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Zynga's former CTO Cadir Lee now dons many hats in the startup world and beyond.

The insurance industry may have been conservative in adopting AI, but combining human and machine insights offer insurers complementary, value-generating capabilities.

Sunil Agarwal, Director, Vinod CookwareStarted by Rajeram Agarwal in 1962, Vinod Cookware is one of India’s oldest businesses in this sector.

Co-founders of Finwego (L to R): Pavee Ramanisankar & Shiv VadivelalaganChennai-based Finwego offers loans to schools, management, staff, vendors, teachers, and parents.

Brands like Manyavar-Mohey, Meena Bazaar, and Neeru’s are dominating India's Rs 35,000 crore ethnic wear industry in India. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582074006.607318/Here's-how-Zynga's-former-CTO-is-solving-mankind’s-greatest-problems?ref=audio_experience

Featured image by Mohamed Hassan from PixabayWhen you own a business, having support services such as a courier can make your life easier.

However, when you outsource your deliveries to couriers, you can spend more time streamlining other parts of your business.

However, when you outsource with couriers, there’s no need to hire extra hands to deal with delivery services.

However, you can eliminate this concern and save money by using a professional courier service that handles all those things for you.

Your Courier Offers Specialized Delivery of Fragile ItemsFor sensitive or perishable deliveries, a courier is the right choice. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582072206.715462/Why-the-Humble-Courier-Is-Vital-to-Your-Business-–-Productivity?ref=audio_experience

A few weeks ago, Wuhan in China reported a spurt in cases involving a mysterious, pneumonia-like illness.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba described the coronavirus outbreak as a “black swan” event that could have a “significant economic impact”.

The contagion has put the brakes on travel, leisure, and business, bringing movement of people and goods to a halt.

“Founders largely travel to Singapore and China for funding.

We have a distributor network and manufacturer in China; things have been adversely affected due to the lack of movement,” a startup founder says. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582070405.2266054/How-the-coronavirus-outbreak-has-impacted-startup-ecosystems-in-India-and-China?ref=audio_experience

0 Shares EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInSan Francisco-based Twitter, a social media platform that lets users send 280-character messages to an audience, has brought on a seed stage company close to home: Chroma Labs.

Chroma Labs, in its website post, claims millions have used the company to date to create stories.

According to a post on Chroma Labs’ website, the business is shutting down, “effectively immediately.”Interestingly enough, Twitter doesn’t (yet) have the feature for users to post stories, which is precisely what Chroma Labs is focused on.

It tells us that there might be a pretty innovative product update in the future.

We reached out to Chroma Labs for a comment and clarification, but until then we just have a few clues to go off of. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582068606.6815374/Twitter-Brings-On-A-San-Mateo-Seed-Stage-Startup-That-Works-On-Stories?ref=audio_experience

Azafaros B.V., a Leiden, The Netherlands-based rare metabolic disorders pipeline developer, closed a Series A financing round of €25m (approximately USD$28m).

The round was led by Forbion with participation from BioMedPartners and founding investor BioGeneration Ventures.

The company holds an exclusive license from LU and Amsterdam UMC to a library of novel patented compounds discovered by internationally recognized experts in the field, Professor Hans Aerts, PhD, Professor Hermen Overkleeft, PhD , Professor Stan van Boeckel, PhD and their co-workers at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University.

Azafaros’ proprietary lead compound AZ-3102 will initially address inherited life-threatening lysosomal storage diseases for which there are no effective therapies today.

In conjunction with this Series A financing, Azafaros’ board of directors now includes:– Carlo Incerti, MD, Forbion Operating Partner, Chairman and Non-Executive Board Member– Vanessa King, PhD, independent Non-Executive Board Member– Olivier Morand, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Board Member– Sander Slootweg, MSc, Forbion Managing Partner, Non-Executive Board Member– Edward van Wezel, MSc, BGV Managing Partner, Executive Board Member– Andreas Wallnöfer, PhD, MBA, BioMedPartners General Partner, Non-Executive Board Member. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582066811.031533/Azafaros-Closes-€25M-Series-A-Financing?ref=audio_experience

DigitalPay, a San Francisco, CA-based digital payment provider for businesses to consumers, raised $1.2m in seed funding.

The company intends to use the funds to increase sales efforts, add staff, optimize features, and augment new and differentiated international payment options.

Led by Chris Whipps, CEO, DigitalPay provides an enterprise SaaS digital payments platform.

The company primarily services the travel, legal services administrator, consumer rebate, and gig economy (large independent contractor business) verticals.

Services to these verticals include rebates, refunds, litigation settlements, and other one-time payments through digital debit cards, PayPal, Amazon, direct debit to bank, and more than 250 premium retailer options. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582065009.697981/DigitalPay-Raises-$1.2M-in-Seed-Funding?ref=audio_experience

Tweet NEW YORK, NY, Apos Medical Assets announced today that it has raised $11 million in a new round of funding.

To export Apos Medical Assets funding data to PDF and Excel, clickClick here for more funding data on Apos Medical AssetsTo export Apos Medical Assets funding data to PDF and Excel, click here Apos Medical Assets -- a global medical device company operating in the US, UK, Israel and Singapore --announced today that it has raised $11 million in a new round of funding.

This new funding round will be used to support the rapid expansion into new territories with increased sales capabilities, account management expertise, and direct to consumer marketing.

AposTherapy decreases pain, improves function, and is a potential alternative to invasive surgery for people with knee osteoarthritis, and is used as part of a healthy lifestyle in patients suffering from chronic back and hip pain," said Apos Medical Assets Ltd CEO and President Cliff Bleustein.

AposTherapy works on biomechanical and neuromuscular levels, combining a foot-worn patented medical device with a treatment program. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582063208.6251667/Apos-Medical-Assets-Inks-$11M-Series-A-Extension?ref=audio_experience

Tweet SAN FRANCISCO, CA,Be My Eyes, the mobile app that allows anyone to assist visually impaired people through live video calls, has raised $2.8 million in Series A funding.

Be My Eyes solves a very simple problem for users: it calls up a real person, on demand, to describe what's in front of a blind user's camera.

Companies can provide Specialized Help globally or by region, and support services are free to Be My Eyes users.

In its first year, Specialized Help received glowing reviews.

Erfurt says that the corporate partnership business model was conceived so that Be My Eyes will never have to charge blind users for the service. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582061407.0570457/Be-My-Eyes-Nabs-$2.8M-Series-A-Funding?ref=audio_experience

Fortunately, there are ways to lessen the burden by investing in property management software, which will help in the following aspects of property management.

Avoiding payment confusionWith property management software, managers can quickly determine which tenant has already paid their rents and which tenant has long overdue accounts.

Ease in bookkeepingUsing property management software will allow property managers the ability to manage their books and get the financial picture in real-time.

Easy access to informationWith property management software, both the property manager and the tenants will have easy access to information.

Property management software is designed to alleviate your life by helping you perform routine tasks easier. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582059607.492359/Advantages-of-Having-A-Property-Management-Software?ref=audio_experience