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‘Zypp’ A Scooter Rental And Delivery App Provide Services To People And Businesses
Industry: IoT Funding: $2.5M Investors: IANFund Headquarter: Gurugram, India Zypp is an electric scooter sharing app that is helping many people across India. Users can unlock Zypp for Rs. 5/- only, with a charging fee of Re.1/minute. It has over 500K users in India alone, and the number is going up fast. The interesting thing about Zypp…
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San Francisco Based The Online Learning Startup ‘Springboard’ Runs Online Programs To Help You Transition To Your Career
Industry: EdTech Funding: $22.2M Investors: Reach Capital Headquarter: San Francisco Springboard offers users in-demand job skills that can support them in advancing their professional careers. Since these courses are available online, one can easily learn at any time. Springboard is offering courses on data science, design, analytics, marketing, and security. The motto of the company is A new…
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‘Grab’ A Singapore- Based Technology Startup Offers Transport Services, Food Delivery & Payment Solutions
Industry: Transport Funding: $9.1B Investors: Hyundai Motors Grab started as a ride-hailing platform to connect commuters with riders in Singapore. It has topped the list of the best startups to invest in 2019. After getting funds from multiple companies it has introduced new services like GrabTaxi, GrabCar, GrabHitch, GrabShare, GrabCoach, GrabShuttle, GrabShuttle Plus, GrabFamily, JustGrab, GrabNow, and GrabRental.…
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Singapore Based Dental Care Startup ‘Zenyum’ Provide 3D-Printed Invisible Braces to Patients
Industry: Health Care Funding: $15.1M Investors: RTP Global Headquarter: Singapore Zenyum aims to help individuals bring back their confident smiles. The startup offers 3D-printed invisible braces to patients. You can easily get the braces sent right at your home. The 3D-printer braces are customized to suit your face orientation. Zenyum is a product developed by experienced entrepreneurs and…
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Startup Of The Week – Prerna’s Ice Cream
Prerna’s Handcrafted Ice Cream has introduced India’s first gluten-free dairy ice creams that are prepared with low-fat cream (no milk at all) and have no stabilizers, no emulsifiers, no preservatives, no artificial flavours, no artificial colours or thickeners added to them.
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Slovenian Startup ‘Eligma’ Create Payment Infrastructures For Accepting Instant Crypto Payments At Local And Online Stores
Industry: Blockchain Funding: $17.4M Investors: Bitcoin.com Headquarter: Slovenia Eligma is the new revolution in the blockchain and bitcoin sector. Have you ever thought about how you can use a cryptocurrency that isn’t driven by public demand? That’s where Eligma comes in. It is setting new standards for bitcoin in particular and blockchain in general. It is also the…
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Helsinki-Based Voice Technology Startup ‘Speechly’ Create Voice Interfaces For Professional Tools & Services Using Natural Language Processing Technologies
Industry: Software and SaaS Funding: €2M Investors: Cherry Ventures Headquarter: Finland Alexa and Siri are two great voice assistants of our time. What if you want to add the same feature of voice assistance to your mobile app? That’s where Speechly comes in. It lets you leverage app APIs to create engaging experiences for customers with applications…
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US Based Startup ‘Kindbody’ Provides The Complete Solution Of Women’s Health Including Fertility Testing, Egg Freezing And IVF
Industry: Health Care Funding: $31.3M Investors: GV Headquarter: New York, United States Kindbody is an end-to-end fertility care solution. It provides female care services from standard gynaecological care to conception, nutrition and mental wellness and more. Kindbody has revolutionized the field of medical science, helping users get expert treatment with complete ease. It offers services like intrauterine…
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Portland Based Startup ‘STREEM’ Help Customers With The Help Of AR Through Your Camera Lens
Industry: AI Funding: $10.5M Investors: Flying Fish Partners Customer support just got easier with Streem. Customers tend to get disgruntled when they don’t get the support they expect from the company. Introducing Streem, a revolution in customer support that helps your customers pinpoint the problem through the lens of their smartphone, and your team can…
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4 Key Startup Lessons To Take Into 2021
As 2020 ends, most of us are thankful to bid farewell to a year, which quite honestly, was like no other, one anxious with fear, sadness, and challenges. Yet, despite the hardship of the COVID-19, 2020 will also go down as a significant one for all the rapid developments it has brought about — many…
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African Startup ‘Chipper Cash’ Provides The Borderless Way To Send And Receive Money
Industry: Transport and Travel Funding: $8.4M Investors: Deciens Capital Traveling and cash both go hand-in-hand. Now, imagine, what if you are traveling outside your country and you run out of cash? That’s where Chipper Cash service comes in handy. It helps users make instant cross-border mobile money transfers as easy as sending a text message. For now, the service…
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Dutch Startup ‘Meatable’ Develop Cruelty-Free Technologies For Manufacturing Cultured Meat
Industry: Food and Beverages Funding: $1.6M Investors: Golden Angel Investors Meatable is an organic meat production company that produces and sells lab-grown meat in the market. The founders of the company hold the point of view that current meat production cannot meet future demands, and it is way too ‘cruel’ to kill animals for food. Meatable picks…
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HqO A Boston-Based Startup Develop An App That Connects Landlord And Tenants
Industry: Mobile Apps Funding: $46.9M Investors: Insight Partners Headquarter: Boston, United States HqO is an app that helps landlords carve places that their tenants love. It is an onsite retail and services app that helps landlords know in real-time about the features that are not available at the premises. As a result, they can take quick action and…
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‘Securitize’ Enables Digital Securities Which Are Easier To Own And Faster To Trade
Industry: FinTech Funding: $78.8M Investors: Stripes Headquarter: San Francisco, California, United States Securitize is a blockchain-enabled company that facilitates the capital markets by allowing traders to trade in private companies using trusted global solutions. The platform is secure and offers a high-quality experience for investors. It is integrated with multiple US-based marketplaces, so traders can trade without any fear…
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Startup Of The Week- Kahaani The Untold Stories
Name of the startup –Kahaani The Untold Stories Founded in – March 2019 Industry – Online Business News Portal Founders – Tabassum Sayed Dafedar and Hunain Bagaban Startup Motto – To become one of the leading trustable business news portal Startup Funding – Bootstrap Team size – 8 Below is the transcript of our interview with Chokhat Could you please…
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A UK Based Startup Is Selling ‘Pure Fresh Air’ For Just $33 Per Bottle!
Many people are homesick this holiday season due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. A company in the United Kingdom is now selling “authentic” fresh air from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. A 500ml bottle costs 25 euros, which equates to about $33. The bottle comes with a cork stopper, so the recipient can keep opening…
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Denmark-Based Startup ‘Luggage Hero’ Allows You To Quickly Drop Off Baggage And Pick When Convenient
Industry: Travel Funding: Undisclosed Investors: N/A Traveling? Want to store your luggage at a secure site? That’s what Luggage hero – the latest addition to the list of startup companies – does. It is a simple platform that lets you safely store your luggage at a storage point with a small charge. You can easily take a…
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Why are Tax and Accounting Services Necessary for Startups?
