On May 28-29, we’re going to host this year’s edition of the EU-Startups Summit in sunny Barcelona.

), great networking opportunities, an “Investors on Stage” session, a workshop stage, but most importantly: An exciting Pitch Competition with 15 of Europe’s most promising early-stage startups!

The Prize Package: The winning startup team of this year’s Pitch Competition will receive a prize package worth more than €85,000 and gets prominently featured by EU-Startups and other publications.

We’ll announce one additional item for the prize package in the coming days and expect to end up at a prize value of about €85,000.

Apply now: If you’d like to pitch your startup with a 3-minute-presentation in front of an interested audience of about 1,500 people (incl. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581417007.252828/Apply-now-to-join-the-finals-of-our-big-Pitch-Competition-at-the-EU-Startups-Summit-on-May-28-29-in-Barcelona!?ref=audio_experience

EmployStream, a Cleveland, OH-based provider of onboarding automation to the staffing industry, closed a $7m Series B funding round.

The round was led by Plymouth Growth Partners, with participation from JumpStart, Rev1 Ventures, Ohio Innovation Fund and North Coast Angel Fund.

In conjunction with the funding, Evan Ufer, Partner, Plymouth Growth Partners, will also join EmployStream’s board of directors.

The company will use the capital to expand product development and increase its presence in the staffing industry.

Led by Gerald Hetrick, Chief Executive Officer, EmployStream provides a cloud based onboarding and candidate experience platform for the staffing industry, which automates and simplifies critical touch points throughout the hiring process. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581415208.2125113/EmployStream-Raises-$7M-in-Series-B-Funding?ref=audio_experience

If you’re a freelance web designer and you’re looking for new ways to branch out and earn money using the skills you already possess, you’re in the right place.

There are so many ways in which you can make more money, so read on to find out about 15 of the best.

15 Ways to Make Money Through Web Design1.

Making money from advertisingUsing advertising can be a great way to earn more money.

It’s a great way for web designers to make some extra money and it’s certainly something that shouldn’t be ruled out. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581413407.6037652/15-Ways-to-Make-Money-Through-Web-Design?ref=audio_experience

If you’re a freelance web designer and you’re looking for new ways to branch out and earn money using the skills you already possess, you’re in the right place.

There are so many ways in which you can make more money, so read on to find out about 15 of the best.

15 Ways to Make Money Through Web Design1.

Making money from advertisingUsing advertising can be a great way to earn more money.

It’s a great way for web designers to make some extra money and it’s certainly something that shouldn’t be ruled out. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581413407.6037652/15-Ways-to-Make-Money-Through-Web-Design?ref=audio_experience

Furlenco has raised Rs 16 crore in its ongoing Series C round from existing investor Saket Burman, Director of Dabur, via New Delhi-based family office Chowdry Associates.

The Bengaluru-based online furniture rental startup's regulatory filings suggest that only Rs 4 crore was wired so far, the remainder of Rs 12 crore is yet to be transferred.

In March 2019, Furlenco had raised over $5.84 million (Rs 40.46 crore) in its Series C funding round from Lightbox Ventures, Crescent Enterprises.

Ajith Mohan Karimpana, Founder & CEO, FurlencoThe startup plans to raise $50 million in its Series D funding.

As of 2019, Kieraya Furnishing Solutions Private Limited, the parent company of Furlenco, reported revenue of Rs 64 crore in FY19, up by 58 percent from Rs 40 crore in FY18. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581411606.6441822/[Funding-alert]-Furniture-rental-startup-Furlenco-raises-Rs-16-Cr-from-Dabur's-family-office?ref=audio_experience

BCCL - Non CopyrightBENGALURU: Amazon on Monday filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court to “quash” the investigation ordered by India’s competition watchdog into alleged malpractices by the online marketplace.The American company also sought an interim stay on the probe ordered by Competition Commission of India (CCI) last month while its petition is heard by the court.

