Lyric, Domio and Sonder are but three of the many other companies now in the business of gussying up apartments and renting them out like hotel rooms.

The competition is so stiff, in fact, that all are fast adding other services to their offerings.

All promise around-the-clock support, for example, so if the Wi-Fi goes down, there’s someone to scream at, no matter the hour.

Meanwhile, among its offerings, Sonder offers “pre-stay cleaning.”The last seems less like a perk than a necessity, but in the race to capture mindshare, no detail is too small to promote, apparently.

As for its part, The Guild is now operating 565 units, with another 235 units in the “final stages of development,” the company tells us. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578351607.491409/The-Guild,-which-turns-apartments-into-short-term-rentals,-has-nabbed-$25-million-in-Series-B-funding-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:JW-A) (NYSE:JW-B), a global leader in research and education, acquired mthree, a London, UK-based education services provider, from ECI Partners LLP.

Under the terms of the agreement, mthree shareholders received approximately $129 million (£98 million) in cash at January 1 closing.

With Gartner reporting a global IT spend of $3.7 trillion, technology is among the most in-demand disciplines for students, professionals, universities and corporations.

The addition of mthree to Wiley’s Education Services portfolio enhances Wiley’s commitment to delivering high-quality education content, platforms and services that target high-demand careers and disciplines.

mthree also works with its clients to retrain and retain existing employees so they can continue to meet the changing demands of today’s technology landscape. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578349810.7522595/John-Wiley-&-Sons-Buys-mthree,-for-Approx.-$129M?ref=audio_experience

In a country like Chile, prone to a miscellany of inclement weather, including wildfires, LobbyControl is one startup that has developed a rescue app to assist firefighters in tackling blazes.

To better prepare responders to enter buildings engulfed in flames, entrepreneurs Nicolás Uribe and Joaquín González launched LobbyControl last month to better address such emergencies.

Being firefighters themselves, the two conceptualized this idea to better prepare rescuers while working at the department in Concepción.

and makes it available to firefighters through a plan within an application,” added Uribe.

Now that the app has been developed, the LobbyControl founders are now reportedly pursuing the officiation of the company. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578348009.7504928/LobbyControl-from-Chile-develops-rescue-app-to-aid-firefighters-in-tackling-blazes?ref=audio_experience

Wealthsimple appears to be gearing up for its previously hinted-at expansion into new financial services, with the registration of three new business names.

The revelation of the new potential businesses comes two weeks after Wealthsimple spun out its advisory service into a separate company.

CEO Mike Katchen has been clear about his intentions to build Wealthsimple into a full-stack financial service, expressing the sentiment to BetaKit in May following Wealthsimple’s $100 million raise.

According to OPM Wars, Wealthsimple Payments has secured a Money Service Business licence, which allows consumer FinTech companies to operate and access the electronic funds transfer network.

Wealthsimple Digital Assets also received a Money Service Business licence. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578346209.092388/Wealthsimple-registers-three-businesses,-indicating-expansion-into-new-financial-services?ref=audio_experience

Curricula, an Atlanta, GA-based provider security awareness training and phishing simulation platform, raised $3m in growth funding.

Founded in 2015 and led by Nick Santora, CEO, Curricula provides a security awareness training and phishing simulation platform that focuses on connecting employees with heroes, villains, and memorable security stories.

Employees even become part of the story as they actively defend against DeeDee, Curricula’s AI villain hacker.

DeeDee is also available in Curricula’s platform to send simulated phishing tests to employees.

This approach trains employees how to defend against real-world phishing tests delivered right to their inbox, while making the entire experience fun. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578344407.7280862/Curricula-Receives-$3M-Growth-Investment?ref=audio_experience

As NIO and Tesla rally, Chinese EV company Lixiang said to file for US IPOThe recovery in value of several high-profile electric car companies could help move yet-private EV manufacturers out of the pit lane and onto the IPO track.

Lixiang Automotive is a Beijing-based company that was founded in 2015, according to Crunchbase data.

It would not be the first Chinese EV company to go public in the United States, as NIO managed the feat in 2018.

A month ago, the Lixiang Automotive confidential IPO filing would have appeared quixotic.

That likely cleared a path for Lixiang Automotive to file, albeit privately. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578342609.050002/As-NIO-and-Tesla-rally,-Chinese-EV-company-Lixiang-said-to-file-for-US-IPO-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

First, payment solution ZigPay, followed by facial-recognition tech developer, Unike in 2018.

ZigPay for fast paymentsFintech ZigPay wants partygoers to leave the credit card (and cash) at home.

ZigPay sounds like the app to keep consumers who are watching their budget on track—even when there’s booze involved.

Moreover, this São Paulo-based tech company is developing facial recognition technology to make it unnecessary to even carry the ZigPay card around.

Meanwhile, for events, Unike wants to replace physical tickets and even cell phones. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578340810.5733979/Brazilian-entrepreneur-develops-startups,-ZigPay-and-Unike,-with-clubbing-tech?ref=audio_experience

OncoLens, an Atlanta, GA-based provider of tumor board and cancer treatment planning software solutions, raised $2.5m in Pre-Series A funding.

The round was led by BIP Capital, with participation from Atlanta Technology Angels, and the Robbins Fund.

The company intends to use the funds to expand the capabilities of its solutions and grow its sales and marketing resources.

The company utilizes proprietary algorithms to decrease the workload around multidisciplinary case discussions by bringing together clinical, radiological, and pathological data required for collaboration.

It automatically matches the patient with relevant clinical trials and potential targeted therapies while also providing quality improvement considerations for the care team. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578339008.8134403/OncoLens-Secures-$2.5M-in-Pre-Series-A-Funding?ref=audio_experience

AWS took a hard blow last year when it lost the $10 billion, decade-long JEDI cloud contract to rival Microsoft.

In fact, AWS still owns almost twice as much cloud infrastructure market share as Microsoft, its closest rival.

The market is continuing to expand though, and the next battle is for that remaining market share.

Dinsdale added, “To put that into context, this growth in quarterly revenue is bigger than Google’s total revenues in cloud infrastructure services.

From the moment the Department of Defense announced its decade-long, $10 billion cloud RFP, it has been one big controversy after another. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578337207.6870036/Despite-JEDI-loss,-AWS-retains-dominant-market-position-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

YC Partner Aaron Harris on how to overcome founder depression.

Topics[00:00] – Starting a company is hard[00:32] – All founders go through rough times[01:05] – Don’t bottle things up[01:47] – Seek professional help[02:35] – Be there for fellow founders | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578335408.7764945/How-to-Overcome-Founder-Depression?ref=audio_experience