Yearly Archives: 2018

The tech oligopoly — Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft – have been working on cutting edge technologies (ref – Top 10 technology trends to watch). They have been investing in their own R&D while also supplementing their research by acquiring promising startups. In a latest M&A in this space, […]

Google acquires AI chatbot startup Onward

6 Oct, 2018 in 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

Here is a list of the major startup shutdown announcements in September 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, […]

RIP: Startup shutdown in Sept 2018

1 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 23rd Sept 2018 News you can use Microsoft modifies approach and support programme for start-ups – Microsoft has modified its approach and support for startups. It has replaced the earlier startup accelerator programme with Microsoft ScaleUp, through […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 30th Sept 2018

30 Sep, 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 Indian crypto currency exchange, Zebpay announced the shutdown of its exchange in a blog note (link) Zebpay will cancel all un-executed crypto orders, and plans to credit coins/tokens back to customer’s Zebpay wallet. In the announcement, the startup said Despite regulatory and banking problems along our journey, we continued to look for solutions […]

Bitcoin exchange, Zebpay shuts but promises to keep its wallet ...

30 Sep, 2018 in failedStartup tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / bitcoin / 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

We featured self-driving cars as among the top-10 trends to watch for in 2018. Along with that is the interesting trends we are seeing in adoption of electric-vehicle technologies. A recent feature in The Wall Street Journal highlights how low-end electric cars are taking off in a big way in […]

China’s low-speed electric vehicles, or LSEVs

23 Sep, 2018 in News tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / auto / business model / car / consulting / contract management / delivery service / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / electric vehicle / 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 23rd Sept 2018 News you can use Cluep, a Canadian startup that raised just $500K, acquired for $40M – Everyone loves a tale of a bootstrapped startup founder’s journey to an eight-figure exit. The team at Toronto-based […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 23rd Sept 2018

23 Sep, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / 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 16th Sept 2018 News you can use For a Start-Up, 100 Million Was Once Big Money. Now, It’s Common – An interesting article in the New York Times reviews startups that are generating ‘mega-round’ investments; essentially large-scale fund raising […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 16 Sept 2018

16 Sep, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / 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

Airware, a google funded startup that had raised $118 million from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Google’s GV, and Kleiner Perkins informed its employees that it was ceasing operations. Drones are enabling companies to more efficiently and effectively capture data, and Airware allows enterprises to integrate this data with existing information and workflows […]

Google funded Drone startup Airware to shut down

15 Sep, 2018 in Articles / failedStartup tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / 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

Microsoft announced that it has acquired Lobe, an AI startup that helps developers make deep-learning models without coding. Lobe, a platform that can understand hand gestures, read handwriting, and hear music, will continue to develop as a standalone service. Lobe was founded in 2015 by Mike Matas, Adam Menges, and Markus […]

Microsoft buys AI startup Lobe

14 Sep, 2018 in Articles / News tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / 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

On this blog, we routinely look at two ends of the spectrum, startup success stories and review of failed startups. An interesting article in the New York Times reviews startups that are generating ‘mega-round’ investments; essentially large-scale fund raising of more than $100 million. The article in NYT – 100 […]

For a Start-Up, 100 Million Was Once Big Money. Now, ...

12 Sep, 2018 in Uncategorized tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / 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