As a small business entrepreneur, you probably agree that dealing with taxes and accounting is at minimum a routine… and even a headache at times when you do not have much time for that. It can be hectic to examine through tax paperwork and regulate the proper forms that need to be filled out. It…
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Dubai Based Cloud Kitchen Startup ‘Kitopi’ That Take Care All Operations Ensuring The Meal Is Delivered Fresh To Customers
Industry: Food and Beverages Funding: $89M Investors: VentureSouq Kitopi stands for Kitchen. Operation. Innovation. It is a state-of-the-art kitchen network that prepares and delivers food to other retail outlets. It is a managed cloud kitchen network, where a restaurant can place orders and get it delivered in quick time. It helps restaurants, food brands, eateries to focus on…
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“Button Wallet” A Messanger Wallet That Help To Buy, Sell And Trade Cryptocurrency With A Telegram app At Ease
Industry: FinTech Funding: $600K Investors: Fulgur Ventures Do you love trading in cryptocurrency? With Button Wallet, you can buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrency with a telegram app. It is a perfect app for people who trade cryptocurrency on the go. With the app, instead of using a third-party platform to trade currencies, they can do it with the…
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‘NutSpace’ An Education Focused Platform Offering Story-Based Lesson Plans
Industry: EdTech Funding: Undisclosed Investors: JioGenNext NutSpace aims to get children future-ready with 21st Century skills. It uses a Proprietary Inventive Thinking™ Methodology that teaches children “how to learn”. NutSpace also runs an in-classroom program that offers experiential learning to develop independent thinking skills among children. NutSpace provides content that is meticulously curated to help children improve their…
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Meet Indian Startup Nuovopay Which Enables Device Leasing Companies & Telecom Carriers To Secure Leased Devices Against Non-Payment.
Industry: FinTech Funding: Bootstrapped Investors: N/A NuovoPay is a startup that aims to safeguard device leasing and support Haas (hardware as a service). Several finance companies and mobile phone carriers have not jumped on the bandwagon of device leasing to make mobile devices available to individuals without a credit score. This is an essential part of mobility,…
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Startup Of The Week – Chokhat
Name of the startup – Chokhat Founded in – 2018 Industry – Home Décor and Serveware Founder – Prachi Bhatia Startup Motto – To make “designer” products affordable for families that haven’t been able to access them yet because of their sky-high prices. Startup Funding – 1 Lakh Team size – 2 Below is the transcript of our…
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A New-York Based Startup ‘TapRm’ Delivers Beer At Your Door-Step
Industry: Food and Beverages Funding: $1.7M Investors: The Broe Group Getting beer in the US is no more difficult. With TapRm, a new e-commerce store, you can get your beer delivered right at your doorstep. As of now, the service of TapRM is only available in New York. The company has received approximately $1.7 million in funds for…
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5 Key Criteria For Selecting A CEO In A Startup
One of the most critical responsibilities of any board of directors is to select and evaluate the CEO— and for startups, it is not an easy job to choose a CEO. Whether it is a multi-billionaire company or a startup, the CEO is essential for any business. Even the actual problem starts when a company…
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Amid Lawsuits, Indian Startup ‘WhiteHat Jr’ Cuts Down On Controversial Ads; But Is This The Solution?
Under fire for running misleading ads and even creating imaginary characters to promote its platform BYJU’S-owned WhiteHat Jr is looking to clean up its act by discarding the campaign. The company has decided to trash the controversial ads featuring tech leaders like Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Google’s Sundar Pichai among others. As…
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US-Based SaaS Startup ‘Clumio’ Is Third-party App Which Ensures Security And Meet Future Requirements For Your Cloud Services
Industry: Software and SaaS Funding: $186M Investors: Cherry Ventures Clumio is transforming the SaaS industry through its enterprise backup technology. You no longer have to create on-premise backups because Clumio takes care of that all. It is a 3rd party app that helps avoid the complexities and costs of running 3rd party backup software on the cloud.…
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Google, YouTube, Gmail Suffers From Big Global Outage; Company Responds
Google services were not working properly; many users from across the world complained about the issue. Here’s what you need to know. Google, YouTube, and most of Google services have suffered an outage globally. Some YouTube users said that they could not access the website and videos. Similarly, Google users say they could not access…
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Los Angeles-Based Startup ‘Mythical Games’ That Build Games With Digital Ledger Technology of Blockchain
Industry: Blockchain Funding: $35M Investors: Javelin Ventures The Mythical Games studio is setting new benchmarks for the gaming industry with its blockchain-based games. The company aims to bring game developers and content creators closer to the games they love. With a team of veteran game and platform experts, it is developing world-class products that help consumers adopt the…
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Stop Worrying About Petrol, Introducing ‘Wheels’ Which Offers Hybrid Electric Vehicles At An Affordable Price
Industry: Ecommerce Funding: $87M Investors: DBL Partners Wheels is a shared electric mobility platform that’s designed to promote smart city projects around the world. Wheels lets you rent wheels (motor pods) for a day, a month, or even a year. They will take care of the maintenance and all other expenses related to it. If the motor pod…
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4 Successful Remote Working Businesses That Covered the Way for Modern Startups
Remote work is becoming more and more popular in the short term because of the global health crisis due to COVID-19. But it has also given an additional scope about accepting the value of remote work. Operating remotely, organizations can save money, access a bigger scope of talent, and look more attractive in job seekers’…
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Meet The US Based Startup ‘ERA Timepieces’ A New Game Changer In The World of Luxury Watches
Industry: Fashion Funding: $1.8M Investors: Crowdfunding The ERA Prometheus tourbillon watch is a game-changer in the world of luxury watches. It has raised nearly $1.1 million on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. People only bought a Tourbillon because of the delicacy watchmaking involved. Thanks to ERA Prometheus, now people have multiple options available to buy luxury watches. Using…
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A Dubai Based Startup ‘Coded Minds’ Aims to Focus on Real-World Issues And Fixing Them Using Technology And Innovation
Industry: EdTech Funding: AED10M Investors: Al Arabi Investments Coded Minds is a technology-education startup that aims to revolutionize the paradigm of tech education. Coded Minds focuses on methods. It starts with the problem and inculcates a practical, hands-on project-based curriculum. It provides education to students of all ages in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia Pacific, South Asia,…
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Los Angeles Based Startup ‘iRise’ Work to Ease the Life of Disabled People Through Technologies
Industry: FinTech Funding: $332K Investors: Deutsche Bank iRise Mechanics is working on next-generation technologies, including intelligent bots, AI systems for health safety and improvement. The company has developed robotic mobility devices to help people with limb disabilities. These robotic hands run through software and help their users manage daily tasks effortlessly. The aim of iRise Mechanics is…
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Startup Of The Week – Wardrobe
Name of the startup – Wardrobe Founded in – 2018. Industry – Fashion, technology, and sustainability. Founder – Adarsh Alphons. CEO – Adarsh Alphons. Startup Motto – The world is your wardrobe. Team size – 10-15 Below is the transcript of our interview with Wardrobe Who is Wardrobe? Wardrobe is the largest peer-to-peer rental marketplace for…
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Licious- A One-Stop App For Meat and Sea-Food | Indian Startup
Launched in: 2015 Location: Bengaluru Sector: Consumers services Total funding: $39 Mn Key investors: Bertelsmann India Investments, Vertex Ventures, Mayfield, 3one4 Capital, Sistema, InnoVen Capital, and more Technology-powered meat, fish, and seafood products delivery startup Licious is built on the farm-to-fork business model. It owns the entire back-end cold chain, enabling it to control and maintain the quality…
