Monthly Archives: August 2018

A Nigerian mobile recharge and payment solutions startup, Zoto, has reportedly shut down. Zoto’s problems appear to have started in May 2018. That was the time when users began to complain in social media about their inability to transact on the app. Confirming the shutdown, Oshone Emmanuel Ikazoboh, the co-founder […]

Nigerian Fintech Startup ZOTO shuts down

26 Aug, 2018 in failedStartup tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 26 Aug 2018 News you can use Submit your application to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 – If there’s one thing we learned hosting last year’s Startup Battlefield in Kenya, it’s that the tech startup scene across Africa […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 26 Aug 2018

26 Aug, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Flipkart has acquired Liv.ai whose technology is expected them to build voice-enabled shopping in multiple Indian languages. This is a move by Indian e-commerce major Flipkart to augmented its capability to roll out voice-based shopping on its platform. This will also be competing with Amazon’s Alexa. This acquisition is Flipkart’s first after US retail […]

Flipkart acquires Artificial Intelligent (AI) startup Liv.ai

25 Aug, 2018 in Articles tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 19th Aug 2018 News you can use How This Google-Backed Startup Cracked The Code To Hyper Convenience In India – Hyper-convenience startups in India have not witnessed much success – most of them have either folded or […]

Startup news roundup for week ending 19th Aug 2018

19 Aug, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

The Israeli startup, Treato recently filed for liquidation at the Tel Aviv District Court. Launched in 2011, Treato operated a platform designed to gather and analyze user-generated health-related information and offer insights on medical conditions and medication. The startup was aiming to “help patients and caregivers make more informed healthcare […]

Israeli medical intelligence startup Treato shuts down

16 Aug, 2018 in Articles / failedStartup tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Social media giant Facebook has aqui-hired the team behind the startup Vidpresso. Founder of Vidpresso, Randall Bennett confirmed this in a medium blog post Wow. We’re really excited to share we’re joining Facebook effective today. We will continue to help creators, publishers, and broadcasters create great live experiences, and focus […]

Facebook acquires startup Vidpresso to enhance Interactive Live Video

15 Aug, 2018 in Articles / News tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 12th Aug 2018 News you can use How to Break Into the Minnesota Startup Scene (By People Who’ve Done It) – The strength and longevity of any community is dependent on its people; how it attracts new […]

Startup news roundup for week ending 12th Aug 2018

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Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 29thJuly 2018 News you can use Cashing in: Is Southeast Asia ready to go cashless? – Southeast Asia Globe probes how financial technology and the regional startup scene could change the way the Kingdom pays for stuff. […]

Startup news roundup for week ending 5th Aug 2018

5 Aug, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Troy, Michigan based startup Apprenda is shutting operations an investor says. Venture capital firm Safeguard Scientifics has invested $22.1 million in Apprenda since 2013. It held a 29 percent ownership stake in the startup according to corporate controller Dave Kille. During a recent call, Kille was quoted saying “Apprenda recently […]

Cloud startup Apprenda is shutting down

4 Aug, 2018 in failedStartup tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup