This post is also available in: Español (Spanish)Contxto – Foreign investment in Panamanian real estate is rising.

According to the startup, it hopes to disrupt the real estate industry with its technology.

This virtual real estate portal combines social media as well as real estate listings over one streamlined network in Panama.

Real estate professionals collaborate with Hauzd to create 3D renderings of buildings.

Kind of like a jack of all trades, Encuentra24 provides users with a marketplace not just for real estate, but also cars, jobs, electrics, hotels, as well as other classifieds. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575486007.5615554/5-proptech-platforms-revamping-real-estate-in-Panama?ref=audio_experience

Other investors in the company include Redpoint Ventures, Cisco Investments, Canaan Partners, Boldstart Ventures and Social Leverage.

“We’re exceeding all our business metrics and so we’re rapidly investing in the business,” Birnbaum said of the recent quick succession of funding rounds.

This is different from much of what is on the market today, he said, where different channels will generate different tickets, statuses and resolutions.

While Kustomer had already raised a lot of money in recent times, there was another reason that the startup chose to take more: the investor itself.

“We look forward to working with Brad and his team as they continue to execute their strategic growth plan.” | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575484206.844567/Kustomer-raises-$60M-for-its-omnichannel-based-CRM-platform-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

However, building customer loyalty is increasingly in the limelight.

Salesforce, which held 19.5 percent of the global market share in customer relationship management (CRM) software is the dominant player.

Latin America and the cloudSpeaking of the cloud, services that stem from this tech are highly valued in emerging markets and Latin America isn’t the exception.

However, for an integral adoption of cloud solutions, one particular challenge must be met: cybersecurity awareness.

In some parts of Latin America, steps are also being taken in that direction. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575482408.010926/Brazilian-Fielo-raises-US$7-million-for-its-Salesforce-native-platform-to-manage-customer-loyalty-programs?ref=audio_experience

So a gift wrapping service that covers this process for them could really attract a ton of customers this time of year.

Then you may have what it takes to open a gift wrapping service.

Start a Gift Wrapping ServiceOutline a Business ModelThere are a few different ways you could structure a new gift wrapping business.

And with a gift wrapping service, you can get pretty cute and creative if that’s your style.

Refine Your TechniqueIf you’re interested in starting a gift wrapping business, you’re probably already pretty skilled in this area. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575480712.5716348/How-to-Start-a-Gift-Wrapping-Service?ref=audio_experience

The Government on Wednesday approved the Personal Data Protection Bill that will spell out a framework for the handling of personal data including its processing by public and private entities.

Source: ShutterstockThe Bill is likely to contain broad guidelines on the collection, storage and processing of personal data, consent of individuals, penalties and compensation, code of conduct, and an enforcement model.

Last week, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Government will soon introduce a robust and balanced Personal Data Protection Bill in Parliament, adding that India will never compromise on data sovereignty.

"In case of major violations, Personal Data Protection Bill proposes a penalty of up to Rs 15 crore, or 4 percent of global turnover (whichever is higher).

As per the Bill, critical data has to be mandatorily stored in India, while sensitive data can be processed outside with explicit consent of data owner. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575478913.1172464/Union-Cabinet-approves-Personal-Data-Protection-Bill-in-India?ref=audio_experience

Indian ecommerce industry has been notorious for its loss-making with cash burn being the primary reason for this, despite rising revenue.

In fact, Nykaa has managed to buck the trend of ecommerce losses and become profitable in the financial year ending March 31, 2019 as per its regulatory filings.

With the burgeoning market opportunity and investor confidence, having raised $93.02 Mn till date, Mumbai-based Nykaa has diversified well.

Nayar called Nykaa Fashion a natural progression of the Nykaa brand.

Nykaa is competing against verticals for Myntra, BigBasket, Grofers etc which have now joined the club to explore beauty ecommerce. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575477012.8420877/[What-The-Financials]-Nykaa-Turns-Profitable-As-Revenue-Outpaces-Costs?ref=audio_experience

India’s union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday (December 4), approved the Personal Data Protection Bill, which aims to ensure the protection of personal data and sensitive personal data.

The draft Personal Data Protection Bill was introduced in 2018 by the Srikrishna Committee and had defined personal data as any data of a natural person which allows direct or indirect identifiability.

Sensitive personal data includes financial data, biometric data, positive additions such as religious and political beliefs, caste, intersex/transgender status, and official government identifiers like PAN etc.

Further, it was suggested that all legal bases for collecting, using and disclosing personal data should be treated equally instead of relying on consent as the primary ground for processing personal data.

Further, certain categories of data, which are to be specified by the government as critical personal data are to be stored in India alone. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575475206.2214231/Personal-Data-Protection-Bill-Gets-Cabinet-Nod,-But-Parliament-Approval-Still-Pending?ref=audio_experience

In this article we will highlight three simple tips anyone can use in order to improve their SEO results.

These tips will not only help you but also your customers whether they search for new headphones or an AccuRanker Review.

Google Search Console is the most obvious one as it gives you unique insights to, what people might Google in your industry.

Consumers on average spends less than three seconds on waiting for search results before they start looking for new results.

Therefore, make sure your website is as fast as possible – preferably as fast as under one second of load time. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575473509.6282275/Three-Awesome-SEO-Tips-Anyone-Can-Use---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

Smart Institute, a part of The Shahani Group, on Tuesday said that it has raised $1.5 million in funding from a group of HNI investors and family offices led by ah!

The latest fund infusion is a part of the larger $30 million financing round, which the company plans to raise over the next year.

With this round, Smart Institute aims to expand its presence in 30 cities nationally within the next five years, with additional plans to invest in its edutech platform application, ask.CAREERS.

Last month, Sunstone Eduversity, an edtech startup focussed on MBA institutes raised Rs 11.3 crore in seed funding led by Prime Venture Partners, along with LetsVenture, PS1 Ventures, and Rajul Garg.

While, in November, online learning platform Adda247 also raised Series B funding of $6 million led by Infoedge (India) Ltd, Asha Impact, as well as, STL. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575471709.2051604/[Funding-alert]-Education-firm-Smart-Institute-secures-$1.5M-in-latest-funding-round-from-HNIs?ref=audio_experience

Sundar Pichai is now well and truly in control of all of Google.

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced that they are stepping down as co-CEOs of Alphabet, Google’s parent company.

They will now be replaced by current Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Alphabet is Google’s holding company that includes Google and its other bets, including self-driving arm Waymo, health and longevity company Calico, Google Fiber, its secretive lab Google X, and other companies.

The move is a vote of confidence for Pichai, who had become the CEO of Google in 2015. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575469806.4371297/Sundar-Pichai-Becomes-CEO-Of-Google’s-Parent-Company,-Co-founders-Page-And-Brin-Step-Down?ref=audio_experience