Unicorns such as Paytm, Ola, Uber keep small firms out with big pay hikes | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584091804.619798/IIIT-Delhi-announces-2-year-minor-program-in-Entrepreneurship-for-B-Tech-students?ref=audio_experience

For instance, the proliferation of healthcare apps, online appointment service, and telemedicine has led to a paradigm shift in the healthcare sector.

Difficulty in devising affordable solutionsThis is a significant challenge in the healthcare segment.

Lack of safety compliances and protocolsThe medical devices market in India is pegged at over $15 billion and is projected to grow to $50 billion by 2025.

Medical devices manufacturers need to be fully abreast of legal requirements and understand the significance of regular technical audits and upgradation.

The proposed medical devices legislation will be a step forward in providing a much-needed framework for the healthcare sector and compensate patients facing health problems due to faulty implants or medical devices. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584090006.270208/Top-5-challenges-plaguing-healthcare-entrepreneurs,-and-the-way-forward?ref=audio_experience

Indore-based Anaxee Digital Runner has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Orios Venture Partners, with participation from LetsVenture, Keiretsu Forum, GAIN, and Swan Angel Network.

In a statement, Govind Agrawal, Co-founder of Anaxee Digital Runners, stated,“Anaxee is India’s Reach Engine!

The startup will be using the funding in the next 12 months for technology development, generating sales and upskilling and training their last-mile partners the Digital Runners.

Govind Agrawal and Arti Agrawal, Co-founders of Anaxee Digital RunnersAnup Jain, Managing Partner, Orios Venture Partners said,"Anaxee's vast network of Digital Runners becomes an enabler for businesses to start operations across India in very structured and foolproof manner.

A tech-enabled ID verification and data collection startup, Anaxee builds last-mile outreach and data collection network of Digital Runners (shared feet-on-street, tech-enabled) to help internet/mobile businesses scale to remote parts of India. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584088205.4657004/[Funding-alert]-Orios,-LetsVenture,-others-invest-in-Indore-based-startup-Anaxee-Digital-Runner?ref=audio_experience

Google, on March 12, confirmed that one of its employees from the Bengaluru office, India has been tested positive for coronavirus and the Covid-19 disease.

Anand Rangarajan, director of engineering at Google, in an internal email said that the employee had contracted the coronavirus after travelling overseas.

Besides this, the company has also asked others working in the office to work from home on Friday (March 13).

Previously, a Google employee in Zurich tested positive for coronavirus.

Even though the company did not shut the Zurich office, but it did restrict the employees from travelling to Iran and parts of Italy. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584086627.0234253/Google-Employee-In-Bengaluru-Office-Tests-Positive-For-Coronavirus?ref=audio_experience

Most of the time, when people don’t have a diverse team it is not because they’re all secretly racist and don’t know it.

Instead, companies are saying one wrong thing: ‘Job boards are dead, we hire through our network.’Get the Sifted Newsletter ✓ Thank you for subscribing to the newsletter!

Job sites are the most diverse thing out there.

‘We want an office manager, who must be able to type 57 words per second.’Does this person really need to do this?

Does another person really need a degree from college? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584084609.5533636/How-to-hire-a-diverse-team:-Tips-from-Workable?ref=audio_experience

Bhopal-based edtech startup CollegeKhabri has raised an undisclosed funding in seed round led by Vishal Dixit, CEO of Vdiec Global, an educational firm.

Started in 2019, the platform is an end-to-end college and career counselling platform for students from Tier II and III India.

The startup claims to have counselled 1,700 students in the first three months of operations.

Arshi Khan, Founder of College KhabriSpeaking of the funding, Arshi Khan, Co-founder, CollegeKhabri said, "Our team is razor focussed.

The students are charged between Rs 1,000 and Rs 10,000 as counselling fees, depending on their needs and requirements. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584082806.6385095/[Funding-alert]-Edtech-startup-CollegeKhabri-raises-undisclosed-seed-round?ref=audio_experience

But a handful of small, nippy startups are finding ways to train AI with small data sets, an approach that works better for specialist and regulated businesses.

So far, AI has mostly been a big tech, big data game.

“The big tech behemoths don’t care about the Dodd-Frank Act or European banking liquidity.

When the fintech sector moves to using artificial intelligence on an industrial scale, the winners are unlikely to be today’s big tech companies.

“The big tech behemoths [developing general AI] don’t care about the Dodd-Frank Act or European banking liquidity. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584081006.798782/How-AI-is-changing-banking?ref=audio_experience

Unicorns such as Paytm, Ola, Uber keep small firms out with big pay hikes | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584079206.753632/SoftBank-plans-$4.8-billion-buyback-after-Elliott’s-call?ref=audio_experience

Equity benchmark Sensex plummeted over 3,200 points and the broader Nifty sank near 8,600 level, hitting their lower circuit limits, in opening session on Friday as coronavirus pandemic-led recession fears fuelled worldwide panic.

Continuing its downward spiral, domestic BSE Sensex sank 3,213 points in early trade, plummeting 10.86 percent to 29,564.58, which triggered the lower circuit limit.

HCL Tech was the top loser, tanking up to 15 percent, followed by Tech Mahindra, Kotak Bank, TCS, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, and NTPC.

Wall Street lost 10 percent in its worst session since 1987, while London also had its worst day since that year.

More than 130,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded in 116 countries and territories, killing at least 4,900 people. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584077405.4741805/Stock-market-bloodbath-amid-coronavirus-fears;-Sensex,-Nifty-drop-over-10-pc?ref=audio_experience

To get started, take a look at these three ways to help your child entrepreneur flourish.

Young entrepreneurs clubsThere are so many young entrepreneurs throwing their hats in the business ring these days that young entrepreneurs clubs have spring up in many towns and cities around the world.

Even if your child doesn’t end up being the next Elon Musk, this type of alternative educational experience prepares them for tackling any of life’s problems with logic and resilience.

This terrific triad of tips will help the young entrepreneur in your life bring their business vision to fantastic fruition – you can thank us later!

Have we missed your favourite tip for young entrepreneurs? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1584075613.104502/3-Ways-To-Help-Your-Child-Entrepreneur-Flourish?ref=audio_experience