Argentine digital bank Ualá is looking to double its size, expand its product range and take advantage of the experience of new investors such as Chinese technology giant Tencent and Japanese SoftBank, said the founder of the “Startup” Pierpaolo Barbieri. Ualá, a personal finance application, announced this week that it…
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The first cohort of Lakeshore Advantage’s 12-week entrepreneur startup program graduated. There were nine startups involved in SURGE’s first BoostCamp cohort. Based on curriculum developed at Stanford University, BoostCamp is meant to help founders rapidly develop and test ideas through focus on customer and marketplace feedback, using data to establish…
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Five new startup businesses or non-profits, all in different stages of development, will kick-off the event by pitching their business ideas to the audience. Once all pitches are complete, each business owner will then have an opportunity to receive small group feedback and positive suggestions from attendee mentors as the…
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Promising Florida startups in technology, engineering and life sciences could get a boost at a critical early stage, thanks to a new investment fund launched by Florida Funders and the University of South Florida. The Seed Florida Early Stage Investment Fund has its roots in a $250,000 grant from the…
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Kamatan, an agricultural-technology startup that focuses on the agricultural logistics and supply chain segment, has raised Rs 30 crore ($4.18 million at current exchange rate) in funding from Chennai-based Samunnati Agro Solutions, according to reports. The Kamatan Farm Tech Pvt. Ltd-operated startup raised the money through a mix of equity…
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Last year, the Dolphins, owned by billionaire Stephen Ross (photo), tweeted urging Floridians to vote no on a ballot initiative that would have made it harder to legalize sports betting statewide. illionaire Stephen Ross has invested in the sports gambling startup the Action Network, yet another move by a National…
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India’s flat-share platform, Zolostays, is in talks with Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse to raise around $100 million, according to a report by Press Trust of India. “We are in talks with Credit Suisse to raise $100 million in a Series C round to fund our expansion plans to increase…
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Mumbai-based online pharmacy startup PharmEasy has raised $220 million in a fresh round of financing led by Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings. The development was first reported by BloombergQuint, which cited unidentified sources. DealStreetAsia independently confirmed the funding with a source close to the development. Canada’s second-largest pension fund…
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An entrepreneur who founded a crowdfunding software firm after a career as an accountant with Deloitte and BT has been named chief executive of the year by judges of a Scottish technology awards scheme. Jude Cook established Edinburgh-based ShareIn in 2011 and it has since developed into one of Scotland’s…
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Getting student loans for higher education in developing countries is a daunting task. According to India-based EdTech startup Credenc, 30% of Indian students’ families sell assets to fund their education. 20% borrow from local money lenders at rates as high as 3% a month. Another 30% give up on a…
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