Balderton Capital, a London, UK-based venture capital firm, hired Rana Yared and David Thévenon as General Partners.

Rana Yared joined from Goldman Sachs, where she was Partner in the Principal Strategic Investments team.

David Thévenon joined from SoftBank’s Vision Fund, where he was one of the initial Partners.

Yared joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in 2006 and was named Managing Director in 2013 and Partner in 2018.

Led by Bernard Liautaud, Managing Partner, Balderton Capital is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on backing the best European-founded technology companies. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581091208.7253892/Balderton-Capital-Hires-Rana-Yared-David-Thévenon-as-General-Partners?ref=audio_experience

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underlined the need for working together to make India a $5 trillion economy, while stressing that the government has been able to maintain macro-economic stability amid a tough global environment.

"Let's move ahead with the resolve to make India a $5 trillion economy," he said while replying to a debate on Motion of Thanks to the President for his address to Parliament.

The Prime Minister said that steps taken by the government have kept the fiscal deficit and price rise in check.

Among the things that will drive India's progress is next-generation infrastructure," Modi said adding that Stand-up India, Startup India, and Mudra schemes are adding prosperity in the lives of people.

We all have to work together for the prosperity of farmers of India," he said adding the agriculture budget has risen five times during this government's tenure. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581089405.784271/Let's-work-together-to-make-India-$5T-economy:-PM-Narendra-Modi?ref=audio_experience

The National Payments Corporation has granted WhatsApp permission to roll out its digital payments service in a phased manner, Business Standard reported.

A few months after the soft launch launch, WhatsApp Pay had stopped accepting new users, and the buzz around the service had died down.

Facebook hadn’t been forthcoming about what was delaying the launch of WhatsApp Pay, and gave no updates around when it was expected to happen.

The incumbents have changed too — Google Pay is now the largest UPI app in the country, followed by PhonePe and Paytm.

But WhatsApp will still have an edge over any other app that performs payments — WhatsApp is already on 400 million phones in India, which is more than that for any payments app in the country. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581087607.4554636/WhatsApp-Granted-NPCI-Permission,-WhatsApp-Pay-Set-For-Phased-Rollout-In-India?ref=audio_experience

PacemakerOne thing that will definitely show up in an X-ray is an implanted cardiac pacemaker, a life-saving device that was also invented by accident.

Percy Spencer was an engineer working on radar technology at a company called Raytheon during the World War II.

Noticing how it neatly arced to the floor, the naval engineer thought he had the makings of a good toy.

The Slinky even had a second accidental use when soldiers during the Vietnam War used them as ultra-portable, hyper-extendable antenna for their radios.

Some of history’s most life-changing inventions (and a classic toy) have come from those aiming for one thing and discovering another. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581085806.44269/Happy-accidents:-Inventions-that-prove-mistakes-aren’t-always-a-bad-thing?ref=audio_experience

What if we help you with some great ideas to keep your home office space organized?

Top Ideas To Create Organized Small Office SpaceIt doesn’t matter if you have a spare room or a small corner at home for workspace, check out these home office organizing ideas to have an inspiring workplace to get your tasks done.

Create Compartments In DrawersDon’t forget the importance of having well-organized drawers while organizing your home office space.

Add A Personalized TouchWhile organizing the home office space, make sure that it has a personal touch to make it very inspirational and productive.

TakeawayIt doesn’t matter if you are a home-based working professional or use the home office once in a while, it is important to have an organized home office space to stay productive. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581084113.1885753/8-Ideas-To-Create-Small-Yet-Organized-Home-Office-Space?ref=audio_experience

The app-enabled, end-to-end digital insurance platform is on track to become a unicorn soon and with its digital agent model, it’s able to reach the nooks and crannies that most traditional players cannot.

With over 12 years of experience in the insurance sector, Sekhar understood the factors that are plaguing this industry deeply.

Once qualified, an advisor or digital agent with RenewBuy can sell policies of all the categories offered by insurance companies such as Bajaj-Allianz General Insurance, Bharti AXA General Insurance, Digit Insurance, HDFC Ergo General Insurance, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance, New India Assurance, Reliance General Insurance, Religare General Insurance and TATA AIG General Insurance.

The Key Success Pillars On The Road To Unicorn ClubTo succeed in the era of digital insurance, insurers are focusing on a range of value drivers.

RenewBuy also uses AI for partner and customer servicing like endorsements and quote generation, co-creation of products, pre-sales, post-sales and customer service using bots. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581082205.4361315/How-RenewBuy-Is-Using-AI-To-Solve-Insurance-Complexities-Of-India?ref=audio_experience

The Czech Republic is known for its solid infrastructure, a highly educated and skilled workforce, and relatively low living costs and wages.

This week, we took a close look at the Czech startup scene and created a list of 10 promising startups to watch in 2020.

The Prague-based team has created its tool to provide users with automatic insights on income and spending, shown as informative and easy-to-read infographics.

The Prague-based team expanded to Greece and Spain in 2018, and France in 2019.

The Prague-based team raised its first funding in 2019 of €2.1 million. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581080406.54188/10-Czech-startups-to-watch-in-2020-and-beyond?ref=audio_experience

Tricolor, a Dallas, Texas-based auto financing company, raised $30m in equity funding.

The company intends to use the funds to scale its platform and retail network to expand availability for its used vehicles and access to auto financing options for Hispanic customers in new markets.

Its AI-powered segmentation model assesses nontraditional attributes for no credit and low-income consumers in order to assess intent and ability to repay.

To date, Tricolor has disbursed nearly $1 billion in auto loans throughout California and Texas via its brands, Tricolor Auto Group in Texas and Ganas Auto Group in California, which operate 36 retail dealerships across 12 markets in the two states, as well as a shared services center in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Earlier in the year, Tricolor launched a new affiliate called Tricolor Insurance that leverages its proprietary underwriting algorithms and scoring strategies to provide low-monthly premium insurance policies to auto owners. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581078607.1122396/Tricolor-Raises-$30M-in-Funding?ref=audio_experience

Goods and services tax (GST) is the indirect taxation system that came into effect from 1st July 2017 in India.

Ease of filing taxes under GSTGST Billing Software made filing of GST easy for taxpayers.

At the beginning of GST becoming a law, it was difficult for taxpayers to file their GST.

By this calculation, if you consider tax filing of a year, it will be about 725 returns.

While choosing software to manage GST with just a few clicks, you should consider a few crucial points:Security: This point cannot be stressed enough. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581076806.448951/Some-Clicks-is-All-You-Need-To-Manage-Your-GST-Transactions-Now?ref=audio_experience

My biggest issue with the startup ecosystem today is that they are not doing an IPO.

They get the wealth being created," he said while inaugurating the 5th edition of the two-day 'Seeding Kerala' organised by Kerala Startup Mission ( KSUM ) here.

Less than one per cent is invested in startup ecosystem.

Gopalakrishnan advised startups to take minimum funds from angel, friends and families.

"The investment summit brings together leading figures in the country's startup ecosystem besides senior government officials. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581075006.4627264/Startups-need-to-think-of-opting-for-IPO:-Kris-Gopalakrishnan?ref=audio_experience