Happy Monday Morning. I hope you have your morning coffee with you. Before we begin the new week, let’s take a look at the startup world related news for the last week.
Toronto startup have created a software to help local restaurants with contact tracing.
Read more at: https://www.blogto.com/tech/2020/08/toronto-startup-helping-restaurants-do-contact-tracing/
Blockchain-based IP Protection Application, SharpShark, Gets Investment
Read more at: https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-based-ip-protection-application-gets-investment
Israel-Based Ecoplant Raises $8 Million in Series A Funding to Reduce Factories’ Energy Use Across the US
Microsoft confirms TikTok talks after Trump and Nadella speak, sets Sept. 15 deadline for deal
Read more at: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/microsoft-confirms-tiktok-acquisition-talks-trump-nadella-speak-sets-sept-15-deadline/
Apple buys startup - Mobeewave, that converts iPhone into payment terminal
Read more at: https://www.bgr.in/news/apple-buys-startup-that-converts-iphone-into-payment-terminal-906374/
The U.S. wastes $161B worth of food every year. A.I. is helping us fix that
Read more at: https://www.digitaltrends.com/features/ai-food-waste-startups/
Noida-based startup VideoTap has raked in seven US patents in four years
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/07/husband-wife-video-content-startup-videotap-seven-us-patents
Delightree has raised $3 million to build a tool hyper-focused on helping owners of franchise businesses
Read more at: https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/31/delightree-raises-3m-to-help-franchise-business-owners-simplify-their-operations/
Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news in world first
Startups in eastern Europe tap public money as private investors bail
Read more at: https://in.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-cee-startups-idINKCN24W162
Sports Digital-Media Startup Wave.TV Raises $32 Million in Series A Funding Round
Read more at: https://cheddar.com/media/sports-digital-media-startup-wave-tv-raises-million-in-series-a-funding-round
Indian Government to spend Rs 11.85 CR for funding 112 Agri startups this year
Florida teen arrested as mastermind behind Twitter ‘Bit-Con’ that targeted Gates, Bezos and others
Read more at: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/florida-teen-arrested-mastermind-behind-twitter-bit-con-targeted-gates-bezos-others/
LOOM’s Digital Sexual, Reproductive Education Platform Gets Boost From $3M Seed
Read more at: https://news.crunchbase.com/news/looms-digital-sexual-reproductive-education-platform-gets-boost-from-3m-seed/
Indian Edtech startup ecosystem reacts on the new National Education Policy
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/07/edtech-startup-bullish-new-national-education-policy-nep2020
Appetite for cloud kitchens grows as COVID-19 eats into restaurant business
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/07/cloud-kitchens-foodtech-covid19-eats-restaurant-business-zomato
NBC's Peacock streaming service hits 10 million sign-ups
Read more at: https://www.cnet.com/news/nbc-peacock-streaming-service-hits-10-million-sign-ups/
Google One now offers free phone backups up to 15GB on Android and iOS
Read more at: https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/29/google-one-now-offers-free-phone-backups-up-to-15gb-on-android-and-ios/
OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal launches venture capital firm for early-stage startups
Richmond-based startup Trilogy Mentors raises more than $1.1 million for online tutoring platform
BlackBerry finds automotive partner in electric vehicle startup Canoo
Read more at: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/blackberry-finds-another-automotive-partner-in-electric-vehicle-startup-canoo/
Toppr raises $46 million to scale its online learning platform in India
Read more at: https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/28/toppr-raises-46-million-to-scale-its-online-learning-platform-in-india/
Gurugram startup Barton Breeze takes no-soil route to farming in urban areas
Read more at: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/gurugram-startup-takes-no-soil-route-to-farming-in-urban-areas-5609661.html
Advertima raises $17 million for AI that tracks in-store shopping behaviors
Read more at: https://venturebeat.com/2020/07/28/advertima-raises-17-million-for-ai-that-tracks-in-store-shopping-behaviors/
SE Asia's biggest travel app Traveloka raises $250 million as lockdowns ease
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-traveloka-funding-idUSKCN24T0OG
As remote work booms, Everphone grabs ~$40M for its ‘device as a service’ offer
Read more at: https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/28/as-remote-work-booms-everphone-grabs-40m-for-its-device-as-a-service-offer/
Density, a startup that monitors headcount indoors, raises $51 million as limits on gatherings during the pandemic ushers in a fresh wave of demand for the business.
Read more at: https://fortune.com/2020/07/28/indoor-people-counting-startup-density-raises-51-million/
Alexa Echo snooping-blocker from MSCHF could protect your privacy
Read more at: https://www.cnet.com/news/alexa-echo-snooping-blocker-from-mschf-could-protect-your-privacy/
Pyn, an Australian startup with close ties to Atlassian, wants to make working from home less exhausting
Square Yards to hire 2,500 employees to further global expansion, announces annual appraisals and ESOPs
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/07/square-yards-hire-employees-global-expansion-appraisals
Israel’s Zebra gets FDA nod for AI-based software that helps spot breast cancer
Read more at: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-zebra-gets-fda-nod-for-ai-based-software-that-helps-spot-breast-cancer/
Inspired by son’s health issues, Seattle entrepreneur launches at-home ear-nose-throat monitor
Read more at: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/inspired-sons-health-issues-seattle-entrepreneur-launches-home-ear-nose-throat-monitor/
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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.
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