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Zelluna Immunotherapy Raises €7.5M in Funding

6/14/2020
Zelluna Immunotherapy, an Oslo, Norway-based T Cell Receptor (TCR) cell therapy company, raised €7.5m in equity funding and public grants. The company intends to use the funds for the development of its proprietary TCR guided Natural Killer (NK) cell therapy platform (TCR-NK) and novel TCR-NK products for the treatment of cancers. Led by Namir Hassan, CEO, Zelluna Immunotherapy is a company pioneering the development of T cell receptor (TCR) guided natural killer (NK) cell immunotherapies...

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Here's How WeWork Became The Most Successful Startup Venture Before Its Collapse

6/14/2020
In 2011, PepsiCo put a couple of representatives in the SoHo WeWork, who went about as guides to littler WeWork part companies. The normal per-individual office space in the United States is just shy of 200 square feet, as indicated by the US General Services Administration. What's more, as their organization develops from a little startup to a little group to an undeniable organization, WeWork's administration's scale with them. WeWork Business StrategyAnalysis Of DataA last, essential...

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Here's the pitch deck Irish grocery delivery startup Buymie used to raise $9 million for UK expansion as coronavirus transforms shopping

6/14/2020
Irish grocery delivery startup Buymie has raised $9 million to grow its business and expand into the UK. "Covid has brought around a gold rush of businesses trying to shoehorn same-day grocery delivery but we work because we are an ally of retailers, not a disruptor." Online grocery delivery is one of the few sectors set to benefit from economic changes wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, with shoppers stuck at home during lockdown. It's with this in mind that Buymie, a grocery delivery...

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Effective Ways For Freight Companies To Prevent Cargo Damage - Young Upstarts

6/13/2020
Freight companies looking for ways to ensure that cargo reaches its destination in prime condition can benefit from the following pointers. In some cases, delicate cargo is placed in ill-fitting shipping containers and/or not provided with sufficient cushioning. When transporting delicate cargo, it’s very important for freight operators to exercise caution when traversing rough terrain. Depending how delicate certain cargo is, it may take more time to safely transport than more resilient...

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News Roundup: 11 Indian Startup News Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [June 8 – 13]

6/13/2020
We bring to you the latest edition of News Roundup: Indian Startup Stories Of The Week! MMT, Paytm & Yatra Breathe A Sigh Of ReliefAs travel across the country reopens, travel tech companies are restarting their operations across rails, road and domestic air travel services. In the coming days, it will be integrating more Covid-19 testing centres in partnership with ICMR. The social media giant has alleged that the domains were designed to deceive people by impersonating Facebook-owned...

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How events discovery startup 10times pivoted to online amidst coronavirus

6/13/2020
Business events discovery startup 10times launched FLOOR, a virtual platform that helps organisers host large-scale events online with up to one million participants. Snehashish Bhattacharjee, Global CEO and cofounder, DenaveSnehashish Bhattacharjee, R Narayan, and Debabrata Majumdar started Denave in Noida in 1999. Tina Mani, Co-founder of YFretB2B startup YFret helps retailers and ecommerce platforms offer personalised voice shopping. Vikram Vaidyanathan, Tarun Davda, and Rajinder...

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BioFlyte Raises $1.25M Seed Funding Round

6/13/2020
BioFlyte Raises $1.25M Seed Funding Round Back to HomeALBUQUERQUE, NM, BioFlyte raised $1.25 million in a seed stage equity financing round led by Anzu Partners. This seed stage equity financing round was led by venture capital firm Anzu Partners. The funding will accelerate BioFlyte's development of its fieldable mass spectrometer that enables miniaturized, low-cost, and low-power detection and identification of airborne microbes and toxins in real-time. "BioFlyte's focus is critical...

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What Do Medicare Supplement Plans Really Cover?

6/13/2020
Medicare supplement plans don’t actually work like a lot of the health insurance plans you might know about. There are Medicare Advantage plans which can help reduce the costs associated with your Medicare coverage. These plans typically offer even more health coverage that you wouldn’t get with supplement plans. The following discussion will further address the differences that exist between supplement plans and Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Supplement vs Medicare Advantage...

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W: The SaaS Weekly - Remote work, record growth

6/13/2020
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Poka, a Quebec City-based startup that has developed a “connected workforce” app, has closed $6.4 million CAD. Vention, a manufacturing automation tech startup, has raised $38 million CAD in Series B financing. Toronto-based food ordering and mobile pickup startup Ritual has reportedly raised $29.8 million CAD ($22 million USD) from existing investors. Tugboat Logic, which provides automated...