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Food and Beverage Startup ‘Choco’ Simplifies Food Ordering System Between Restaurants And Supplier
Industry: Food and Beverages Funding: $1.7M Investors: The Broe Group Cooking a meal is a tedious process; even top chefs will endorse this. Couple this with the management of resources. It is a wholesome exercise. There is one app that’s changing the trend. Choco is an app that makes ordering and communication with your suppliers faster, simpler,…
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Content Strategy for Startups: A Marketing Guide
Most startups and other companies create content, but the chances are that it costs more money than it’s worth. Yes! That’s true because most of the startups fail because they don’t have an appropriate content strategy. The biggest reason? Lack of strategy, reliance on guesswork, and copying the same work. As a Content Strategist for…
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Swiss Startup ‘Eyeware Tech’ The Future Of Eye Wear Is Here
Industry: AI Funding: Undisclosed Investors: High Tech Grunderfords Eyeware Tech is a revolutionary startup in the camera tracking and recognition industry. It monitors a person’s gaze and ascertains the motive. The software is developed to cater to real-world issues such as security, buyer choice, human intentions, etc. It uses patent-pending computer vision algorithms to increase human-machine engagement.…
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‘Infraspeak’ a Customizable Maintenance Platform That Optimizes Maintenance Support to Airport, Malls and Hospital
Industry: IoT Funding: $5.4M Investors: TiVenture With Infraspeak, any user in an organization can directly report a technical failure to the relevant technicians quickly. The tool identifies and notifies the failures in an electrical system concerning type, location, equipment, or priority. They can mark these failures as ‘solved’ or otherwise assign them to the relevant person working…
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Startup Of The Week – Labster
Name of the startup – Labster Founded in – 2012 Industry – Educational Technology Founder – Co-founded by Mads Bonde and Michael Bodekaer Jensen CEO – Michael Bodekaer Jensen Startup Motto – Empowering the next generation of scientists Startup Funding – $40 million Startup Market Cap – N/A Team size – 160 Below…
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Cazoo, Buy Used Car Online With Free Home Delivery
Industry: Ecommerce Funding: £80M Investors: DMG Ventures Shopping for cars online? Sounds skeptical, right? Wrong! Buying a car is now as easy as it gets right at your home. UK based startup, Cazoo has made buying used cars simple. It is an inspection-cum-car selling store. It has a comprehensive 150+ point checklist that every car has to…
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San Francisco Based Startup ‘Observe.AI’ Brings The Power of Automatic Speech Recognition For Call Centers
Industry: AI Funding: $34.1M Investors: Scale Ventures Operating a call center? Need a coach for your sales and support team? Observe.AI is your go-to platform. It is an AI-powered voice assistant that can turn your contact centers into profit generation machines. How it does that? Well, Observe.AI uses multiple technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, and a…
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Seattle Based Startup ‘Porch’ A Mobile Platform That Solves Home Repair Services
Industry: Mobile Apps Funding: $464.6K Investors: Antler Now calling your local plumber, electrician, maid, or carpenter is as simple as clicking a button – thanks to Porch – a new startup. It provides a mobile platform that users can use to call home repair services. The best part? All of these are freelancers. This means you can get…
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7 Ways to Drive Millions Of Traffic To Your Website In 2021
Finally, you’ve launched the website, and now it’s time to learn how to drive more traffic to your website. First of all, congratulations on achieving the other milestone. Establishing a startup is easy, but getting traffic and customers is not as easy as it looks. Do you know approximately 1.2 billion websites exist on the…
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Radpay A Blockchain Startup Which Can Reduce Cart Abandonment by 36%
Industry: FinTech Funding: $78.8M Investors: Stripes Radpay is an online payment solution that helps customers pay faster for their purchases, resulting in reduced cart abandonments. It is one of the top blockchain startups that connects blockchain with PCI-compliant card payment and banking infrastructure. It ensures secure transactions for merchants through a combination of mobile apps, browser plugins,…
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Wardrobe, a E-commerce App Which Allows You to Buy and Sell Luxury Clothes
Industry: Fashion Funding: $1.5M Investors: Ludlow Ventures Consider Wardrobe as your fashion closet. The e-commerce app lets people borrow luxury clothes, sell used luxury clothes, and share ideas on designing custom clothes. Wardrobe is eco -friendly, convenient, and affordable. Adarsh Alphons founded wardrobe after an epiphany about just how many clothes in his own house went mostly unused.…
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Danish Fintech Startup ‘Pleo’ Offers Smart Payment Cards For Employees
Industry: EdTech Funding: $78.8M Investors: Stripes Wouldn’t it be better if instead of getting salary transferred to your bank account – which usually takes days – you get salary instantly in your company’s ID card? You can use this card at ATMs, at service stations, at restaurants, and even at local banks. It makes life a lot…
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Education Tech Startup ‘Labster’ Introduce Virtual Reality Science Lab For College & Universities
Virtual laboratories allow STEM students to experiment in million-dollar labs at a fraction of a wet lab cost. Saving costs is one core benefit of using online resources for teaching. A virtual lab simulation includes true-to-life missions for students to complete, highlighting the connection between science and the real world. This makes virtual labs all…
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German Based Startup Airalo — The Perfect Mobile Data Solution for Travelers
Industry: Travel Funding: $1.9M Investors: Lightspeed Ventures Are you planning to travel abroad? With new startup Airalo, getting an eSIM is more affordable than ever. The Airalo SIM lets you travel to multiple destinations of your choice. It covers over 100 destinations. You can get the eSIMs at an affordable price from around the world. Airalo SIM cards…
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Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
Are you confused between going to a startup versus joining an established company? There are multiple things to consider, and a lot depends on where you’re coming from, where you are in your career, where you reside, and many other factors. Read this article learn more about startup vs established company-which is better for your…
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Startup Of The Week – xFarm
Name of the startup – xFarm Founded in – 2017 Industry – AgTech Founder – Matteo Vanotti CEO – Matteo Vanotti Startup Motto – From farmers, for farmers Startup Funding – Round A 3M€ with TiVenture and United Ventures Below is the transcript of our interview with xFarm Who is xFarm? xFarm is a startup created…
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‘Sweetgreen’ a Startup From a Dorm Room to The ‘Starbucks of Salad’
Sweetgreen is the first-ever unicorn salad start-up, luring lunchtime lines across the country with its millennial- and Gen Z-friendly $12 salads. Now, the brand that brought the farm-to-table trend to fast-casual dining wants to be “the Starbucks of salads.” The brand was founded in 2007 after then-Georgetown students Jonathan Neman, Nicolas Jammet, and Nathaniel Ru…
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No Need To Wait For Long Queue With ‘Eatigo’ Just Book And Dine Top Restaurants
Industry: Ecommerce Funding: $25.5M Investors: Trip Advisor Eatigo claims to be the number one restaurant reservation platform in Asia. It is backed by Trip Advisor and offers dining deals and restaurant reservations in Thailand, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. What makes it the NEXT BIG THING in the food industry is the quality of service…
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Get ‘xFarm’ to transform your agricultural processes by digital technology
Industry- IoT The agricultural business is becoming more complex due to legal requirements and product certifications. xFarm is a startup that aims to transform agricultural processes by leveraging digital technology. It provides innovative tools to support farmers and the food supply chain, stakeholders. The main focus of the organization revolves around convenience, intuitiveness, and adaptability…
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Why Do Contemporary Startups Need To Invest In PR?
