Some of the content will be available on the platform in eight languagesOne of the most popular infotainment television channel Discovery has now launched its online premium video streaming platform — Discovery Plus — in India.

While other OTT players are investing millions of dollars for producing original content, Discovery will have the benefit of its already ready library which has 300K hours of contents.

Initially, the company will revolve its marketing strategy around the 25 Mn viewers of Discovery’s television channel from Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities.

Discovery claims that these viewers watch around three hours of infotainment content every month on the television channel.

Similar to the television channel, Discovery is trying to provide content in multiple languages. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584507605.3148155/Discovery-Targets-Online-Infotainment-Niche-With-Launch-Of-OTT-Service?ref=audio_experience

The term 'Black Swan' was popularised and made mainstream by Nassem Taleb.

Black swan is a totally unanticipated event that could decimate families and businesses, and bring whole nations to their knees.

The credit crisis of 2008 was a black swan event of sorts but was still man-made and hence not totally out of bounds of 'predictability'.

The ability to survive any of these black swan events hinges on humanity's ability to react swiftly but thoughtfully.

And the silver lining is that social distancing can completely contain and halt the spread of the virus. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584505806.0817077/The-silver-lining-behind-the-COVID-19-cloud?ref=audio_experience

Agnikul, the spacetech startup based out of Chennai, has raised Rs 23.4 crore in pre-Series A funding led by pi Ventures.

The round also saw participation from Hari Kumar (LionRock Capital), Artha Ventures, LetsVenture, Globevestor, CIIE, and existing investor Speciale Invest.

Agnikul builds 3D printed single-piece rocket engines, and plans to use this funding for ground testing, fabrication, and team expansion.

Srinath Ravichandran, Co-founder and CEO, Agnikul, said: “We started Agnikul with the dream of bringing space within everyone’s reach.

Manish Singhal, Founding Partner, pi Ventures, said: “I have always believed that India has the potential and the talent to create world-beating IPs and products, not just in the digital domain but also beyond. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584504005.9305754/[Funding-alert]-Spacetech-startup-Agnikul-raises-Rs-23.4-Cr-in-pre-Series-A-round-led-by-pi-Ventures?ref=audio_experience

On Tuesday (March 17), the minister of state for finance, Anurag Thakur introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to amend the Companies Act.

It proposes 72 changes to removing criminality from a host of offences under the act and allowing for direct overseas listing of Indian companies.

Thakur said that the government was committed towards “ease of doing ethical business and ease of doing honest business”.

Earlier this month, union cabinet had approved the amendments in the companies act.

India improved its rank for EoDB from 77th position in 2019 to 63rd in 2020 as mentioned in World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 report. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584502204.8881416/Government-Introduces-Companies-Amendment-Act-2020-In-Lok-Sabha?ref=audio_experience

Paytm hires former Coverfox CEO after failed acquisition talksBig tech swallows most of the hot AI startupsMaruti Suzuki calls for entries from startups for its fourth MAIL cohortOyo's parent company gets $807 million from SVF, RA HospitalityCopyright © 2020 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Aomei Backupper is the best software in a variety of powerful automatic external hard drive backup software ranges.

The free version (Standard Edition) offers system backup, hard drive backup, partition backup, file / folder backup, automatic backup, full backup, incremental backup, differential backup, file / folder sync and auto sync.

You can create WinPE and Linux bootable media, encrypt the backup image, compress the backup image, verify the backup image, and examine the backup image.

You can back up / sync to local hard drive, external hard drive, network share / NAS, USB drive, and cloud drive.

Getting Aomei Backupper Professional key to get the Aomei Backupper system is highly recommended. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584498608.0922232/Aomei-Backupper-Professional---Backup-Software-For-External-Hard-Drives---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

Tribe Theory to Draper Startup HouseTribe Theory came to India last year with the acquisition of Construkt Startup Hostels, founded by Shashikiran Rao and Karan Bahadur.

With a strategic investment of $3.5 million from Timothy C Draper, popularly known as Tim Draper, and his Draper Network, Tribe Theory was rebranded as Draper Startup House (DSH).

We launched the first Startup House.”Vikram Bharati at the first Tribe Theory (now Draper Startup House) in Singapore.

“The entrepreneurs can also submit their pitches to the Draper Startup House team and see if something catches our eye,” Tim says.

The Draper Startup House offers various kinds of rooms: so Tim Draper can stay in a private suite for $200 per night while a new founder can spend $10-20 a night. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584496805.592881/How-this-hostel-startup-entrepreneur-wooed-investor-Tim-Draper-to-build-Draper-Startup-House?ref=audio_experience

It might seem counterintuitive given that retail stores have been on the decline over the past decade but moving an eCommerce business into a retail store is an exciting new trend.

To help make the transition a smooth one, let’s look at some of the specific steps involved in turning your eCommerce business into a retail store.

Fortunately, there is plenty of advice on choosing a good retail store location as this has been an age-old problem in business.

With rapid delivery and an already-thriving eCommerce business, you can simply use your physical location for other purposes.

Continue to educate yourself on the best practices for making the retail store transition. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584495006.476328/The-Startup-Magazine-How-To-Turn-Your-eCommerce-Business-Into-A-Retail-Store?ref=audio_experience

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Indian startup ecosystem has urged PM Narendra Modi to impose Section 144 across cities.

The impact on startupsAs the world readies for a recession in the aftermath of COVID-19, startups are hustling to deal with the ongoing health crisis and economic consequences.

Image by Aditya RanadeFor millions of domestic workers across the country, it’s work as usual despite the fear of COVID-19 or novel coronavirus.

See how other Indian founders are reacting to remote work during the coronavirus outbreak.

TagMango Co-founders: Mohammad Hassan and Divyanshu DamaniInfluencer shoutout platform TagMango lets people book personalised video shoutouts from their favourite influencers and celebrities. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584493205.2636902/Startups-urge-PM-Modi-to-impose-Section-144-to-curb-coronavirus-outbreak?ref=audio_experience

HashiCorp Announces $175M Series E Financing Back to HomeSAN FRANCISCO, CA, HashiCorp today announced it has raised $175 million in Series E funding.

HashiCorp, the leader in multi-cloud infrastructure automation software, today announced it has raised $175 million in Series E funding, at a company valuation of $5.1 billion.

About HashiCorpHashiCorp is the leader in multi-cloud infrastructure automation software.

The HashiCorp software suite enables organizations to adopt consistent workflows to provision, secure, connect, and run any infrastructure for any application.

HashiCorp is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Franklin Templeton, Geodesic Capital, GGV Capital, IVP, Mayfield, Redpoint Ventures, T. Rowe Price funds and accounts, and True Ventures. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584491406.6769633/HashiCorp-Announces-$175M-Series-E-Financing?ref=audio_experience