Yearly Archives: 2018

Karft Heinz recently announced that it has acquired food tech startup wellio, which will help jumpstart the company’s digital hub The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ: KHC) has opened a new digital hub as part of the evolv group. The evolv group will create digitally powered business models and launch other entrepreneurial […]

Kraft Heinz Acquires Food AI Startup Wellio

10 Nov, 2018 in Articles 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

Mobile-based B2B marketplace Wydr has shut down its operations. The Bessemer Venture Partners and Stellaris VC-backed company has also suspended its website. Wydr was a marketplace for wholesale buying and selling across categories including electronics, fashion and automotive. According to its linkedin profile, Wydr had about 44 employees. The profile […]

Indian B2B marketplace Wydr shuts down

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

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 4th Nov 2018 News you can use Startup India’s latest Unicorn – online tutoring startup Byju’s – Indians value education and are willing to invest in educating their kids.Tuition and coaching centers have mushroomed across the country. […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 4th Nov 2018

4 Nov, 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

This week, the online banking platform Seed sent an email to its users announcing it will be winding down its customer-facing service. Seed.co was a San Francisco-based venture-backed online banking platform for freelancers and small business owners. After the mail went out, several customers tweeted that they hadn’t received any […]

YCombinator incubated Mobile Banking Startup Seed.co Shuts Down

3 Nov, 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

Adzuna, a global job search engine, today announced its purchase of Work In Startups, a platform which connects an unrivaled community of job seekers and start ups across the UK’s growing tech scene. Under the deal, Adzuna will take over operation of Work In Startups, which will retain its independent […]

Adzuna acquires UK’s #1 tech startup job board

1 Nov, 2018 in Press Release 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

Indians value education and are willing to invest in educating their kids.Tuition and coaching centers have mushroomed across the country. This drive to invest in education has lead unique opportunities for digital startups like Byju’s. The online tutoring startup Byju’s expected to close an additional round of funding, valuing the […]

Startup India’s latest Unicorn – online tutoring startup Byju’s

1 Nov, 2018 in Articles 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

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

28 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

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

28 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

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