Before we move further, ask yourself, is PR strategy for startups important for your startup? Knock, knock… What does your mind answer? If it’s Yes, then congratulations, you came to the right place. Welcome to Unboxing Startups. Nowadays, wherever we go, we see many advertisements, the hype of a product, or creating a favorable atmosphere…
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A Swedish Digital Health Startup ‘NuvoAir’ Gives A Platform for Respiratory Health Tracking
Breathing is everything. We breathe almost 1 billion times during our lifetime. And while most of us take breathing for granted, for 1 out of every 10 people breathing can be a struggle. NuvoAir is your go-to platform for respiratory health tracking, improvement, and cure. The startup offers devices to track and monitor the respiratory…
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Mobile Food Order Startup ‘Snackpass’ Will Kill Your Hunger As Soon You Enter In Restaurants
Why wait in line when you can order your food on your phone and pick your order when you get to the restaurant? It is even better than the ‘drive-in’ concept because you don’t have to wait for even a minute. Before Snackpass, the restaurant owners were worried about the customers not collecting their orders.…
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Santa Monica Based ‘Verishop’ A Startup That Doesn’t Allow Third-Party Sellers to Establish Higher Degrees of Customer Trust
PUNE, Maha–(Unboxing Startups) Verishop is a lifestyle e-commerce store for your daily fashion needs. What makes Verishop stand out from the rest is the quality of the products it offers. The brand features only premium products from top brands. Verishop aims to be a go-to lifestyle shopping destination for customers who are looking for high-quality…
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6 Major Branding Mistakes To Avoid In Your Startups’ Journey
Mistakes are something everybody hates, but unfortunately, we make mistakes, and only later we realize where we went wrong! But yes, that’s what life’s all about. Mistakes are prevalent in the corporate business world. After all, failure teaches us more about ourselves than success. Now hold on, we are not telling you to make mistakes…
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Oslo-based construction tech startup Spacemaker build sustainable cities using AI
Spacemaker is a great startup that aims to develop sustainable infrastructure that can help companies grow while decreasing environmental pollution. It is one of the millennium development goals of the United Nations. Infrastructure designers can get the services of Spacemaker to provide the smartest ways to maximize the value of their real-estate structure. They will…
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US Investments and Policy Into Startups To Remain Strong Under US President Joe Biden
The momentum of investments flowing into Indian startups from the US is likely to remain strong under the leadership of president-elect Joe Biden, several investors and industry watchers expect and confess in the media on Saturday. These expectations come at a time when deep-pocketed technology companies such as Amazon, Google, Walmart and Facebook, and several…
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The Story Of Self Drive Car Rentals Startup Drivezy
Drivezy offers peer-to-peer bike and car-sharing services in India. Drivezy’s vehicle sharing marketplace is a strategic and efficient alternative to outright vehicle purchases for consumers. Drivezy’s marketplace allows individual vehicle owners to list their idle cars, motorcycles, and scooters and turn them into profit-generating assets by renting the vehicles to customers at a fraction of…
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How to Choose and Purchase the Perfect Name for Your Startup?
The success of your startup also relies on your choice of the domain name you choose. It’s closely connected to your online brand—your website and all your digital marketing stuff. It is a common medium through which your customers remember you and find you online. And once you finally choose your domain name, it’s challenging…
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Meet Lucyd Lyte, The Prescription Bluetooth Smart glasses with voice-controlled social Media
Lucyd Lyte aims to be a revolution in smart eyewear by being the first Bluetooth frame that can be worn all day, every day, by prescription glasses wearers. Lucyd’s mission of providing natural, useful technology upgrades to ergonomic eyewear. Lucyd Lyte is a new entry into the world of wearables, as a smart glass that…
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Apeel Sciences Startup: Working its Way to Reduce World Hunger
Apeel Sciences develops plant-derived shelf life extension technology for fresh produce that improves quality and reduces food waste. Apeel Sciences develops plant-derived shelf life extension technology to reduce food waste. As a major producer and consumer of agricultural products, China faces a serious food waste problem as it turns towards sustainable urbanization and industrialization. The…
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4 Things You Need to Do When Bootstrapping Your Startup
Far more founders appear to be shooting for the stars and going for the diamond to raise capital to fuel their startup ventures taking the guerilla-style bootstrapping path. It’s never been easy to roll all the money back into the startup rather than your pocket. If you are thinking of bootstrapping your startup, consider these…
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No Credit Score? Say Hello to New York Fintech Startup’Petal’
Forget credit scores: Petal determines whether you’re eligible for a credit card using factors like your income and bank statements. Geared toward younger people who haven’t yet established a solid line of credit, the company doesn’t charge fees–including for missed payments–and offers cash-back rewards. Instead of focusing on credit scores, Petal looks at an applicant’s financial behavior.…
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10 Tips to Grow a Social-Media Audience for Your Startup
When it comes to social media, everyone gets excited and wants in on the action. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are all highly active social media networks. Every company wants to gain social media recognition for their business via these platforms. Brands, startups, and institutions use social media platforms every day to connect with their followers,…
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5G Startup Movandi Has A Technology That Can Boost mmWave Signals
Millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum will likely play a key role in the 5G offerings from wireless operators around the globe. In the U.S., Verizon is one of the biggest proponents of the mmWave spectrum. The company has already deployed its nonstandardized fixed 5G service, called 5G Home, in four markets in the U.S. and is…
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No More Food Wastage, San Francisco Startup Afresh is Using Algorithms to Prevent Food From Ending up in Landfills
U.S. retailers throw out $18 billion worth of spoiled food every year, which is bad for both the bottom line and the environment. San Francisco startup Afresh creates software that uses algorithms and artificial intelligence to help stores optimize their fresh food inventories and cut back on waste. Founded in 2016, the company says it…
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Top 8 Legal Documents Every Startup Should Have
Entrepreneurs/founders are known to gamble with calculated risks as a recipe to success. For them, every day is a risk-taking- make or break situation. Startups are a battleground for entrepreneurs to showcase their bubbling skills and risk-taking capabilities to the world. But one should ensure that they don’t end up in legal soup by missing…
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Solidia: A Environmental Cure for the Construction Industry
When it comes to climate change, cement production is a major culprit, accounting for about 7 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. New Jersey-based Solidia uses a patented process to address this problem, replacing limestone with a synthetic material that requires lower temperatures and less energy than traditional methods. The cement absorbs CO2 as it hardens, all of which amounts…
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US Based Startup ‘Fetch Robotics’ Has Created Robots That Actually Work Like Humans
Fetch has created both a picking robot and a freight one. While the “Fetch” can grab items off shelves, a warehouse doesn’t need to go all-in on robots to take advantage of their efficiency. The new “Freight” robot acts more like a trained dog, steadfastly sticking to either a human or another robot’s side. A…
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12 Reasons Why SEO is Important for Every Startup
For entrepreneurs, SEO is one of the more crucial parts, and it is an integral part of building a successful startup from a lower level to top level. A Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy is a powerful tool for any startup, and it does not even kill the budget. Here some reasons why SEO importance…
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Digital Lending Startup Better.com Only Make Money Via Interest
New York City-based Better.com is trying to upend the antiquated mortgage application process by bringing it online. The company doesn’t charge fees or commissions and instead makes its money only via interest. And whereas traditional mortgage applications can take weeks, getting pre-approved on Better.com takes just a few minutes thanks to a largely automated process. The company, which lent…
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India’s Aerospace Startup ‘Skyroot Aerospace’ Unveils 3D Printed Rocket Engine
Indian aerospace startup Skyroot Aerospace recently unveiled its Dhawan-1 Rocket Engine on the 100th birthday anniversary of Indian rocket scientist for which it’s named – Dr.Satish Dhawan. According to the company, the Dhawan-1 is notable in that it’s completely 3D printed, runs solely on cryogenic propellants, and was manufactured in India. The Dhawan-1 will power…
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Singapore Startup ‘EcoWorth Tech’ Developed A Sponge that Can Absorb Impurities From Water
Singapore-based startup EcoWorth Tech has developed a technology for the sustainable treatment of wastewater. It provides a breakthrough solution for removing and recuperating organic contaminants from Industrial and Oil & Gas wastewater. The technology integrates seamlessly into the latest water remediation processes in a highly cost-efficient manner. Additionally, EcoWorth Tech uses biomass waste to produce…
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8 Tips to help Startups Hire and Manage Interns Better
Hiring and managing interns is like a double-edged sword. It can be rewarding and damaging simultaneously. It depends on how well the entrepreneur and office management uses them. In this article, we will highlight those crucial inside tricks that will guide you while hiring and how to manage interns at an early-stage startup: 1- Hiring…
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Hyderabad Based Startup StanPlus Brings Medical Support and Ambulance Within 15 Mins
StanPlus focuses on supporting the patient in emergency and non-emergency situations, helping them reach the hospital, care center, or home. They operate across all segments, from simple vehicles for patients with limited mobility to fully equipped Advanced Life Support (ASL) vehicles to handle all types of emergencies and medical air transportation. With a fleet of…
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How Can An Ordinary Business Idea Be Turned Into a Million Dollar Startup?
