Startup

The team behind Indian AI startup, Sigmoid Labs, that built “Where is my train” app announced this week that it is is being acquired by Google. This is the second acquisition by Google in India. A year back it had acquired Bengaluru-based AI startup, Halli Labs. In a brief blog post, Sigmoid Labs […]

Google acquires Indian startup Sigmoid Labs, maker of “Where is ...

15 Dec, 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

The volatile swings in crypto currency is leading to a lot of startups shutting down. Last week we saw news of Swiss Crypto Mining Firm Envion ordered by court to Shut Down. This week, Basis, Crypto’s Top Funded Startup announced that it was shutting down. Basis had bagged $133 million from top […]

Cryptocurrency startup Basis shutters operations following SEC concerns

15 Dec, 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

Trends in Blockchains and Cryptocurrency continue to be closely monitored. The wild swing in price of bitcoins has shaken the market, leading to a number of startups failing. Envion, a Switzerland-based startup that claims to make use of renewable energy in providing off-grid cryptocurrency mining has reportedly shut down. According […]

Swiss Crypto Mining Firm Envion ordered by court to Shut ...

10 Dec, 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 25th Nov 2018 News you can use Google announces Adopt a Startup program finalists – Google recently announced 8 startups selected for Grand Finals from its Adopt A Startup contest. The grand Finals in The Foundry on […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 9th Dec 2018

9 Dec, 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 on-demand childcare startup, Poppy recently announced that it was shutting down. In a detailed note on its website, Avni and the Poppy team posted: We have hard news to share today – Poppy will be discontinuing services as of December 4, 2018. Since 2015, we’ve been passionately focused on […]

On-demand childcare startup Poppy shuts down

8 Dec, 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 startups that failed in November 2018 Commercial Kitchen startup, Pilotworks shuts down – Pilotworks, a startup that offered commercial kitchen space for food entrepreneurs announced that it is shutting down. “This is a sad outcome for Pilotworks, the makers in our kitchens, and independent food in general. […]

RIP: Startups that failed and shutdown in November 2018

8 Dec, 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

Google recently announced 8 startups selected for Grand Finals from its Adopt A Startup contest. The grand Finals in The Foundry on December 11th, 2018. The startups from European Union (EU) include BidRecruit, Dublin Dashmote, EU Flexiwage, Meath JumpAGrade, Limerick Nasal Medical, Dublin TrustAp, Dublin Urban Volt, Dublin Wellola, Dublin Adopt A Startup is a startup mentoring program where […]

Google announces Adopt a Startup program finalists

8 Dec, 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

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 25th Nov 2018 News you can use Artist Connect takes first place at Startup Weekend Las Vegas 2018 – Local artist Andrea Cheaney was tired of struggling to find art equipment. Large tools like printing presses, pottery wheels […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 25th Nov 2018

25 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

Tech giant Apple (APPL) has reportedly acquired a startup called Silk Labs that works on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based personal assistant technology for smartphones and smart home devices. According to The Information, the purchase took place earlier this year. Silk Labs is a machine learning company using on-device AI to empower businesses to build […]

Apple acquires AI startup Silk Labs

25 Nov, 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

According to media sources, Just Add Cooking (JAC), the Boston, Mass based meal kit company specializing in locally-sourced meals from the New England has ceased operations. JAC was trying to capture the market for locally sourced foods We are local to Greater Boston and think our ingredients should be too. That’s […]

Meal Kit Startup JustAddCooking Shuts down

25 Nov, 2018 in failedStartup / 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