Category: StartUps

 A startup called StorePower wants to take a bite out of the grocery delivery business by giving supermarkets an alternative to working with courier marketplaces like Instacart, Postmates, Amazon Fresh or Google Express. The company has raised an undisclosed amount of early stage funding from Exigent Capital, and individual angels, according to co-founder and CEO Richard Demb.… Read More
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Mon, 16 Jan 2017 23:19:23 +0000

 ef=”https://www.timekit.io”>Timekit, a Danish startup that offers a developer-friendly online booking platform, has closed $1.7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Connect Ventures, with participation from a group of rather noteworthy angel investors. Read More
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Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:00:31 +0000

 French startups also attract French politicians. And that’s why France’s former Prime Minister and current presidential candidate François Fillon was there, trying to prove that he understands French startups. François Fillon was Prime Minister from 2007 to 2012 when Nicolas Sarkozy was France’s President. After 2012, he has been pretty quiet for a few years, preparing for… Read More
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Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:25:45 +0000

 Bringhub, a startup that allows online publishers to add e-commerce capabilities to their stories and ads, is announcing a strategic investment from Integrated Asset Management Limited.

You might not be familiar with IAM, but the Hong Kong-based investment firm bought a majority stake in Forbes Media back in 2014.

Bringhub, meanwhile, touts its ability to introduce a shopping experience to… Read More
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Tue, 17 Jan 2017 14:00:21 +0000

 Measure may not be building the ultimate flying camera, or drones that drop burritos at your door. But the Washington D.C.-based startup has raised $15 million in a Series B round of funding to fly drones as a service for other businesses that want to do things like conduct inspections, capture videos, or gather other insights from on high. Measure CEO and cofounder Brandon Torres Declet… Read More
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Tue, 17 Jan 2017 15:03:41 +0000

 Artificial intelligence is swiftly becoming a commodity thanks to the rise of AI-as-a-Service offerings from Amazon and IBM. Today, Neurala is joining this list thanks to a $14 million Series A led by Pelion Ventures. The team is looking to put AI in the hands of toy makers, drone enthusiasts and IoT engineers alike. Neurala’s real value-proposition is its ability to execute… Read More
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Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:19:52 +0000

 London-based startup Juro, which is applying machine learning to help businesses speed up authoring and management of their sales contracts, has closed a $750,000 (£615k) seed round, with investors including Point Nine Capital and Seedcamp. Read More
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Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:39:26 +0000

 Just in time before the 2017 presidential election in France, the current French government wanted to announce one last thing to foster French startups. The French Tech Visa is a new program for foreign tech talent. It’s an easier way to get a four-year visa for you and your family. France’s Minister of State for Digital Affairs Axelle Lemaire teased some information about this… Read More
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Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:03:08 +0000

With Flipkart posting a loss of Rs 5,223 crore and Amazon another Rs 3,571crore, the big three of India’s online retail space had a combined loss of Rs 11,754 crore in the last fiscal year.
http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/snapdeal-owner-jaspers-loss-more-than-doubles-to-rs-2960-crore/56636709?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=ETRSS
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 07:48:08 +0530

Mutual fund investor T Rowe Price has cut the valuation of India’s largest online retailer Flipkart marginally by another 4% to about $9.9 billion.
http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/t-rowe-price-trims-flipkarts-valuation-to-9-9b/56637828?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=ETRSS
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 09:03:49 +0530