New Week. New Possibilities. New Gains. But, before we dive in to this new week, let’s take a weekly round up for the last week.
Happy Monday Morning and Happy Reading!
31st August, Monday
- Google launches Google Kids Space, a ‘kids mode’ feature for Android, initially on Lenovo tablets
- RealPage acquires real estate IoT startup Stratis
https://www.inventiva.co.in/trends/anukriti/realpage-acquires-real-estate-iot-startup-stratis/
- Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery fleet gains FAA approval for trial commercial flights
- Capchase raises $4.6M to deliver fast cash to SaaS companies
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/capchase-raises-4-6m-to-deliver-fast-cash-to-saas-companies/
- Semalytix picks up €4.3M to build the world’s largest patient experience data set
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/semalytix/
1st September, Tuesday
- Apple launches COVID-19 ‘Exposure Notification Express’ with iOS 13.7 — Android to follow later this month
- Toss Lab raises $13 million Series B for its collaboration platform JANDI, the ‘Slack of Asia’
- Google’s AI-powered flood alerts now cover all of India and parts of Bangladesh
- Lunchclub, a 15-person start-up that makes professional introductions, tops $100 million valuation as usage spikes in quarantine
- Grabango launches cashierless checkout in a Giant Eagle supermarket in Pittsburgh
2nd September, Wednesday
- India’s online learning platform Unacademy raises $150 million at $1.45 billion valuation
- India bans PUBG and over 100 additional Chinese apps
https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/02/india-bans-pubg-and-over-100-additional-chinese-apps/
- Zomato closes $62 million funding from Temasek
- Xanadu launches quantum cloud platform, plans to double qubits every 6 months
https://venturebeat.com/2020/09/02/xanadu-photonics-quantum-cloud-platform/
- 3one4 Capital launches $100M fund to back early-stage startups in India
3rd September, Thursday
- Apple alum’s jobs app bags $8m in series A money from Sequoia, Lightspeed, others
https://www.techinasia.com/apple-alums-jobs-app-bags-8m-series-money-sequoia-lightspeed
- Health start-up Biofourmis raises US$100 million from SoftBank, other investors
- TVS Motor Company invests ₹30 cr in electric vehicle start-up
- Xiaomi backs Dyson’s Chinese challenger Dreame in $15 million round
https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/03/dyson-challenger-dreame-raises-15-million/
- France to spend $8.4 billion on digital as part of stimulus plan
https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/03/france-to-spend-8-4-billion-on-digital-as-part-of-stimulus-plan/
4th September, Friday
- Indian audio streaming startup Gaana raises $50m in Tencent-led round
https://www.techinasia.com/indian-audio-streaming-startup-gaana-raises-50m-tencentled
- G7CR Technologies Launches $5 Mn Fund For Startups and SMBs
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/355776
- African startups raise $75k from Enygma Ventures at Startup Circles demo day
- Qualcomm-powered Chinese XR startup Nreal raises $40 million
https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/04/nreal-raises-40-million/
- Legal-tech startup Lawyered to raise Rs.7 crore in pre-series funding
5th September, Saturday
- Agri-tech Startup Aibono Raises $2M From Investors
- San Francisco Foundation invests $5 million in affordable housing fund
- Goldman Sachs joins Alibaba-backed Ant's IPO offering of up to $30 billion
- Winzo Raises $18M in Series B Funding Led by Makers Fund and Courtside Ventures
- Happiest Minds raises Rs 316 crore through anchor investors ahead of IPO
6th September, Sunday
- Palmerston North-created delivery app Run4U taking aim at Delivereasy and Uber Eats
- Lakshmi Vilas Bank to raise ₹1,500 cr to fund biz growth, increase foreign shareholding
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, 13 others adopt self-regulation code: IAMAI
https://yourstory.com/2020/09/netflix-amazon-prime-video-self-regulation-code-iamai
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News Curated by: Priya Nath
Priya is an enthusiastic person who believes in gender equity and social impact. She has a keen interest in startups. Her passion includes owning innovative gadgets, networking and psychology.