Kolkata: James Murdoch-led Lupa Systems has made its first investment in India in online learning institution Harappa Education.Harappa said it completed a round of funding from the recently set-up investment firm.

The investment would give Lupa Systems a majority stake and secure Harappa’s growth plans for the next three years, it said.“It is our first investment in India, and in education, globally.

There are already several online learning ventures that focus on technical skills, and we believe Harappa’s fresh take on workplace-related foundational skills is a much-needed endeavour,” he said.“Technology in education is here to stay.

Since its launch, Lupa Systems has invested in Tribeca Enterprises and The Void, among others.

“The potential in India is as enormous as ever, and it continues to energise me,” said Murdoch in a statement. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578423607.9052582/James-Murdoch-led-Lupa-Systems-makes-first-investment-in-India-on-Harappa-Education?ref=audio_experience

Meet Eddie, Lead Data Engineer at CrunchbaseData Engineers build pipelines and tools to derive insights from the data Crunchbase has.

Eddie has worked at Crunchbase for about two and a half years and has recently been promoted to act as a technical lead on the Data Integrations team.

As a team, we bring data from different sources to Crunchbase to enrich our data.

One challenge we face is ensuring quality data.

Crunchbase is currently hiring Data Engineers, can you tell me more about what technologies they’d be using and for what? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578421808.2228212/Meet-Eddie,-Lead-Data-Engineer-at-Crunchbase?ref=audio_experience

With a push to make a millionaire generation, there are those who are pursuing the start-up of their own business.

Without money for your start-up, it is unlikely that you will succeed in getting the project off the ground.

Write a business planIf you don’t know what your business is about, you won’t be able to sell its merits to a potential partner.

With the right network can come a partner for your start-up.

There are many ways to get a partner for your start-up, but you have to be willing to put yourself out there and take some risks. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578420008.1727827/Useful-Tips-To-Find-a-Partner-to-Join-Your-Startup?ref=audio_experience

Lightspeed POS is set to acquire German POS systems developer Gastrofix.

The purchase would mark Lightspeed’s largest acquisition to date, with the company spending more than $131 million CAD on the deal.

The $131 million deal is comprised of $79.4 million CAD ($61 million USD) in cash and $52 million CAD ($40 million USD) in shares.

Gastrofix is expected to have generated revenue of approximately $16.2 million CAD ($12.5 million USD) in 2019.

In 2019, Lightspeed acquired three companie: Switzerland POS solutions provider iKentoo, Australia’s Kounta, and Chronogolf, a solution for golf course operators. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578418206.4177902/Lightspeed-to-acquire-Germany’s-Gastrofix-to-snag-more-European-customers?ref=audio_experience

Nestled in the desert between a series of small mountain ranges in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west, Ensenada serves as the city seat of Baja California.

You could bypass ground travel altogether by taking one of several cruise ships that provide regular stops at Ensenada.

Enjoying the DriveWhichever mode of ground transportation you choose, you’re sure to enjoy the drive from the border down to Ensenada.

Whichever hotel or resort you choose, be sure to book your room early with Ensenada Hotels at Reservations.com.

ConclusionFor an enjoyable and relaxing weekend adventure, take our advice and explore Ensenada and its environs. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578416404.4261081/Ensenada:-Your-Relaxing-Getaway-in-Baja-California-–-Ideas?ref=audio_experience

Global video streaming company Netflix has been betting big on India — in terms of money as well as the content strategy for Indian viewers.

Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings had earlier said that the company will invest INR 3000 Cr to produce original content for the Indian market.

Hastings had said that Netflix India content during the second quarter of 2019 wasn’t strong and that’s why it failed to attract new users to the platform.

As the company looks to create more original shows, it is also looking at another essential for its video streaming— efficiency.

Netflix India recorded a net profit of INR 5.1 Cr in the financial year 2019, ending March. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578414607.8408358/Is-Efficiency-The-Next-Driver-Of-Growth-For-Netflix-Indian-Originals??ref=audio_experience

Typically open plan, the layout of coworking spaces naturally facilitates communication between staff, enabling them to work more collaboratively than ever.

However, research shows that open plan workspaces provide your workforce with little or no respite from background noise and conversational chatter, reducing productivity and negatively impacting profitability.

“On average, this amounts to over an hour each day per person, per working day in an open plan environment.

One affordable, yet high quality solution is to install soundproof phone booths in a coworking space or open-plan office.

Sponsored post by Todor Madzharov, co-founder at MEAVO, a London-based start-up that creates customisable bespoke phone booths and meeting pods for coworking and open plan spaces. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578412805.5510793/Open-plan-coworking-spaces:-the-most-productive-solution-for-your-business??ref=audio_experience

Rage Coffee, an FMCG brand which focuses on coffee categories, has closed its latest round of funding led by Refex Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, with participation from members of angel network - Keiretsu Forum Chennai, and a clutch of other prominent investors.

Founded in 2018 by Bharat Sethi, Swmabhan Commerce Private Limited, the parent company of Rage Coffee, is an FMCG company that manufactures, markets, and distributes coffee products such as crystallised coffee, which is infused with six plant-based vitamins.

Rage Coffee plans to capitalise on the currently untapped opportunity, driven by increasing disposable income and strong health and wellness trends.

The company said its products are retailed through its own website, all leading online platforms and over 400 touch points offline.

The company plans to quadruple sales, reach over 2.000 outlets by the end of 2020, and clock a significant chunk of sales from institutional & HoReCa business. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578411006.8712428/[Funding-alert]-Rage-Coffee-gets-funding-from-TV-actor-Rannvijay-Singh,-Refex-Capital,-Keiretsu-Forum,-others?ref=audio_experience

Related article: German chemical producer BASF injects US$4 million into Brazilian agrotech fundThe program is called AgroStart and it will accelerate and develop innovative agricultural projects in both Central America, as well as Mexico.

The chosen agricultural technology startups will be developing solutions in six key categories.

The various new technological solutions and agricultural techniques will go on to combine with the realms of vertical and precision agriculture.

Fifty years after the start of the Green Revolution—the productive explosion in agricultural techniques in the last century—, the world is now in need of new solutions.

And that is where initiatives like AgroStart and the likes of Colombia’s Wuruwa—a farm-to-table distribution startup—come in. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578409208.7684546/Agrostart-launches-in-Mexico-and-Central-America-to-feed-us-in-a-scarce-future?ref=audio_experience

In our first edition of Moneyball for 2020, we catch up with Khattar on early-stage investments, the potential of shared mobility and the fund’s plans for 2020.

I don’t think you can have long term success by growing only on investor capital.

Kunal Khattar: Being a very early stage investor, AdvantEdge starts with mentor building for founders who don’t even know what product to focus on.

Inc42: How do you see the shared mobility space shaping up 5 years from now?

So as a mobility fund it will be our core focus area in the future. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578407407.352477/Moneyball:-AdvantEdge’s-Kunal-Khattar-On-Why-He-Prefers-Failed-Founders?ref=audio_experience