Raise your hand if you know someone with a million-dollar business idea. Raise your hand if you are that person with a million-dollar business idea. Okay, now take a look to your right. Great. Now, look to your left. Great. Now, did you notice something strange? That’s right…everybody raises their hand. Not just me. Not…
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Sea6 Energy, An Indian Startup Who Successfully Made Biofuel From Algae
We all know all cars generally run on fuel, and with the rise of continuous demand, fuel is dangerous. Therefore, Sea6 Energy has a unique idea: grow algae on seawater and use the resulting algal biomass to produce biomass. Their plans presently include making renewable chemicals and food additives using algae. Sea6 also created novel…
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No Credit Card? No Problem. Indian Startup “Kaarva” Allows To Access Money From Your Salary
The startup operates a flexible salary platform, which is not a salary advance but gives employees control to access a part of their earned salaries on their own whenever they need, helping middle and lower-income people with any daily expenses or emergencies. If you don’t have money, the Bengaluru startup says that the credit card…
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Delhi-Based Startup Junkart Helps You Sell Your Scrap
If you want to sell your household scrap, what you generally do? The majority of the audiences will say they wait for the “Kabadiwala” scrap collector to come. The traditional setup of a collector roaming in the streets and shouting for junk is well-known and understood. Also, it has remained the same for so many…
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5 Reasons Why Startups Should Invest in Mobile App
To access a large number of users with minimum effort in less time, you must invest and own an app for your business.
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4 Reasons Why Digital Marketing is Important for Startups?
Simply, digital marketing helps you to gain the necessary recognition among your audience that will drive your startup’s success in the future.
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Indian Wearable Tech Start-up LECHAL Launched World’s First Interactive Footwear With Haptic Feedback
Lechal is the world's first company to launch a haptic footwear; the startup has received 10,000 orders in the first three months after the official launch.
| Finance, Startups
How to Design a Successful Revenue Model For Your Startup?
One of the most crucial things you can do to ensure your business's financial health is to design a revenue model.
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Ex-Microsoft Director Started a Startup Named ‘Jackfruit 365’
James Joseph, a former Microsoft director, has been scouting for ways to make his favorite fruit available all year round.
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5 Valuable Lessons You Can Learn From Self-Made Women Entrepreneurs
If your eyes are set on success in the business arena, it’s a smart move to pick up the cues from the best – and the fairest – of the world’s famous self-made entrepreneurs of the 21st century.
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Indian Startup Aloe E-cell Discovered The World’s First Eco-Friendly Batteries
Aloe vera, a natural moisturizer and herbal panacea for diseases, can also generate electricity and power batteries.
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Biotech startup Priothera launches with $35.4 million Series A funding to develop treatments for patients suffering from leukemia
Priothera announced it has closed $35.4 million in Series A funding led by Fountain Healthcare Partners
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4 Most Disruptive Startups of All Time
Whenever we talk about startups, we tend to think that it’s perhaps something on a small scale with limited audiences. But, that’s not always the case. Today, we bring you something different, which will change your perception towards startups. In this article, we’re going to talk about some disruptive startups who changed or killed the…
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French Fintech Startup Lydia partners with Tink to enhance open banking options
Fintech startup Lydia goes to work with monetary API startup Tink for its open banking options in its app. Lydia began as a peer-to-peer fee app and now has 4 million customers in Europe. Lydia’s vision has evolved to become a financial super app that lets you control your bank accounts and access various financial services. In France, you can…
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Logistics startup unicorn Lalamove unveils foray into the US
Lalamove, an on-demand logistics service active in China, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, has officially entered the U.S. seven years after launch. As the COVID-19 pandemic keeps millions of Americans home, Hong Kong-based Lalamove believes it can seize the growing demand for delivery services in the country. It makes its debut in the Dallas Fort-Worth area, a major hub for…
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Success Mantra: What to do Before, During, and After an Interview
If you want to achieve something in your life, there are no shortcuts. Be systemic, and follow your plan.
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Pizza-making robot startup Picnic raises $3M as pandemic puts spotlight on food automation
Seattle startup Picnic raised an additional $3 million from existing investors as it gears up for a commercial rollout of its pizza-making robot.
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Seattle, biotechnology startup HDT Bio raises $3M to support development of COVID-19 vaccine
Seattle-based biotech company HDT Bio enabling global access to immunotherapies for oncology and infectious disease, closed its seed financing round, totalling ~$3M.
| Finance, Startups
Why Fast-Growing Startups Can’t Ignore Good Old Fashioned Bookkeeping
There is no additional rule; all you need is to systematically note down all the financial expenses or transactions and work towards your business goals.
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Seattle based startup Cardiac Dimensions raises $17.5M for heart-valve repair device
Cardiac Dimensions in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatments for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in patients with heart failure, closed a $17.5m Series C financing.
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Questions To Ask Yourself Before Applying For A Job
Before submitting your CV, you will need to think – will the hiring manager read this and offer you an interview?
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Intelligent Knowledge Base Startup Golden Raises $14.5Million
The startup also announced the funding that it had landed a $1 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to help fight COVID-19 with information and knowledge derived from fragmented public sources
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What Preparation You Need To Do Before You Search For A Job?
A fresher always faces difficulties when he thinks about the first job, but with a few crucial steps, you can prepare your mindset and set your target before you start searching for a job.
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E-Scooter Startup Neuron Mobility Raises US$12Million in Extended Series A Round
According to intelligence platform VentureCap Insights, Neuron is valued at $47.2 million, after raising US$18.4 million via the issue of new shares between late February and early March.
| Finance, Startups
Startup finances: A CEO’s Guide to Manage Expense Management
Knowing where to begin with expense management can be quite confusing. For most startups, processes for managing expenses tend to evolve according to day-to-day demands and personal preferences.
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AI Drug R&D Startup XtalPi Lands Massive $319M SoftBank-Led Round C To Continue Its High-Tech Drug Discovery
XtalPi, an American-Chinese biotech firm that focuses on AI-assisted drug discovery, has raised a $319 million round C from a slate of enthusiastic investors led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund.
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Dos and Don’ts while working in a Startup?
Every organization has its own norms, but you should avoid a few crucial things while working in the startup.
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Seattle Based Biotech startup Immusoft Raised $4.5Million
Established in 2009, Immusoft develops immune cell technology that uses blood cells from a patient to create therapeutic proteins targeted to treat diseases.
| Innovation, Startups
Fitness and Wellness Startups Cultivating the Wellness
Startups are accelerating wellness in various sectors ranging from mental health to diet to fitness and beauty. Some startups are focusing on sleep, cannabis, and travel as new frontiers for wellness.
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Seattle-based fintech startup Attunely raises $9M in funding to use machine learning to maximize revenue recovery
The global machine learning market is expected to grow from $1.41 Billion in 2017 to $8.81 Billion by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 44.1%
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Payment Solution Startup SpotOn Raises $60Million Series C To Support SMB Growth
SpotOn Transact, a software and payments company for small and medium-sized businesses, secured $60 million in Series C funding just six months after announcing its $50 million Series B investment.
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6 Healthcare Startups who are Revolutionizing the Healthcare Sector
In the coming years, startups will play a significant role in developing healthcare technologies. As a result, the healthcare sector will flourish.
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Miami-Based Startup Papa Secures $18M Series B To Connect Older Adults With Companions
Now Papa has raised $18 million for its Series B round led by Comcast Ventures.
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Startup of the week – SFarmsIndia
SFarmsIndia is India’s first Agri land marketplace, which creates liquidity to buy or sell agriculture lands on a peer to peer basis. SFarmsIndia is an Online web application with two core functions; Listing and Liquidating.
