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"I wanted to move out from Google Photos because I had all of my lifetime photos there. I found really nothing. No other software was secure, versus as secure as I wanted. And also, there was no software that was also convenient and practical to use. So I decided to take the safe camera further and renamed it to Stringle photos," Alex Amiryan, CEO & Co-Founder of Stingle.

In this episode HyeTech Minds host Alex Amiryan, CEO & Co-Founder of Stingle Photos. Stingle Photos is a convenient, easy-to-use Gallery/Camera application with Backup and Sync functionality for your photos and videos which seamlessly provides strong security, privacy, and encryption. All photos and videos are encrypted prior to being stored and backed up, so they are secure at rest, in transit, and on cloud storage. The app is completely free and includes free 1GB cloud storage space. You only pay for more cloud storage. Of course, no ads or third-party libraries are used in the app like analytics.

Alex is a software developer and entrepreneur with +15 experience in security, encryption, and privacy. Currently, he is CEO and founder of Stingle Photos, a secure, end-to-end encrypted gallery and sync app.

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Did you know that globally about 1 in 3, or 30%, of women, have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner or non-partner? 

This Armenian-based startup SafeYou offers a community-based technology solution to women to be more protective against gender-based violence. SafeYou is a mobile app that creates a virtual safe space for women assisting them in three ways prevention, protection, and prosecution of gender-based violence. The app also seeks to raise awareness and empower women through the community.

In this episode, Mariam Torosyan, CEO & Co-Founder of SafeYou talks about her startup journey and her mission of stopping gender-based violence with the help of technology. This year SafeYou has already been featured in Forbes - Safe YOU Mobile App Shields Women Against Domestic Violence - 

Bio: Mariam Torosyan is the CEO & Co-Founder of SafeYouSocial. Mariam is an entrepreneur with a multidisciplinary background in law, innovative technologies, and social anthropology. She has been a doctoral researcher at Université de Fribourg and now teaches at the Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi. LinkedIn 

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Website: https://safeyou.space/

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The FBI recently reported an up to 400% increase in cyberattacks from what they were seeing pre-coronavirus. The global pandemic caused a global shift to remote and hybrid work, forcing organizations to pivot the way they operate practically overnight. At the same time, cybercriminals saw an opportunity and becoming more sophisticated. 

In this Episode, Gerasim Hovhannisyan, CEO & Co-Founder, EasyDMARC, an Armenia-based cybersecurity SaaS that helps businesses to minimize the probability of data leakage and financial loss by preventing email fraud. Gerasim talks about the most common types of cyberattacks, and the solutions EasyDMARC to businesses be more productive in cyberspace. He also stresses the importance of cybersecurity awareness programs for employee protection, and businesses. He also shares his opinion on how to protect children from cybercriminals and make them more protective. 

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Website: https://easydmarc.com

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1 in 54 children actually in the United States is diagnosed with autism. 1% of the world's population has autism spectrum disorder – over 75,000,000 people.

After working for more than a decade with children of special needs, Gayane Hovhannisyan, CEO & Co-Founder of noomee realized those kids who need the most help, are struggling with a shortage of materials and online learning tools. It was a time when Gayane decided to combine occupational therapy and technology, to provide better educational tools for the children in need.

In this Episode of HyeTech Minds, I discuss with Gayane her startup journey and the reasons that brought her to the entrepreneurial world. She talks about noomee that helps children with autism and those who have difficulties in organizing their routine to become more independent in their daily life activities.

In our conversation, we also share ideas on the Armenian startup ecosystem, and the ways it would be possible to expand investment in tech and innovation ecosystems.

Bio

Gayane is the CEO & Co-Founder at noomee. Since 2008 Gayane has worked as an occupational therapist helping children with autism and limited abilities, to manage their daily life activities.

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Website https://www.noomee.me/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/noomeeapp/

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Sharing the following this week:

- Goldman Sachs leads a $45M investment into auto fintech startup MotoRefi. The startup developed an auto refinancing platform that handles the entire loan process, including finding the best rates, paying off the old lender, and re-titling the vehicle.

