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And now, there is a venture capital fund that wants to dedicate around $100 million to nurture, support, and grow these startups.

Season Two Ventures, an early-stage venture fund based in Southern California, founded by Sajan Pillai, is now in the process of raising a $100 million fund, which will dedicate exclusively to the funding of B2B startups in India.

Focus areasSeason Two Ventures will focus on four industry segments for investments in the B2B startups.

Our business model is about nurturing, validation, and helping the B2B startups to grow,” says Sajan.

The VC fund will primarily invest in the Indian B2B startups and may look at a few opportunities in the US market. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576198807.435652/This-VC-fund-will-dedicate-$100-million-to-invest-in-Indian-B2B-startups?ref=audio_experience

The Mi Credit app comes preloaded on all MIUI phones, and can also be downloaded from Google Play Store and GetApps, Xiaomi’s own app store.

Xiaomi claims that Mi Credit solves most challenges associated with the traditional lending industry with a 100 percent digital experience.

Mi Credit has been running a pilot in India, and has already disbursed loans amounting to over Rs 28 crore in November 2019.

How to get some money, quickBut how easy is it to get a loan on Mi Credit?

In fact, it believed that is one of the easiest loan application apps out there owing to its intuitive interface. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576197107.7225182/[App-Fridays]-Does-Xiaomi’s-Mi-Credit-really-allow-you-to-get-a-personal-loan-instantly??ref=audio_experience

Tweet NASHVILLE, TN, Bridge Connector today announced it has raised $25 million in total financing.

To export Bridge Connector funding data to PDF and Excel, clickClick here for more funding data on Bridge ConnectorTo export Bridge Connector funding data to PDF and Excel, click here Bridge Connector, a technology company offering data-driven workflow automation to solve health IT interoperability challenges, today announced it has raised $25 million in total financing after a $5 million investment led by the private investment office of Jeff Vinik, with additional funds coming from existing investor Axioma Ventures.

Bridge Connector is changing the way health care communicates by creating an ecosystem of easily replicable connectors that connect disparate data systems quickly and cost-efficiently.

Vinik's commitment to Bridge Connector adds to a list of several other investments in health care companies, including investments in health technology and medical devices.

Bridge Connector is headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., and also has offices in San Francisco and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. To learn more about Bridge Connector, visit https://bridgeconnector.co and follow the company on Twitter and LinkedIn. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576195207.2756755/Bridge-Connector-Lands-$25M?ref=audio_experience

DataRobot, a Boston, MA-based enterprise AI company, acquired Paxata, a Redwood City, California-based self-service data preparation and data fabric provider.

Both DataRobot and Paxata already extensively leverage Apache Spark™, the open-source distributed framework designed for high scale data integration workloads.

In addition, the teams will work together to refine and bolster the next generation of data preparation for AI in 2020.

DataRobot will also continue to support existing Paxata customers.

Led by Jeremy Achin, CEO and Co-founder, DataRobot delivers enterprise AI technology and ROI enablement services to global enterprises for building, deploying, and managing machine learning models. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576193410.1377678/DataRobot-Buys-Paxata?ref=audio_experience

Bill.com went public today after pricing its shares higher than it initially expected.

Public investors felt that the company’s price was a deal, sending the value of its equity to $35.51 per share as of the time of writing.

On the heels of its successful pricing run and raucous first day’s trading, TechCrunch caught up with Bill.com CEO René Lacerte to dig into his company’s debut.

We wanted to know how pricing went, and whether the company (which possibly could have valued itself more richly during its IPO pricing, given its first-day pop) had considered a direct listing.

TechCrunch: How did your IPO pricing feel, and what did you learn from the process? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576191608.2553234/Why-Bill.com-didn’t-pursue-a-direct-listing-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

This post is also available in: Español (Spanish)Contxto – Individual market shares within the Argentine travel industry are raising based on CVC’s recent acquisition of Almundo.

Now that the Brazilian mammoth has acquired this digital travel agent platform, CVC will faceoff with the Argentine unicorn Despegar as both possess 17 percent of the market, respectively.

Based on previous coverage, the Brazilian travel group CVC reportedly purchased Almundo for US$77 million.

At the end of the day, these unions give CVC one of the highest market values in the industry today.

Following this development, now Lafosse will be reporting to Luiz Fernando Fogaça, president of the CVC group. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576189808.5937915/Brazilian-CVC-acquires-Almundo,-competes-with-Despegar-for-control-of-Argentine-travel-industry?ref=audio_experience

The CFO of credit card startup Brex said that its 'made sense' to take on $200 million in debt financing as the company picks up the pace on growth | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576188110.6622183/The-CFO-of-credit-card-startup-Brex-said-that-its-'made-sense'-to-take-on-$200-million-in-debt-financing-as-the-company-picks-up-the-pace-on-growth?ref=audio_experience

This post is also available in: Español (Spanish)Contxto – Not even Mercado Pago or Todo Pago users are immune to Argentine authorities’ ever-evolving rules and stipulations.

Around the same time, similar figures restricted Bitcoin credit card purchases, not to mention blockchain regulatory debates in Senate.

Now, the provincial Buenos Aires Collection Agency (ARBA) will enforce new tax regulations on such platforms, specifically digital payment intermediaries.

Following suit, now officials will deduct taxes on gross income, depending on the quantity and values of transactions.

“The system implemented will allow more efficient control of tax evasion and avoidance on digital platforms. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576186208.4353242/Buenos-Aires-Collection-Agency-to-tax-digital-payment-platforms-like-Mercado-Pago-and-Todo-Pago?ref=audio_experience

Soundmind, a NY-based healthcare technology company focused on older adults, received an investments from HearstLab and New York Ventures.

Backers included New York Ventures and HearstLab.

Founded by Erum Azeez Khan and Andy Kropa, Soundmind is the creator of a voice-activated ecosystem for senior care focused on three pillars: concierge services, curated content and care communications.

Its voice assistants are personalized with care plans, calendars, menus, request routing, cognitive games, family contacts and many other features optimized for senior living.

The company’s national client base spans the senior living industry, and its voice-activated solution is implemented in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living and by homecare providers. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576184412.1774623/Soundmind-Receives-Investments-From-New-York-Ventures-and-HearstLab?ref=audio_experience