Startup Around

Make no mistake, remote work is here to stay.

The question is, what’s the current state of affairs when it comes to remote work in Latin America?

“After which things will go back to normal.”And for now, it’s too soon for the permanent adoption of remote work.

Businesses—particularly tech-related ones—will weigh their options and they may retake the remote work road once again.

Meanwhile in Latin America, though the IT and tech scene is rising, remote work is still a relatively new phenomenon. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585861208.7043598/The-future-of-home-office-in-Latin-America,-accodring-to-HR-startup-Get-on-Board?ref=audio_experience

Philter Labs, a San Diego, CA-based company advancing micro-sized personal air filters to eliminate the impacts of secondhand smoke, raised $1m in funding.

Led by CEO Christos Nicolaidis, Philter Labs is a technology-enabled filtration company advancing micro-sized personal air filters to eliminate the impacts of secondhand smoke.

Philter Labs has half a dozen filed patents in the works and two recently approved to support a line of environmentally friendly products the company plans to announce in the coming months.

In 2018 and 2019, Philter Labs, Inc. received $1 million in seed financing from Bravos Capital and Explorer Equity.

Philter Labs is currently engaged in a pre-Series A funding round to accelerate product development and support launches of new, first-of-its-kind products. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585859412.516472/Philter-Labs-Raises-$1M-in-Funding?ref=audio_experience

Amit Agarwal, Head of Amazon India, is working round-the-clock to get Amazon India to deliver in times of the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking toYour Story from San Francisco, Amit underlined how Amazon India is going to take on this pandemic with the help of several stakeholders.

We have made significant progress and have started delivering from AmazonFresh in four cities and from Amazon Pantry in 100 plus cities.

YS: What about small brands that sell on Amazon India?

Customers need to put their trust in us and have patience in these stressful times. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585857618.1522598/Coronavirus:-Amazon-India-starts-essential-deliveries-in-4-cities,-through-Amazon-Pantry-in-100-cities?ref=audio_experience

Bellevue, Wash.-based engineering bootcamp operator Coding Dojo is laying off staff and moving its education content online in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Last month Coding Dojo converted all 10 of its physical locations to online-based operations and instruction.

In addition, Coding Dojo will soon launch a volunteer-led program called Code for America to help support businesses needing web development services during the COVID-19 crisis.

“We’re all in this together, even if we’re isolated from one another,” said Wang, who helped launch Coding Dojo in 2014.

Galvanize, another coding bootcamp company, said it would move physical classes online due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585855806.638325/Coding-bootcamp-Coding-Dojo-trims-staff,-launches-volunteer-program-to-help-small-businesses?ref=audio_experience

Subscribe to the Crunchbase DailyA spokesperson for Better.com, a New York-based digital mortgage startup, tells Crunchbase News the company has seen a 200 percent increase in demand since March 1.

It has funded $1 billion in loans in March alone, according to Tanya Hayre, head of PR at Better.com.

Eighty percent of the startup’s business during that time was from people looking to refinance, Hayre said.

These attributes are very valuable and transferable to our sales and ops teams and college degrees are not required.

“Continued growthLast August, Better.com announced the closure of a $160 million Series C that valued the company at “north of $600 million. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585854017.5979228/Digital-Lending-Startup-Better.com-Hiring-‘Aggressively’-As-More-People-Refinance?ref=audio_experience

We’ve seen seeds, As, Bs, and growth rounds in the past few weeks.

Management teams are learning to lead teams entirely on video.

How do you onboard an employee entirely remotely?

HR teams are on overdrive fielding questions about benefits and staffing, while trying to manage their part of the company remotely.

If there’s one thing about founders and entrepreneurs that I’ve witnessed time and again, it’s their ability to innovate during upheaval. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585852215.208615/Observations-about-Silicon-Valley-Two-Weeks-into-Quarantine?ref=audio_experience

However, it can be tough for your organization’s message to stand out in an endless sea of job postings.

Post on LinkedIn“LinkedIn is a great platform to post job listings.

You can post your job and then share the links in specific groups of job seekers as well as discussion threads.

Add Video Content“Sharing a short video about your business can significantly boost your job posting’s engagement and visibility.

Use Reputable Job Boards“If you want to make your job more visible, try using a reputable premium job board. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585850410.0732083/14-Ways-to-Get-More-Eyes-on-Your-Job-Postings?ref=audio_experience

Collibra Lands $112.5M Back to HomeNEW YORK, NY, Collibra, the Data Intelligence company, today announced $112.5 million in funding at a post-money valuation of $2.3 billion, bringing the company's total venture funding to $345.5 million.

Jan Hammer, partner at Index Ventures and Collibra board member, said: "We are proud to expand our long-term partnership with the Collibra team.

About Durable Capital Partners LPDurable Capital Partners LP is a newly formed investment adviser founded by Henry Ellenbogen.

Durable Capital Partners LP's investment philosophy is grounded in sourcing small-cap and midcap compounders in both the private and public markets.

Global organizations choose Collibra to unlock the value of their data and turn it into a strategic, competitive asset. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585848606.610802/Collibra-Lands-$112.5M?ref=audio_experience

Today, $11 million-funded calendar app IRL is morphing from In Real Life to In Remote Life.

But now with In Remote Life, content has no geographical limitations” says IRL co-founder and CEO Abe Shafi.

Events without borders“We were on a tear, hitting a stride with usaging and growth related to real life events” says Shafi.

That instantly sets up a calendar event you can invite people to.

Beyond individual events, IRL also wants to make it easier to develop habits by letting you subscribe to workout, meditation, and other schedules. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585846806.712188/IRL-pivots-into-virtual-event-calendar-In-Remote-Life-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Additionally, the centre has now also asked all the state governments to come up with effective solutions to fight fake news.

Bhalla added that states and union territories have also been requested to create a similar mechanism at their level for issues relating to them.

He further asked them to update the home ministry about the actions taken by them to prevent the circulation of fake news.

The bench was hearing two writ petitions related to the migration of migrant workers over a video conference.

The apex court also directed the government to stop the migration and take care of their food, shelter, nourishment and medical needs. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585845005.7465653/Govt-Sets-Up-Fact-Checking-Portal;-Asks-States-For-Covid-19-Dashboards?ref=audio_experience