital nomads use to be able to telework from anywhere in the world and in a suitable environment for it.

The coronavirus pandemic has made teleworking take off. With health needs, remote work has been the formula used by many companies to continue developing their activity safely.

Given this panorama, different coliving spaces have emerged: establishments that in addition to lodging offer a place of work. At the same time, the concept of digital nomad has been expanded, the worker who can develop his work from anywhere in the world thanks to new technologies.

Precisely, some of these digital nomads have been responsible for launching Remotely, after having some bad experiences, as Aurora Montes, co-founder of the startup and worker in the world of advertising and marketing, explains.

Remotely startup digital nomads discover teleworking spaces

"A few months ago, we arrived 6 people to a property in Mallorca to telework and take advantage to sail the weekend. It was a beautiful place, but it wasn't suitable for teleworking. An Amazon friend had to climb into a hammock to search the internet for a coworking and be able to do interviews from there, " he says.

When they realized that it was very difficult to find properties or spaces really equipped for teleworking (that have internet, good connectivity, mobile coverage or adequate chairs and tables) they decided to create a community of properties specifically verified for remote work.

"We started nomadism last year and we saw that through platforms like Airbnb you have to trust the word of the property owner, without knowing if that person understands what you need for your work," says Montes.

Remotely, which is currently in the pre-seed phase, will not only serve as a benchmark for the teleworker, but will allow property owners and managers to verify if their property meets the startup's standards in connection speed, physical space and workplace configuration. Once verified, they would be included in the Remotely guide.

The verification system has been designed so that each parameter has an individual evaluation, which will allow the digital nomad to establish what type of place of residence and work he is interested in.

Remotely startup digital nomads discover teleworking spaces

The startup is incorporated as a company in the US and for now has a budget of 10,000 euros, although contributed at an individual, non-corporate level.

"We are in the pre-revenue phase and when we start to operate we will make an equity crowdfunding," explains Montes, who points out that they will also develop an app.

For now they are in contact with a hundred properties, mainly in Mallorca, but also in other islands of the Mediterranean, such as some Greek and Cyprus. Also in the Caribbean, specifically in the Bahamas and Aruba. "We have worldwide projection," says the co-founder of Remotely.

The idea is that the project will see the light with about 50 properties and colivings verified. That's when the definitive website will start working and they will start looking for funding to grow. The process takes time for the required documentation and so far only half a dozen have been confirmed.

"We will evaluate the company and, based on what we need, we will open a platform for investors to buy shares," adds Montes.

Remotely startup digital nomads discover teleworking spaces

The type of accommodation will be mainly of two types: coliving spaces and properties that meet a series of requirements.

"What we want is to propose options for everyone. In large managers there is a bigger opportunity, because there are owners looking for a careful and stable guest, but there are many cheaper properties that have a larger turnover, but sometimes they do not serve to telework in the medium term", explains the publicist.

Colivings are cheaper, hosting several people and sharing expenses such as the internet, so Aurora Montes believes that this is where "the critical mass" of its users will be.

"There are colivings in which you can be for 500 euros a month, but there are properties in Aruba where they ask for 100,000, or in Mallorca, between 5,000 and 10,000", he details about the price range of the accommodations with which they are working.

The company has 4 partners. Two of them live in Miami and work for companies in the United States, and the other two for British entities, although they have changed the gray of the London sky for the blue of Cadiz.

Remotely startup digital nomads discover teleworking spaces

Montes now speaks from there, although after his time in the United Kingdom he lived in Portugal, Madrid and Switzerland. She is the only Spanish among the founding partners, completed by the AMERICAN Gabriella Carusone, the Italian Simone Astuni and the British Darren James.

La Española is an advertising consultant with 10 years of experience that has worked for brands such as Coca-Cola, Nespresso, Philips, Lidl, Adidas or Heineken. Currently, she works at a fintech startup based in London and more than a digital nomad, she is a nomad, just like that.

"I am from Madrid, but I am the daughter of diplomats and I have traveled a lot. At 18 I went to Argentina for several years, then I went through Spain briefly and I have also lived in Brussels and London, working in advertising for global clients", he details.

Carusone is a freelance interior designer born in New York and specialized in residential and workspace design. He has developed part of his career for the coworking multinational WeWork.

Astuni is a manager of sales and technology services and James is a film director and runs a production company in London, with which he has worked for car manufacturers such as Audi, Skoda or BMW.