- Cryptocurrency startup Circle has raised $440 million in new funding, the company said Friday, adding to the list of crypto-focused businesses that have benefited from a bull run by investors.

- Brazil’s QuintoAndar, which has developed a real estate marketplace focused on rentals and sales, has announced it has closed on $300 million in a Series E round of funding that values it at an impressive $4 billion.

-  OpenAI, the research company behind the GPT-3 natural language generator, has unveiled a $100 million AI startup fund that will provide investment money to startups that are driving intriguing AI technologies.

- Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently announced that the company is no longer just a manufacturer of electric cars, but that they are currently dabbling in artificial intelligence with the development of one of the strongest hardware and software AI teams in the world. 

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Here is this week’s edition of the Startup Monday  (Issue 41– 24 May 2021)

Sharing the following this week:

- Forbes’ “30 Under 30” List Highlights the Future Leaders of Biotech. Across the field of science and health care, there are numerous up-and-coming stars all under the age of 30.

- Snap acquires AR startup WaveOptics, which provides the tech for Spectacles, for over $500M

- NextBillion, a geospatial data startup that provides software-as-a-service products for enterprises, announced it has raised $6.25 million from Microsoft venture fund M12

-  Warsaw-based 3D sports analytics startup ReSpo.Vision closes €1 million seed round.

- Dublin-based &Open lands around €5.9 million to scale up its gifting platform in Europe and the US.

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Here is this week’s edition of the Startup Monday Issue (Issue 40– 17 May 2021)

Sharing the following this week:

- Cryptocurrency’s Value Surges to $45 Billion One Day After Its Debut. A digital token that was launched Monday and goes by the name Internet Computer is already one of the largest cryptocurrencies in the world, with a market value of about $45 billion.

- Collective, a subscription-based back-office platform for the self-employed raised $20 million from Ashton Kutcher’s VC

- Huma, which uses AI to monitor patients raised $130 million

-  Europe’s unicorn startup count was 60 — since then it’s increased to 70. Eight European unicorns have also publicly listed, via an IPO or SPAC — including Arrival, Darktrace, Deliveroo and UiPath.

- It’s the US vs. China in the race to build the chip technology of tomorrow. Even as the world’s leading chipmakers scramble to solve critical supply bottlenecks, a new wave of semiconductor startups has been quietly lining up massive sums of venture capital in their quest to design the next generation of chips.

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Here is this week’s edition of the Startup Monday Issue (Issue 39– 10 May 2021)

Sharing the following this week:

- India is rapidly closing the gap with China in minting new unicorns — privately held startups valued at $1 billion or more — highlighting growing investor appetite for tech startups in the country as the pandemic accelerates the adoption of digital services.

- Two Singapore-based startups founded by former Fave, Carousell, and food panda executives on Thursday separately announced a combined US$76 million in seed funding and debt to acquire e-commerce brands

- Israeli ag-tech startup Prospera snapped up by US firm Valmont for $300 million. Prospers is a maker of AI-based sensors and cameras helping farmers monitor crops was founded in 2014 and had raised $22 million from investors.

-  Merkle Technologies is set to launch a revolutionary technology that will increase “interoperability” between existing blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain.

- Arcturus, a company building tools for editing and distributing volumetric video, last week announced it has raised a $5 million seed investment.

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In this Episode, HyeTech Minds hosts Sona Veziryan, Deputy Director at A Business Angel Network of Armenia (BANA).  BANA provides a platform for investors to meet and cooperate with their peers, as well as connect them with aspiring startups and entrepreneurs in need of investment and expertise.

We spoke with Sona about the challenges many early-stage and MVP phase startups face while building relationships with investors. Sona gave us insights into how Angel Investors pick startups to invest in. Also, we share ideas how on the benefits of starting your company as a startup in Armenia. 

Bio: Sona is the Deputy Director at A Business Angel Network of Armenia (BANA). Sona is an investment management and Angel Investing Enthusiast, with a strong background in working with startups on their business development.

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Website https://bana.am/

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