Happy Monday Morning. It's time for the weekly round up. Before we begin the new week, let’s take a look at the startup world related news for the last week.
19th July, Sunday
- As ETF Launches A £167 Million Fund Are Investors Warming To Profit And Purpose Ventures
Read more at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevorclawson/2020/07/19/as-etf-launches-a-167-million-fund-are-investors-warming-to-profit-and-purpose-ventures/#4f6c54d511f2
- India’s vernacular audio boom: 7 homegrown apps serving the 'next billion users'
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/07/india-vernacular-content-audio-apps-next-billion-users
- Next 10 years will be India's golden moment in key sectors, says Silicon Valley venture capitalist
Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/business/next-10-years-will-be-indias-golden-moment-in-key-sectors-says-silicon-valley-venture-capitalist-863015.html
- A startup is building a balloon to transport tourists to the 'edge of space' for $125,000.
Read more at: https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/a-startup-is-building-a-balloon-to-transport-tourists-to-the-aposedge-of-spaceapos-for-125000-see-what-the-spaceship-neptune-may-look-like-/slidelist/77051843.cms
18th July, Saturday
- 30% of restaurants could permanently close because of the pandemic.
Read more at: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/18/these-restaurant-chains-filed-for-bankruptcy-during-the-pandemic.html
- Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX lands driverless testing permit in California
Read more at: https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/17/autonomous-vehicle-startup-autox-lands-driverless-testing-permit-in-california/
- India Defends 2% Equalisation Levy On Non-Resident Digital Firms
Read more at: https://inc42.com/buzz/india-defends-2-equalisation-levy-on-non-resident-digital-firms/
17th July, Friday
- Instagram and Google Launch Interactive Online Shopping Portals
Read more at: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/353451
- Vedantu Becomes Second Most Valued Edtech Startup After Raising $100 mn in Series D Round
Read more at: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/353465
- Austin’s Eterneva, which makes diamonds from cremated ashes, raises $3 million for expansion
Read more at: https://www.statesman.com/business/20200716/austinrsquos-eterneva-which-makes-diamonds-from-cremated-ashes-raises-3-million-for-expansion
- Seattle’s Create33 and Microsoft form startup accelerator supporting entrepreneurs of color
Read more at: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/seattles-create33-microsoft-form-startup-accelerator-supporting-entrepreneurs-color/
- Virtual pharmacy Medly scores $100M in Series B funding
Read more at: https://www.newsbreak.com/news/0PbU3Nl6/virtual-pharmacy-medly-scores-100m-in-series-b-funding
- Startup develops 'Veli Band' wearable hand band to ensure social distancing
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/07/startup-develops-wearable-hand-band-coronavirus
16th July, Thursday
- Seattle’s newest billion-dollar startup: Qumulo reaches unicorn status with $125M round
Read more at: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/seattles-newest-billion-dollar-startup-qumulo-reaches-unicorn-status-125m-round/
- Gem Raises $37 Million In Effort To Become The Middleman Between LinkedIn And Workday
Read more at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2020/07/16/gem-raises-37-million-in-effort-to-become-the-middleman-between-linkedin-and-workday/#4c8c82711123
- Elon Musk says his brain chip Neuralink company could 're-train' area associated with depression and addiction
Read more at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8530581/Elon-Musk-says-brain-chip-Neuralink-train-area-linked-depression-addiction.html
- Portland cloud infrastructure automation startup Puppet raises $40M
Read more at: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/portland-cloud-automation-startup-puppet-raises-40m/
- Curefit Forays Into Ready-To-Eat Segment; Launches Two Variants
Read more at: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/353391
15th July, Wednesday
- Privacy.com, a virtual payment card startup, raises $10.2M in Series A
Read more at: https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/15/privacy-virtual-payment-card-startup/
- Crisp, the platform for demand forecasting the food supply chain, gets $12 million in funding
Read more at: https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/15/crisp-the-platform-for-demand-forecasting-the-food-supply-chain-gets-12-million-in-funding/
- WeMo, one of Taiwan’s biggest scooter-sharing platforms, gears up for international expansion
Read more at: https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/15/wemo-one-of-taiwans-biggest-scooter-sharing-platforms-gears-up-for-international-expansion/
14th July, Tuesday
- Amazon unveils its own smart grocery cart, in new effort to automate physical retail checkout
Read more at: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/amazon-unveils-smart-grocery-cart-new-effort-automate-physical-retail-checkout/
- Contrary Launches Gap Year Fund, Giving Students $100,000 to Start Companies Instead of Taking Classes
Read more at: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/contrary-launches-gap-year-fund-giving-students-100-000-to-start-companies-instead-of-taking-classes-301093225.html
- Google, Facebook, Microsoft Join Harvard, MIT In Lawsuit Against New Student Visa Rule
Read more at: https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/world-news-google-facebook-microsoft-join-harvard-mit-in-lawsuit-against-new-student-visa-rule/356631
- Electric car maker Fisker to go public with $2.9B valuation
Read more at: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/electric-car-maker-fisker-to-go-public-with-2-9-billion-valuation
- GoDutch – India's answer to Splitwise – raises funds from Matrix Partners, Tinder and Twitch co-founders among others
Read more at: https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/godutch-india-answer-to-splitwise-raises-funds-from-matrix-partners-tinder-and-twitch-co-founders-among-others/articleshow/76952791.cms
- Tumi Robotics snags US$250,000-worth prize in cash and services through HAX accelerator
Read more at: https://www.contxto.com/en/peru/tumi-robotics-hax-accelerator/
13th July, Monday
- Robinhood, the fintech startup raises another $320 million at an $8.6 billion valuation
Read more at: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/07/13/business/13reuters-robinhood-funding.html
- Google Launches $10 Bn Digitization Fund To Back India’s Digital Future
Read more at: https://inc42.com/buzz/google-launches-10-bn-digitization-fund-to-back-indias-digital-future/
- VC fund HealthQuad raises Rs 514 cr for 2nd fund
Read more at: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/vc-fund-healthquad-raises-rs-514-cr-for-2nd-fund/1894485
- Ackman’s Blank-Check Company Boosts IPO Target to $4 Billion
Read more at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-13/ackman-s-blank-check-company-increases-ipo-target-to-4-billion
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News Curated by: Priya Nath
Priya Nath has a keen interest in startups. She is remembered as a geeky student by her classmates. Her passion includes owning innovative gadgets, networking and psychology.