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Read Chapters 1-3 of How Design Makes the World by Scott Berkun

6/13/2020
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Planning International Trips? This product helps you discover COVID-19 travel related restrictions worldwide

6/13/2020
Planning international travel? Find out country / city specific travel related restrictions information. TripsGuard, an Israeli startup is collecting COVID-19 related travel restrictions information about more than 130 countries including quarantine information, masks requirement, restaurants, public transportation and more. Tel Aviv, IsraelGET ITNextBigWhat profiles interesting products and startups (India + world). If you are building something interesting, submit the details here. | To...

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Lane Raises $10m in Series A Funding

6/13/2020
Lane, a Toronto, Canada-based workplace experience platform, raised $10m in Series A funding. Concurrent with the funding round, Bruce Croxon, Managing Partner at Round13 Capital, will be joining the Lane board of directors. Its expansion into premier real estate across major cities is also being supported through a partnership with Convene, a provider of premium flexible-term office spaces and coworking locations. As part of its global growth, Lane is currently launching with new clients in...

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Humsafar India - Success Story

6/13/2020
Humsafar - Company HighlightsStartup Name Humsafar India Headquarter Delhi, India Sector Oil and Energy Founders Sanya Goel, Mayank Agarwal Founded November 2016 Parent Organization Samridhi Highway Solutions Pvt Ltd Website humsafarindia.comAbout Humsafar and How it WorksHumsafar - Target Market SizeHow was Humsafar Started? Today, we are proud of the impact Humsafar has had in the lives of our customers", says Sanya Goel, founder of Humsafar India. Mayank Agarwal, Co-founder of Humsafar...

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A Quick Look at the Impact of Technology on Businesses

6/13/2020
Enhanced AccessibilityTraditionally, all the business records were maintained either in files or on local computers. Higher ProductivityAnother way technologies are transforming the business world is by ensuring higher productivity. Something which has further encouraged entrepreneurs to explore more about the AI impact on businesses and plan around introducing the technology in their existing business model. More SalesLastly, the introduction of technologies in businesses is paving the way...

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Forget English, go vernacular says Niti Aayog CEO to fintech firms

6/13/2020
MUMBAI: Forget English and go vernacular to expand your reach, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant advised financial technology ( fintech ) firms on Friday.He said the fintech companies risk alienating audiences and losing steam if they ignore India's diverse set of languages and dialects while helping increase the coverage of formal financial services. On the capital markets side, he blamed the concentration of marketing activities in the cities for rural markets missing out. Most investor camps...

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OYO In Trouble Again, Hotel Partner Moves To Court Over Breach Of Contract

6/13/2020
Another hospitality firm has dragged Indian unicorn OYO Hotel and Homes to the court for breach of contract. Times of India reported that the Delhi-based Pearl Hospitality and Events has accused OYO of refusing to pay the amount OYO allegedly owes for exiting the property and abandoning their contract. The company has elaborated that it entered into a ‘Management Service Agreement’ with OYO on September 4, 2019. As per the agreement, OYO had a lock-in period of 16 months from September 12,...

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[Jobs Roundup] With these Program Manager roles, build great tech for top companies

6/13/2020
A program manager is essentially someone who supervises or manages several related-projects, thus, improving the organisation's overall performance. If you are someone who can manage multiple hats at the same time, YourStory has curated a list of job openings for program managers at some of the top companies in India:GoogleSenior Program Manager, Cloud SecurityExperience required: NAAs a Program Manager at Google, the candidate will have to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects....

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Squire Technologies Raises $34M Series B

6/13/2020
Squire Technologies Raises $34M Series B Back to HomeNEW YORK, NY, Squire Technologies announced today their Series B led by CRV. This Series B includes $27 million in equity financing and $7 million in debt financing, bringing the total raised to $46.2 million for the tech startup. And thankfully for shop owners, they have Squire to enable their expedited digital transition," says Reid Christian, General Partner at CRV. The company has also launched www.helpbarbershops.com, a one-stop...

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A Closer Look at Employment Contract Basics

6/13/2020
Failure to adhere to the contract terms can result in a breach of contract, which makes it is essential to have clarity within the initial agreement. If in doubt contactContract termsIn addition to general definitions of responsibilities and duties, there are numerous contract terms that frequently are included even though they are not strictly required. It is especially difficult to draft and enforce non-disclosure terms ( referred to in English law as covenants). Implied termsWhen certain...

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Take Facebook money and get cloned – TechCrunch

6/13/2020
Take Facebook money and get clonedHello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. After a pretty busy week on the show we’re here with our regular Friday episode, which means lots of venture rounds and new venture capital funds to dig into. Thankfully we had our full contingent on hand: Danny “Well, you see” Crichton, Natasha “Talk to me post-pandemic” Mascarenhas, Alex “Very shouty” Wilhelm and, behind the...

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