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Air taxi startup Volocopter teams up with Schenker to deploy heavy-lift drones
The remote-controlled drone can lift a load of up to 200 kilograms (440 lb) and has a range of 40 kilometers (25 miles), making it ideal for jobs such as delivering medicines to a hospital or dropping off components at a factory.
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5 Agtech Startups to Watch in 2020
Agtech is making it easier than ever to gather and share data, which is excellent news for farmers and investors.
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US President Donald Trump Approves Tiktok Deal with Oracle and Walmart
Oracle and Walmart said they were together investing to acquire 20% of the newly formed TikTok Global business.
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Seattle-area cybersecurity startup Polyverse raises $16M
The startup recently signed a partnership with SUSE, the world’s largest independent open-source software company.
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The Problem With the Funding is Not Lacking of it But Overfunding
It is not always true; money makes you richer. Sometimes overfunding leads to disaster if you don’t know how to utilize cash.
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Seattle startup Wrench acquires Lemon Squad to boost its vehicle-inspection services
Mobile car repair startup Wrench is diving deeper into services that go beyond vehicle maintenance
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How These 4 EdTech Startups Are Redefining the Online Education Platform
No more, no less. Using technology, we pursue to improve teaching and learning processes and, therefore, improve the education system's performance.
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Athira Pharma to raise up to $170 million in IPO
The company will have 28.8 million shares outstanding after the IPO.
| Investments, Startups
Funding Rounds from Seed funding to various Series and How Does the IPO Work?
Series A, B, and C funding rounds are entirely the ambitious target in the process of turning an innovative idea into a revolutionary global company, ripe for an IPO.
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Spacetech startups are ready to take off in India
Indian companies can spend less both in terms of manufacturing and operating costs as compared to US companies, the country has an enormous talent pool of engineers, and the VC ecosystem is warming up.
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Bengaluru Based Startup QShala Raised ₹ 2.7 Crore From Zerodha-Backed Rainmatter
Over 14 startups have raised funding since March 2020, as online education sees a massive boom in India.
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An Exclusive Overview of C-Suite Executives Roles and Responsibilities
Introduction A person joins a company with the ambition of being in the top-level management, for example, becoming a world-class Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of a company. But while most of us dream so big, we sometimes forget that…
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Ratan Tata-Backed Fuel-Delivery Startup Repos Energy Registers 150 Startups
Pune-based energy distribution company Repos Energy has registered over 150 fuel startups in less than a month.
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Idea to Inception
Launching your product and services to a potential customer for feedback delivers honest reviews, and as a result, you get an opportunity to improve your product and services.
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General Motors Takes $2B Stake in Electric Truck Startup Nikola
General Motors announced its second major electric vehicle partnership in less than a week on Tuesday, this time a $2 billion deal with startup Nikola. GM will take an 11% ownership stake in the Phoenix company and will engineer and build Nikola’s Badger hydrogen fuel cell and electric pickup truck. The Badger is expected to…
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VR enabled startup, Proxgy launches its virtual commerce platform in India
Proxgy is a visual commerce product that lets users experience almost everything just by sitting on their sofa.
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Cricket Expert Harsha Bhogle Invests in Sports Gaming Startup Akhada
Cricket commentator and expert Harsha Bhogle has invested an undisclosed amount in gaming startup Fantasy Akhada, and will be the brand’s face for the next two years, the company said on Friday.
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Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before Moving to Pick a Business Partner
Starting a business with a partner is like stepping into the commitment with a never give up attitude.
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SoftBank Group eyes partners to bid for TikTok’s assets in India
SoftBank Group is exploring assembling a group of bidders for TikTok’s India assets and has been actively looking for local partners, according to people familiar with the matter.
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How Branding and PR of Your Startup Plays a Key Role in Its Success
Branding is a way of differentiating yourself from the competitors and clarifying what you offer? And what makes it a better choice?
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Why People Should Buy Your Product – Market Research Hacks
Developing a product that is different from the competition is essential, but in order to make sure your product sells, you will require user feedback.
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Fintech startup CRED is official partner for IPL 2020, says BCCI
Cred, a digital community of creditworthy individuals, merchants and institutions, on Wednesday announced that it has become the official partner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.
| Money, Startups, VCs and Hedge Funds
How to Create an Effective Business Proposal for Investors?
Nearly one-third of startups fail because of a shortage of funding. They may have exceptional ideas, but not enough financial support to survive till the end.
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Health Care Startup PicnicHealth Raises $25M for its Patient Health Record Management Service
PicnicHealth, the startup that’s looking to give patients a way to manage their care in one place and pharmaceutical companies access to patient records for real-world data, has just raised $25 million in financing to grow its business. Founded in 2016 by a former international development worker and Crohn’s Disease patient, Noga Leviner, PicnicHealth’s initial…
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Consumer Electronics Indian Startup boAt Raises ₹25 Cr Debt Funding From InnoVen Capital
Consumer electronics startup boAt, through its parent company, Imagine Marketing Pvt Ltd, has raised ₹25 Cr in debt from venture debt and specialty lending firm InnoVen Capital. Founded by Aman Gupta, a chartered accountant, and Sameer Mehta, a former executive director at Kores (India) Ltd in 2016, boAt has over the years expanded its product…
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Startup of the week – iThink Logistics
Name of the startup – iThink Logistics Founded in – March 2017 Industry – Logistics Founder – Bharat Karotra, Nikul Dodiya, Paresh Parmar, Vipul Yadav, Zaiba Sarang CEO – Vipul Yadav Startup Funding – Bootstrapped and Profitable Website – www.ithinklogistics.com Key People – Bharat Karotra,Nikul Dodiya,Paresh Parmar,Vipul Yadav,Zaiba Sarang Here is the transcript of our…
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How to Manage Team and Time- A Leaders Short Guidebook
Managing other people is challenging, and it’s okay to admit that. It requires nursing multiple emotional energies, personalities, and also caring about yourself. The process is never-ending, and you have to keep learning and polish your leadership skills. Even people with years of experience and training sometimes struggle. The best thing is that you do…
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Chan Zuckerberg Fund Backs Mumbai Based Startup Eruditus
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan’s philanthropic organisation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, has invested in education technology startup Eruditus, its second capital infusion into an Indian firm. People close to the development told ET that the funding is part of Eruditus’ ongoing Series D round that will see the company raising around $100…
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Flowercycling Startup Raises ₹10 Cr. in Pre-Series A Round Funding
Phool.co, an IIT Kanpur backed biomaterial startup, has raised about ₹10 crores in a pre-series A funding round led by Ian Fund and San Francisco-based Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. Founded by engineering graduates Ankit Agarwal and Prateek Kumar in July 2017, Phool.co is a startup focused on the circular economy which converts the floral waste…
| Finance, Startups
Bookkeeping, Shares, Accounting- ABC of Startup Funding
The truth is that managing your startup finances is not that difficult, because you can operate on a low budget while keeping track of your financial activities with tools.
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Bio-technology startup StemoniX agrees to merger with public pharma company
StemoniX will receive about 78% of Cancer Genetics' 2.31 million outstanding shares, making it the majority owner of the company. At Cancer Genetics's press timeshare price of around $7, the transaction will be worth $12.6 million to StemoniX.
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Austin’s Fox Robotics raises a $9M Series A for its robotic forklifts
The latest round brings its total funding to date to $ 13 million, with the support of previous investors Eniac, Famiglia, SignalFire, Congruent, AME and Joe.
| Investments, Startups, VCs and Hedge Funds
6 Ways You Can Find Investments for Your Startup
If you’re planning to start your own business, but don’t have enough funds, don’t worry, there are still many options you can choose.
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Mindtree Founders To Start $120 Mn Fund For Early Stage Startups in India
MindTree has decided to start it's own $120 Mn fund to invest in tech startups.
