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Toronto based FinTech startup Planswell announced that it is shutting down. The company confirmed that all 57 employees would be out looking for a new job. Planswell was developing a financial planning service for Canadians looking to build financial plans. Its business model included acting as a brokerage to connect […]

Toronto based FinTech startup Planswell shuts


Wing, an offshoot of Google parent company Alphabet, officially launched its drone delivery service Friday, delivering a FedEx package through the air from a distribution center to a consumer’s home in Christiansburg, Virginia, according to the company’s medium blog. The blog goes on to explain “Wing’s collaborators on this service — […]

Alphabet’s Wing starts the fist Commercial Drone delivery service in ...


Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 6th October 2019 News you can use Diary of a hi-tech Gig-Worker in India – A small number of highly skilled professionals have taken to online gig platforms to look for international opportunities without relocating or moving. […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 6th Oct 2019



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A small number of highly skilled professionals have taken to online gig platforms to look for international opportunities without relocating or moving. All they need is their skills and ability to market themselves along with basic equipment – laptops with software and high-speed internet access. Here is a story of […]

Diary of a hi-tech Gig-Worker in India


Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 29th Sept 2019 News you can use 3 Ways Analyzing Patent Trends Pays –  The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its 10 millionth patent number in June 2018 and continues to go strong. In […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 29th Sept 2019


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Kik Interactive CEO Ted Livingston announced that the company is shutting down Kik Messenger to focus on its cryptocurrency Kin, the target of a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s team will be reduced to 19 people, a reduction that will affect more than 100 employees, […]

Kik shuts down messaging app as it battles the SEC ...



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The technologies behind Virtual and Augmented reality are advancing at a fast pace and there is a lot of hype in the sector. However, the business models to leverage the emerging technologies are yet to mature. Despite advances in virtual reality technology and plenty of hype, the medium has yet […]

AR startup Daqri is shutting down


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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its 10 millionth patent number in June 2018 and continues to go strong. In fact, according to a PatentlyO.com-published report, “We are about three-fourths of the way through fiscal year 2019 (ends September 30, 2019) and the USPTO is on-track to […]

3 Ways Analyzing Patent Trends Pays


For those looking toward industries poised to lead the growth charge over the next five-to-ten years, one need look no further than telehealth and telemedicine. These global markets are expected to exceed $185 million from 2019 through 2026, according to the new Advanced Report on Telehealth and Telemedicine Market Analysis […]

Telepractice Speech Therapy for Students Blazing a New Trail in Telemedicine



Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 18th Aug 2019 News you can use IT Giant Oracle Sues Blockchain Startup for Taking Its Name – Oracle, the Redwood City, Calif.-based technology giant, on Thursday asked a federal court to order CryptoOracle, a New York […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 18th Aug 2019