Monthly Archives: October 2018

Here is a list of the major startup shutdown announcements in October 2018 Bitcoin exchange, Zebpay shuts but promises to keep its wallet functional for users – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had released a statement in April directing all regulated entities, including banks, e-wallets, and payment gateway providers, to […]

RIP: Startup shutdown in October 2018

31 Oct, 2018 in failedStartup tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / business model / consulting / contract management / delivery service / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / franchise / incubator / investments / lessons / mega deal / opportunity / small business / smartphone / Startup / vc / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 28th October 2018 News you can use Royal Mint freezes plans for a gold digital currency on the blockchain – The Royal Mint has suspended plans to launch a gold digital token, after the government blocked its […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 28th Oct 2018

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The startup Yogome will close on accusation of fraud against one of its founders. The educational videogame company Yogome will close its operations after its founder Manolo Díaz was accused of fraud , according to a report from the Forbes Mexico site. “Yogome is an EdTech company leading the way […]

Education Startup Yogome Shuts Down Amid Fraud Allegations

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Pilotworks, a startup that offered commercial kitchen space for food entrepreneurs announced that it is shutting down. It made the announcement on its website stating: It is with a heavy heart that after failing to raise the necessary capital to continue operations, Pilotworks will cease operations on October 13th, 2018. […]

Commercial Kitchen startup, Pilotworks shuts down

28 Oct, 2018 in Articles / failedStartup tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / business model / consulting / contract management / delivery service / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / franchise / incubator / investments / lessons / mega deal / opportunity / small business / smartphone / Startup / vc / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 21st October 2018 News you can use Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women – Amazon.com Inc’s machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women. The team […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 21st Oct 2018

21 Oct, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / business model / consulting / contract management / delivery service / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / franchise / incubator / investments / lessons / mega deal / opportunity / small business / smartphone / Startup / vc / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Blockchain and crypto currencies continue to be among the most hyped up in the tech-world. However, not many crypto currency ventures are successful. This week, the cryptocurrency startup promoted by Australian cricketer Michael Clarke reportedly shut down amidst investigation by Australian authorities. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed it […]

Crypto startup shuts down amidst Australian investigation

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This week Israeli cybersecurity consulting startup Sygnia announced that it was being acquired by Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. Corporate security has been at the forefront of corporate CIOs and CxOs, and this acquisition highlights the growing significance of the business models driving cybersecurity. According to the […]

Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Sygnia to be Acquired by investor Temasek

20 Oct, 2018 in Articles / News tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / business model / consulting / contract management / delivery service / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / franchise / incubator / investments / lessons / mega deal / opportunity / small business / smartphone / Startup / vc / venture by mydigitalstatrup

According to media accounts, Apple has acquired Asaii, a music analytics company focused around the discovery of new and emerging artists. This development comes after Asaii announced on October 14th that it would be shutting down. Apple dominated the digital music landscape with its launch of iTunes in 2003, and […]

Digital music analytics startup Asaii acquired by Apple

20 Oct, 2018 in Articles / News tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / business model / consulting / contract management / delivery service / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / franchise / incubator / investments / lessons / mega deal / opportunity / small business / smartphone / Startup / vc / venture by mydigitalstatrup

According to TechCrunch, the Brisbane, California based e-motorcycle startup Alta Motors has ceased operations. According to the company, Alta Motors designs and manufactures the most advanced electric motorcycles in the world. What started as a “what-if?” between friends in 2010 has matured into a full scale Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). […]

e-motorcycle startup Alta Motors shuts down

18 Oct, 2018 in Articles / failedStartup tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / business model / consulting / contract management / delivery service / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / franchise / incubator / investments / lessons / mega deal / opportunity / small business / smartphone / Startup / vc / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 14th October 2018 News you can use Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women – Amazon.com Inc’s machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women. The team […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 14th Oct 2018

14 Oct, 2018 in Uncategorized tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / business model / consulting / contract management / delivery service / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / franchise / incubator / investments / lessons / mega deal / opportunity / small business / smartphone / Startup / vc / venture by mydigitalstatrup