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Executive Summary for Startups: What to Include?
An executive summary is a brief introduction and overall a summary of your business plan.
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Indian Startup Launches E-store for COVID-19 Essentials
Commenting on the app launch, Atul Kapoor, Founder, sense.bio said, "Now since the unlock is happening across the nation and people are resuming work now it's the time to take extra safety measures with protecting themselves and boosting their immunity. We have made sure of the quality of products and are made in India."
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Maruti Suzuki ties up with IIM-Bangalore to incubate mobility startups
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India said it has joined hands with the startup hub and incubation center at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) to spearhead innovations in the mobility space.
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How to Hire the Right Person for Your Startup?
Every entrepreneur knows building a team of talented people is right for their business growth and is vital for the company’s success.
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India’s First Earth Observation Startup Pixxel Raises $5 million
Bengaluru-based startup Pixxel is getting ready to launch its first Earth-imaging satellite later this year, with a scheduled mission aboard a Soyuz rocket. The roughly one-and-a-half-year-old company is moving quickly, and today it’s announcing a $5 million seed funding round to help it accelerate even more. Indian venture capital firms, Lightspeed India Partners, Blume…
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Startup of the week – Smartboost
Smartboost is a marketing self-funded startup from 2015 having a market cap of over $10 Million. Read startup of the week Smartboost's CEO and Founder Giovanni Letellier's interview.
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What is a Pitch Deck and Things to Consider While Making One
A great pitch deck is all about the information you present and how you present it.
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Bengaluru based startup DrinkPrime raises ₹21 crores led by Omidyar Network India
Subscription-based water purifier startup DrinkPrime on Tuesday raised ₹21 crores ($3 million) in a Pre-Series A round from Omidyar Network India and Sequoia Surge. The money will help the startup strengthen its team and invest in its growth plans to reach 1 million households in the next 3 years. “We are currently operating in Bangalore and…
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Oyo’s Ritesh Agarwal joins Venture Catalysts to promote entrepreneurship across India
In a bid to support India’s growing startup ecosystem, Ritesh Agarwal, founder, and CEO of Oyo Rooms will work as an advisor and mentor with Mumbai-based incubator Venture Catalysts (VCats). Agarwal will work with Dr. Apoorv Sharma, founder of VCats to promote entrepreneurship across the country’s tier 1, 2, and 3 cities and help India…
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How You Can Draft the Most Needed and Optimized Business Plan
A business plan is a carefully strategized statement of business goals.
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Sequoia leads $5m funding in Indian education loan startup
The fresh capital will be used to expand the company’s presence in towns and improve its collection efficiency and lending cycle management, Eduvanz said in a statement.
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Skyroot Aerospace becomes first Indian startup to test upper-stage rocket engine
SkyrootAerospace, a Hyderabad based Indian startup has successfully test-fired its upper stage rocket engine named 'Raman, which can place multiple satellites into orbit, a top official of the firm said on Thursday.
| Startups, VCs and Hedge Funds
How to Encourage Investors to Invest in Your Startup?
“Startup” might sound small, but it affects on a larger scale, hence startups are the backbone of the country’s economy.
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Startup Company Coda, Valued Above $600M, Now Hopes to Compete With Google’s G-Suite
Coda is one of the newer entrants in the workplace productivity known as “the future of work,” which includes companies ranging from video-conferencing platform Skype to Microsoft’s Office 365.
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India’s first undersea optical fibre cable introduced in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Submarine optical fibre cable project came into being when PM Modi began the development of the 2,312-Kilometers long submarine optical fibre cable project connecting Chennai - Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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The Lifestyle of Successful Entrepreneurs & How You Can Adapt Their Strategies
Not all of us love to wake up early, especially before the sunrise. But most of the successful entrepreneurs have a habit of rising early. Waking up earlier gives you more time in the morning to be mindful, also gives an additional time to prepare a schedule for the day, exercise, or do whatever else you need to accomplish.
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Buzzing Startup Terminologies that Every Entrepreneur Must Know
Every time I converse with an aspiring or a new entrepreneur, I notice muddled expressions on their faces because they aren’t aware of the most commonly used startup terms, due to which, they sometimes end up making the wrong decision. I called a digital marketing professional, a wantrepreneur, two days back. As much as tried…
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Flipkart Launches Accelerator Program to Back Early-stage Startups
“Flipkart Leap is aimed at unlocking this potential and nurturing new ideas that bring innovation, curiosity, and unconventionality to the local entrepreneurial ecosystem while boosting the government’s ‘Start-Up India’ initiative,” said Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Chief Executive Officer, Flipkart Group.
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AIA Rope Regional Partnership with Health Tech Startup Holmusk
Through this, its customers and AIA Vitality members can gain access to personal health coaching services based on their specific needs via Holmusk's network of nutritionists and dietitians.
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5 Essential Ways to Reduce Small Business Initial Costs
Money is one of the most important needs for entrepreneurs to fulfill the basic needs (setup) of the company. But the question arises, do you have enough funds? Most of the startups will answer with a ‘NO’.
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US President Imposes US Ban on TikTok, WeChat in 45 Days
Trump also said "WeChat automatically captures vast swaths of information from its users. This data collection threatens to allow the Chinese Communist Party access to Americans' personal and proprietary information."
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Billionaire Yuri Milner Nears Funding in Indian Startup Byju’s
The amount would make Byju’s India’s second-most valuable startup after Alibaba Group Holding-backed financial payments brand, Paytm.
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Government to Fund 112 Agritech Startups says Union Minister
Emphasizing on increasing private investment in agriculture, Tomar said his vision is to attract the youth to agriculture and rejuvenate the sector. He also stressed the need to make agriculture competitive, provide handholding to agriculture-based activities, and adopt new technology at the earliest to boost productivity.
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Why Investing in AI is One of the Biggest Opportunities for Businesses?
In the 80s the AI-first came into existence but the difference between today’s AI is that it is more anticipated, developed, and a refined version of modern AI, which eases the working business culture with minimum costs involved.
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Chinese AI Company Files $1.4 billion Lawsuit Against Apple
In a statement, Apple said that its Siri does not contain features included in the Xiao-i patent, which the iPhone maker argues relates to games and instant messaging.
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Microsoft in Talks to Acquire Chinese App TikTok
"A deal could be completed by Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, and the talks involve representatives from Microsoft, Bytedance, and the White House. Talks are fluid, and a deal may not come together," The Wall Street Journal reported.
| Innovation, Startups
Startup Company Air.Co Awarded By NASA After Path-breaking Invention
We are going to talk about a New York startup Air.Co and they make Vodka.They extract CO2 from the air and mix it with water to make a vodka.
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FSD Pharma Announces to Surrender Health Canada Licenses for Subsidiary FV Pharma Inc.
FSD Pharma has instigated the process of liquidating all FV Pharma assets, including the sale of the Company’s cannabis production facility in Cobourg, Ontario.
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Google Unveils Model Card Toolkit
Google released a model card toolkit, a set of toolset designed to facilitate AI model transparency reporting for developers, regulators, and downstream users.
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Big Impact: How Are Startups Changing the World?
Startups are not just a small company, it unlocks the opportunity of innovation and technology, not only this, but it also contributes to the country's economy and providing employment.
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Google Extends Work From Home Policy Till Summer 2021
Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote, “To give employees the ability to plan ahead, we are extending our global voluntary work from home option through June 30, 2021, for roles that don’t need to be in the office.”
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Alibaba Group: Gurugram Court Summoned Jack Ma on Ex-employee Complaint
In more than 200 pages of court filings former employee Parmar included clippings of some posts showcased on the UC News app that he alleged were false.