In its submission, Amazon claimed that CCI’s order would cause irreparable damage and loss to its goodwill.In response to ET’s emailed query on the matter, a representative for Amazon declined to comment citing the matter to be sub judice.

Amazon in its petition asked the high court to direct the “quashing and setting aside the Impugned Order dated January 13, 2020… passed by the Competition Commission of India.”An Amazon spokesperson at the time had told ET that the company was confident in its compliance and would cooperate fully with CCI’s probe.In the first week of January, CCI released the findings of a market study that it had conducted where it cited a lack of transparency in the functioning of marketplaces.

This was leading to deep mistrust between the marketplace and vendors on these platforms, CCI said.

The move led to Amazon divesting its stake in the parent companies of Cloudtail and Appario, two of the largest sellers on its platform, when the rules came into effect on February 1, 2019.At the time, Amazon had told investors in one of its quarterly results briefings that disruptions in supply caused by change in regulations in India had not affected its sales. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581409804.9868293/Amazon-moves-High-Court-to-get-CCI-probe-quashed?ref=audio_experience

Over the last few years, the company has grown significantly in terms of customers as well as investor interest.

Parent company Curefit Healthcare announced standalone and consolidated results for each business.

In FY19, on a standalone basis, Curefit reported a revenue of INR 77 Cr, with total expenses of INR 179.2 Cr leading to loss of INR 102.23 Cr.

In terms of revenue, the fitness business has grown 5.48X reaching INR 121.98 Cr in FY19.

A look at the company’s expenses in the filings shows that employee benefit costs have increased 2.72X, while the cost of material consumed grew 5.19X, advertising expenses grew 3.92X among others. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581408006.371011/[What-The-Financials]-Closing-In-On-Unicorn-Club,-Curefit-Needs-To-Shed-Its-Losses?ref=audio_experience

Researchers of Israel-based Check Point Institute for Information Security (CPIIS) revealed that these smart lightbulbs can be used by hackers to enter the IoT network and then can collect data from internet networks in homes, businesses, or even smart cities.

For this study, the researchers conducted experiments on the Philips Hue range of smart lightbulbs and found CVE-2020-6007 vulnerabilities that enabled hackers to infiltrate networks using either the WiFi network or ZigBee, a low-power wireless protocol used by IoT devices.

After infiltrating the network, the researchers were able to take control of the smart lightbulb.

This firmware was further able to take control of the network ecosystem in which the device was associated with.

After that, they limit the user’s access to the smart lightbulbs, post which a user is left with no option but to reinstall the mobile application used to control these devices. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581406206.170253/Hackers-Can-Steal-Data-Via-IoT-Based-Smart-Lights,-Here's-How?ref=audio_experience

Titan has announced that it has acquired Hyderabad-based Hug Innovations.

Speaking at a product launch event on Tuesday (February 11), Titan CEO Ravi Kant said that the Hug Innovations team of 23 employees along with the founder Raj Shekhar Neravati joined Titan on January 1.

Founded by Raj Shekhar Neravati in 2014, Hug Innovations offers an IoT wearable Hug Smartwatch that employs gesture control for various activities like playing music and so forth.

The smartwatch tracks users’ food intake, water intake along with different activities performed throughout the day.

Titan made the announcement at the launch event of its next-gen smartwatch called Titan Connected X. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581404406.7808805/Breaking:-Titan-Acquires-IoT-Startup-Hug-Innovations?ref=audio_experience

Writing a Proper Business PlanMaking sure that your business plan is solid is the first step toward having a successful company.

Without a strong business plan, it will be difficult, if not impossible to secure funding for your venture.

The elements of a business plan are as follows.

One of the most important parts of your business plan is your marketing plan.

Calculating Year-Over-Year GrowthAnother valuable offshoot of your business plan is an analysis of your company’s year-over-year growth or YOY. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581402606.8924947/How-To-Build-A-Successful-Business-From-The-Ground-Up?ref=audio_experience