We’ve got a packed house for the TC Hackathon that kicks off at Disrupt Berlin 2019 in just six days.

Hold up now, there’s still time to save money and buy a pass to Disrupt Berlin.

Cue the drum roll please — here are the additional prizes waiting for you at the Disrupt Berlin TC Hackathon.

The TechCrunch Hackathon takes place at Disrupt Berlin 2019 on 11-12 December.

Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at Disrupt Berlin 2019? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575540014.8070211/Check-out-the-prizes-for-TC-Hackathon-at-Disrupt-Berlin-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

MeetFrank will use the capital to launch its new “relocation without location” feature that opens up international borders and helps global talent relocate for work.

MeetFrank, founded in 2017, acts as the passive job seeker’s ‘secret job agent’, finding potential opportunities based on data such as their salary expectations, skill set and experience.

Job opportunities outside your ecosystem are often inaccessible and global talent doesn’t know what their global options are.

Currently, the global talent pool is too biased towards location instead of attracting the best talent,” he continues.

Employers will be able to find candidates across functions and geographies on a single platform that will become mission-critical in attracting talent,” says Filip Popovic, Principal at Enern VC. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575538309.005606/Helsinki-based-MeetFrank,-the-‘secret-job-agent’-for-job-seekers,-raises-€1.5-million,-to-launch-new-features?ref=audio_experience

The round also saw participation from Eight Roads Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Mirae Asset Naver Fund and IFC.

Flipkart has invested in logistics startup Shadowfax as part of a $ 60 Mn Series D funding round which also participation from Eight Roads Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Mirae Asset Naver Fund and World Bank-backed IFC.

The press statement from Flipkart claims Shadowfax currently 10 Mn monthly shipments across segments such as food delivery, groceries, ecommerce orders for fashion, electronics and other categories.

Through this investment, Flipkart will be able to streamline its grocery and fresh produce delivery business, which is operated under the Supermart brand.

Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy said the company has seen strong synergies with Shadowfax and the startup’s delivery network and capabilities will build a strong foundation for its hyperlocal consumer business. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575536405.9858327/Breaking:-Flipkart-Invests-In-Shadowfax-Series-D-Funding-Round?ref=audio_experience

Yoga and wellness startup SARVA has raised Rs 20 crore in its first institutional financing round, led by Fireside Ventures.

SARVA Founder Sarvesh ShashiSpeaking on the investment, Sarvesh Shashi, Founder, SARVA, remarked that, since its inception, the startup had grown aggressively from its first studio in Chennai and that the team hoped to reach the 100-million consumer base in the next five years.

He added,“We are very happy to have like-minded partners in Fireside Ventures, supporting us in our mission to connect seven billion breaths across the globe.

Kanwal Singh, Founder and Managing Partner of Fireside Ventures, will be joining SARVA’s board.

He added that SARVA was a credible player in the space of holistic wellness with tremendous potential to scale up as a global Indian brand. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575534604.9034085/[Funding-Alert]-Yoga-and-wellness-startup-SARVA-raises-Rs-20-Cr-from-Fireside-Ventures?ref=audio_experience

Bengaluru-based virtual banking startup indyFint on Thursday said it has raised $2.1 million in Series A round led by Saravanan Adiseshan, Co-founder of SJ Associates.

The startup also plans to use the new funding to accelerate product development and drive its market expansion efforts.

Shailendra Naidu, CEO, indyFint, and Paddy Padmanabhan, Co-founder and Chairman, indyFintLaunched in October 2019 by Paddy Padmanabhan and Rajiv Kuchhal, indyFint is building a marketplace to enable lenders to directly offer short-term loans to merchants, employees, and students.

We are building a world-class technology platform that would play a significant role in providing timely credit.

With its innovative offerings, indyFint would be able to have a significant play in the micro-finance segment.”The virtual banking startup leverages its technology platform for sourcing, due-diligence, and evaluating borrowers. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575532806.3158777/[Funding-alert]-Virtual-banking-startup-indyFint-raises-$2.1M-in-Series-A-round?ref=audio_experience

The app also aims to provide digital doctor consultation and medical records digitization in remote rural and semi-urban areas for patients.

For medical stores to facilitate users in remotest parts, the platform offers what it calls Sehat Sathi Android App .

The app and its offering are targeted at primary healthcare, which is highly deficient in India.

With a population of almost seven crore, the state of Rajasthan has about 1600-1700 primary healthcare centres (PHCs).

For the state of Madhya Pradesh with a comparable population of seven crore, there are about 1500-2000 primary healthcare centres. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575531004.3728478/Primary-healthcare-is-failing-80-crore-Indians.-An-app-may-be-the-antidote?ref=audio_experience

In the ongoing WhatsApp Pegasus spying controversy, India’s IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Lok Sabha on Wednesday (December 4) that the personal data of 20 WhatsApp users might have been accessed by the NSO group.

Responding to a question titled ‘Extent of WhatsApp Privacy Breach,’ Prasad said Whatsapp is reviewing the available information at the moment.

Further, he said that WhatsApp believes that out of 121 users whose devices were attempted to hack using Pegasus spyware, only 20 users in India were breached.

We will update it once we get an official statement from the company regarding the extent of the Pegasus spying.

Etching data localisation in the country, the government has plans to mandate digital companies to store data of Indian users in the country. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575529205.7274013/Data-of-Only-20-WhatsApp-Users-Compromised-By-Pegasus-Spyware,-Says-Govt?ref=audio_experience

Until a few years ago, there was hardly any state money at all in Poland for startups.

That changed completely with the EU-Polish decision to inject venture money into Polish startups.

All of a sudden, dozens of people with varied track records found themselves at the head of early-stage funds pouring millions of euros into Polish startups.

Register for the Sifted community“Today a grant might be easy money for a startup in Warsaw or Krakow.

This means that when considering what market to launch next, neighbouring countries come almost as naturally as other Polish cities. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575527412.4315238/Polish-startups-ensnared-by-toxic-government-money?ref=audio_experience

Ratan Tata has shared a pitchdeck for startups on his Instagram profile (link).

Pretty much “THE” standard for startups to follow.

Also: Do check out Startup Pitchdecks: The Grand Daddy Collection of Pitchdecks from 25+ Global Startups | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575525606.0671089/Recommended:-Ratan-Tata’s-pitchdeck-for-startups?ref=audio_experience

However search using voice is more conversational compared to search using a keyboard.

2.Using voice devicesThe second and perhaps more revolutionary use of voice internet is the use of devices for interaction.

When a brand responds via the Internet of voice… should it be a male voice or a female voice.

Voice devices are allowing brands to create the equivalent of apps that can be fired on the voice assistant.

Using a voice assistant, the doctor keeps calling out the body parts as he keeps photographing them and the voice assistant does the image tagging. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575523805.2956574/How-Internet-of-Voice-is-changing-the-rules-of-digital-marketing?ref=audio_experience