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EDF-Jinko Power Company wins Major Solar Project Deal in UAE
EDF said the Abu Dhabi solar photovoltaic plant would have a capacity of 2 GW, which would make it the largest single-project solar plant in the world, generating the equivalent electricity to power more than 160,000 households each year.
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Verizon, IBM Collaborate on 5G IoT Solutions
Both companies aim to combine 5G with edge computing to create a “cognitive automation” Artificial Intelligence framework. The platform will recognize natural language and allow autonomous decision making in various scenarios.
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Microsoft Eyeing to Slash 1000 Jobs
A report from Business Insider had stated that Microsoft is slashing around 1,000 jobs across its businesses this week.
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IQVIA Appoints Executive Vice President and CFO
“I am excited to continue serving the company as we navigate through the COVID-19 situation, execute the strategy that we first envisioned at the time of the merger, and drive towards the achievement of our Vision 22 goals,” said Mr. Bruehlman.
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Brazil Will Authorize Payments System for WhatsApp If Certain Norms Followed
“We view the entry of ‘big tech’ as a huge opportunity. Everyone can participate. We will allow it, no problem. People can take whatever path they want, (do) whatever initiatives they want,” as long as rules are met, he confirmed during a live online event hosted by the Genial Investimentos.
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Flipkart Acquire Walmart, Launches Walmart Wholesale
“Today marks the next big step as Walmart India’s pioneering cash-and-carry legacy meets Flipkart’s culture of innovation in the launch of Flipkart Wholesale. By leveraging each other’s strengths and unique expertise, this combined team will break new ground in their shared mission to help Indian businesses grow and succeed. We look forward to a bright future for Flipkart Wholesale,” said Judith McKenna, President, and CEO of Walmart International.
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B’town Couple Launch Plant-based Meat Venture
“We want to Imagine Meats to be the choice for anybody seeking the taste of meat, without the guilt of environmental and public health impacts – just as it will be for our own family,” said Genelia Deshmukh, founder of Imagine Meats.
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Uber to Acquire Routematch in Latest Transit SaaS Push
Uber has made the official announcement that it has acquired Routematch, an Atlanta based company that provides software to transit agencies as the ride-hailing company looks to offer more SaaS-related services to cities. However, Uber did not disclose the amount and other terms of the deal. As a part of the deal, Routematch will integrate…
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Zoom Unveils New Home Communication Device For Remote Workers
Zoom video communications on Wednesday have announced the launch of a 27-inch touch screen display aimed at remote workers. Priced at $599, the ‘Zoom for Home’ was touted as a combination of hardware and software designed for working remotely. The device comes pre-installed with the Zoom video app and will ship in August. The tablet…
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TeamViewer Acquires AR Company, Ubimax
TeamViewer, a leading global provider of secure remote connectivity solutions, announced on Tuesday, that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ubimax, the leader in Wearable Computing and Augmented Reality (AR) solutions. With this acquisition, TeamViewer will significantly expand its AR and Internet of Things (IoT) offering industry-specific solutions for enterprise customers. These products…
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Nokia Announces 5G Software Upgrade
Finnish vendor Nokia has recently announced the launch of a software-based upgrade that will unlock 4G LTE radio stations into 5G technology. This upgrade will provide immediate support without any additional equipment or replacement from the company. The company expects that the software will help in its battle against networks like Huawei and Ericsson –for…
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Qualcomm to Boost Jio 5G plans in India
On Sunday, Reliance Industries Ltd. announced an investment from US 5G giant, Qualcomm. It will buy a 0.15% stake in Jio Platforms for $97.1 million (7.3 billion in ₹). The partnership will help Jio Platforms, the unit that houses Reliance’s telecoms venture Jio Infocomm, to “roll out advanced 5G infrastructure and services for Indian customers”,…
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Google to invest $10 billion in India, says CEO Sundar Pichai
Google announces India Digitization Fund will invest in areas such as Internet access, new products and services, SMB development, and leveraging AI for social good. Google said on Monday, that it plans to invest $10 billion in India as the search giant looks to help accelerate the adoption of digital services in the key overseas…
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The Story Behind the Success of SoftBank
Quick View SoftBank Masayoshi Son, the founder, and CEO of Japanese multinational conglomerate company SoftBank is worth an estimated $16.3 billion, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index Investors in Son’s Vision Fund, merely naming Apple, Qualcomm, Foxconn, and many others. The Vision Fund has invested in 88 companies globally, including ride-share firm Grab, Korean e-commerce leader…
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How to Keep Cash Flow as a Business Startup?
Cash Flow Management in Business As per the report published by Fundable, approximately 0.91 percent of startups are funded by angel investors (an individual who invests in startups), while nearly 0.05 percent is funded by VCs. Guidant Financial of small business entrepreneurs found that around 10% were still using funding from family and friends. Economic…
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Startup Mistakes That Almost Always Lead to Business Failure
Success and failure are two sides of the coin- if you want to turn the table towards your side, it becomes important to avoid few illogical mistakes, and most of the startups lose their grip at the commencement of the business.
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5 Startups Tricks Every Entrepreneur Should Follow After Lockdown
It is important to recognize that coming up with a great product does not mark a sure shot guarantee of success. Things to keep in mind is that most of the businesses will start from the bottom again, therefore it becomes imperative to identify your target audience and work for them.
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Microsoft Acquires Orions Systems to Enhance AI in Dynamic 365
Microsoft is looking to alliance the video and image content analysis technology with Orions Systems in addition to its own Dynamics 365 Connected Store app and Power Platform services. The software market leader, Microsoft, on Tuesday, had announced the acquisition of Orions Systems for an undisclosed sum. The buyout will allow Microsoft to aim, boosting…
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Entrepreneur Review: Quick Effective Tips for Startups from Experts
The American Magazine, Forbes talks about how entrepreneurs can turn the table if they have a strong vision and ideas.
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Alibaba: Rags to Riches the Success Story of Jack Ma
The biggest day for Alibaba marked in their calendar is China's "Singles' Day," a retaliation to Valentine's Day which supposedly celebrates the country's singletons. In 2016, the website recorded nearly $18 billion in sales in just 24 hours.
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How AI is Changing the Face of the Startup Ecosystem?
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. a US-based software and wireless technology company, funds & invests up to USD 100 million in promising startups that are transforming AI.
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The Story behind the Survival Strategies of Indian Startups during COVID-19
COVID-19 Survival Strategies For Startups As per YourStory, a business journal magazine reported, 40 percent of the Indian Start-ups have temporarily shut down their operations. Industry body NASSCOM said, about 90 percent of start-ups in India saw a decline in revenues, while 30-40 percent have paused their businesses temporarily. An online business news website, Moneycontrol,…
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3 Strategies All Startups Have to Ensure Business Growth
Startups have become a vital medium of employment, innovation, and productivity; it is an example to younger generations that creativity, passion, and hard work can change the world for the better.
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What are 3 Realistic Ways to Fund Your Startup?
Investors will see the financial status of the company before they even consider giving you a dime. Once you get into the chore of your day-to-day business operations, you’ll always have your plan as a reference to remind you how to proceed.
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How Will the Outbreak of COVID-19 Affect the Entrepreneurship and Startup Economy?
It is not all bad news for Startups, there have been significant investments recorded after recessions. Capitalist researcher and investor Dane Stangler stated that over half of Fortune 500 companies started amidst a recession or bear market.
Startup Of The Week- Prerna’s Ice Cream
Prerna’s Handcrafted Ice Cream has introduced India’s first gluten-free dairy ice creams that are prepared with low-fat cream (no milk at all) and have no stabilizers, no emulsifiers, no preservatives, no artificial flavours, no artificial colours or thickeners added to them. Our ice creams are pure, all-natural, and 100% vegetarian. Devoid of any artificial additives, our brand is paving the way for revolutionary ice creams packed with a healthy punch.