But, a restaurant’s brand identity – and visual brand design – is equally important and not to be forgotten.

In this Q&A, Ross Kimbarovsky, founder and CEO at crowdspring, addresses the things restaurants need to know when creating their brand identity.

To see a full list of logo design trends for 2020, read Logo Design Trends 2020: Your Definitive Guide to Navigate The Biggest and Hottest Trends.

Strong typographyIn logo design, font choices are just as important as the icons you use in the logo.

One of the key steps to create an impactful brand design is to research, know, and understand the people that will interact with it. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579683607.0079486/Q&A-With-Ross-Kimbarovsky,-on-Restaurants’-Brand-Identity?ref=audio_experience

Founded in 2013 by Snigdha Manchanda, Tea Trunk participated in Rebalance accelerator’s inaugural cohort last year.

With over 200 stockists/partners across India, Tea Trunk claims its teas are enjoyed across 15 countries and the customer base has been growing at 150 percent YoY.

Vikas Kumar and Aishwarya Malhi, Co-founders at Rebalance, added,“Snigdha has relentlessly built a profitable company in a challenging consumer brand space.

In October 2019, another global tea brand, Vahdam Teas, received Rs 75 crore ($10,5 million) in Series C funding round led by consumer fund Sixth Sense Ventures.

Other players catering to premium tea demand in India include Tea Box, Kettlery, Udyan Tea, and Infinitea among others. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579681808.2401636/[Funding-alert]-Goa-based-premium-tea-brand-Tea-Trunk-raises-$220K?ref=audio_experience

Currently, there are around 3K startups many of which have successfully brought healthcare services to patient’s homes.

In the last Budget 2020, the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman came up with some cosmetic reforms.

We spoke to a slew of healthtech startups to understand the issues.

Quality home healthcare services could help bring down the imbalance.

Healthcare Needs Digital Infrastructure“There is a lack of doctors in public centres and they are currently not able to serve the demand. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579680007.862694/Budget-2020:-Will-Sitharaman-Make-Healthtech-More-Accessible,-Affordable-For-Indians??ref=audio_experience

The Reserve Bank of India has said in a court filing that it had “ringfenced” financial institutions from dealing with digital assets over perceived risks, but hadn’t banned cryptos.

“Firstly, the RBI has not prohibited VCs (virtual currencies) in the country.

The RBI has directed the entities regulated by it to not provide services to those persons or entities dealing in or settling VCs.

… The RBI has been able to ringfence the entities regulated by it from being involved in activities that pose reputational and financial risks along with other legal and operational risks.”The use of cryptos in illicit finance was specifically listed as a concern, with the RBI saying that means of anonymous cross-border transactions “have to be acted upon swiftly and stringently dealt with.” | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579678206.489398/RBI:-We-did-not-ban-virtual-currencies,-but-just-ringfenced-the-banks?ref=audio_experience

“National Startup Advisory Council to advise the Government on measures needed to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country to drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities,” the ministry’s official statement read.

What Will The National Startup Advisory Council DoThe National Startup Advisory Council is expected to brainstorm on ways to boost the Indian startup ecosystem and encourage innovation among the Indian citizens, especially students.

The National Startup Advisory Council will also recommend alternatives to reduce the regulatory compliance and cost on startups to promote ease of capital generation, incentivise domestic capital and mobilise global capital, the press release stated.

According to sources close to the matter, the advisory council will hold quarterly meetings.

However, this advisory council will be the first overarching body to represent the Indian startup community. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579676405.4334567/National-Startup-Advisory-Council:-This-Is-What-It-Will-Do?ref=audio_experience

Hence, we are here to clear your doubts and give a constructively critical comparison of two leading SaaS solutions, viz-a-viz Shopify and Volusion.

When it comes to the budget for hosting an impressive e-commerce site, Shopify pricing has the edge over Volusion as it providing quite competitive solutions that are fully-functional.

Hence, Shopify pricing is budget-friendly as compared to Volusion’s.

When we talk about sales features, both Shopify and Volusion give fierce competition to each other.

Multilingual competence, digital product selling and large app store are some of the features which make Shopify better than Volusion. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579674607.6554322/Shopify-vs-Volusion---The-Ultimate-Showdown---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

San Francisco-based SaaS brand in martech (marketing technology) space, AppsFlyer, which has offices in Israel, Europe, and Asia, announced it has raised $210 million in Series D funding round led by General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm based in New York.

Existing investors Qumra Capital, Goldman Sachs Growth, DTCP (Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), Pitango Venture Capital, and Magma Venture Partners also participated in the round.

As part of the deal, Alex Crisses, Managing Director at General Atlantic, and Anton Levy, Co-president and Global Head of Technology, have joined AppsFlyer’s Board of Directors.

AppsFlyer Founders: Oren Kaniel and Reshef MannThe investment comes three years after AppsFlyer’s Series C funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $294 million.

Alex Crisses, Managing Director, General Atlantic, said,“Attribution is becoming the core of the marketing tech stack, and AppsFlyer has established itself as a leader in this fast-growing category.”From Indonesia’s Ruangguru to India’s Rubicon Research, General Atlantic has been expanding its Asia portfolio in recent years. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579672804.8976884/[Funding-alert]-Marketing-analytics-firm-AppsFlyer-raises-$210M-in-Series-D-round-led-by-General-Atlantic?ref=audio_experience

Startup companies have many special requirements when it comes to getting startup financing.

The Process of Getting a Self-Employed LoanGetting a self-employed loan is not as difficult form of startup financing as it is believed to be.

Requirements for a Self-Employed LoanThe requirements for a self-employed loan may be fluid depending on the lender.

When startup companies understand the process of getting self-employed loans, they will be more likely to succeed.

These can be a great way for startup companies to receive their all-important startup financing and operational funding. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579671005.114035/The-Startup-Magazine-3-Of-The-Best-Ways-Startups-Can-Get-Self-Employed-Loans?ref=audio_experience

Regardless of your business, metal machining is highly beneficial because metal parts and components are used everywhere.

CNC machining is an automated control system that uses software built in a microcomputer and attached to the machining tool.

It’s commonly used in machining metal parts, like automotive components, factory machines, and parts of electronics and appliances.

During metal machining, raw metal materials are fitted that follows a strict internal quality control, which is performed by automated quality assurance detectors.

Your business is more adaptive to growth or expansion, and you can achieve your business goals with the help of metal machining. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579669207.4182513/Metal-Machining-And-How-It-Can-Help-Your-Business-Long-Term---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

Apple lawsuit tests if an employee can plan rival startup while on payroll | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579667405.1950903/Uber-analysts-say-India-food-unit-sale-ends-‘dark-chapter’?ref=audio_experience