Furtados School of Music (FSM), a Mumbai-based music school brand operated by FSM Education Pvt.

Ltd., on Tuesday said it has secured Rs 20 crore in funding from IAN Fund and DSG Consumer Partners.

Tanuja Gomes, Co-founder, Furtados School of MusicSpeaking on this strategic move Tanuja Gomes, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Furtados School of Music, said,“We began FSM with the aim to make quality music education accessible to every individual – young and old.

Currently, FSM has a reach of about 200 schools with over 15 centres across 14 cities in the country.

Commenting on the announcement, Padmaja Ruparel, Founding Partner, IAN Fund, said,“With increasing aspirations of Indian’s, music education is definitely on the rise. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574163004.6027422/[Funding-alert]-Furtados-School-of-Music-raises-Rs-20-Cr-led-by-IAN-Fund?ref=audio_experience

The learning platform blends curriculum-based activities with digital education principles, monitored by parents and linked to pen-and-paper assignments.

Starting as ClassMonitor Messenger to ease communication between schools and parents, the startup developed into a learning platform in mid-2018.

Focussing on learning in the formative years, the learning kit was developed to help children develop better soft skills while also learning.

Designed with more than 300 study items, including flashcards, worksheets, game-sheets and more, the ClassMonitor Learning Kit focusses on traditional learning methods to engage and help the development of a child for an entire year.

To create the evangelism for its learning platform, ClassMonitor has roped in exclusive resellers and young mom-entrepreneurs to be ambassadors for the product in over 24 cities across the country. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574161204.4578238/How-Indore-ClassMonitor's-Learning-Kit-Takes-Students-Back-To-Tradition?ref=audio_experience

It is the billion-dollar question that many people have been asking tentatively since the start of the bitcoin boom: Should I invest in bitcoin?

This makes trading bitcoin more secure than standard financial transactions.

Unlike major currencies, bitcoin is not backed by any kind of gold standard.

Although it can be a bit complicated to learn how bitcoin works, it is possible for anyone to buy or trade Bitcoin.

You will need to set yourself up a wallet and find a trading site or service that you can trust. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574159405.627902/Should-I-Invest-In-Bitcoin??ref=audio_experience

And perhaps the best example of this is the boom in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry, building on years of experience of creating software for other businesses.

Icertis isn’t the lone player who has found challenges in the industry and finds lack of government support.

How Icertis Joined The Unicorn ClubIn July, Icertis raised $115 Mn in a funding round led by US-based venture capital firm Greycroft and PremjiInvest.

The Challenges Of Building Tech In IndiaDespite government initiatives such as Startup India, Atal Innovation Mission and MUDRA, the growth in Indian deeptech startup funding is far behind its Israeli and Chinese counterparts.

Speaking about why markets outside India are better suited for the SaaS industry, Bodas said that things are changing. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574157605.1953335/Icertis-CEO-On-What-India-Can-Do-To-Develop-Domestic-Market-For-SaaS-Unicorns?ref=audio_experience

Tinder has launched a unique in-app user experience, Festival Mode, in India.

Get on Tinder and look for the Festival Mode card.

Match with it to add your festival badge to your profile.

Festival Mode will begin rolling out on Tinder starting November 19th and users will have access to event-specific badges.

After festivals including EDC Las Vegas, Bonnaroo, British Summer Time and EDC, Orlando, Festival Mode will have its debut in India with Bacardi NH7 Weekender in Pune. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574155804.5057814/Tinder-Introduces-Festival-Mode-in-India:-An-app-experience-to-connect-festival-goers?ref=audio_experience

Virtual ecommerce platform Digital Mall of Asia (DMA) on Tuesday said it has raised close to Rs 22 crores in a fresh funding round.

With this funding, DMA plans to scale up its product development and branding initiatives to create large-scale awareness about its key offerings, followed by an upcoming launch in the Indian ecommerce space.

Then, not only will they be enabled to integrate their offline store to a virtual mall environment but also be given exclusive rights to sell a particular product category or brand in their respective city.

The new-age virtual mall will run on a zero-commission model, which means retailers will only be required to pay a fixed monthly rent of as low as Rs 10,000.

With his domain expertise and valuable insights, we are confident to unlock the potential of DMA in the Indian ecommerce space and offer seamless shopping experiences to consumers pan India. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574154006.0941477/[Funding-alert]-Digital-Mall-of-Asia-raises-Rs-22-Cr-through-Amour-Infrastructure?ref=audio_experience

Myntra acquired Mumbai-based Pretr, which is an omnichannel marketplace offering integrated shopping solutions, in April 2018.

Moreover, Myntra plans to focus on bridging the brand with luxury market, where it will be working with luxury and internal brands to curate a personalised shopping experience for customers and same-day delivery services.

Previously, many of the fashion products that were available on Myntra were also sold on Flipkart and Amazon India.

Later in 2014, the company was acquired by Flipkart at a deal value of INR 2 Cr ($290 Mn).

Currently, Myntra has partnered with over 2K fashion and lifestyle brands and has offered services to over 19K locations across the country. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574152205.5133271/Myntra-Eyes-Luxury-Brands-In-An-Attempt-To-Standout-Among-Ecomms?ref=audio_experience

FreightBro HighlightsStartup Name FreightBro Headquarter Chennai Co-founders Raghavendran Viswanathan, Mohammed Zakkiria & V Anand Babu Sector Freight Technology Founder October, 2016 Parent Organization FreightBro Logistics Pvt.

Digitization of global trade can be attained by making technology accessible to freight forwarders.

FreightBro DashboardFreightBro is trying to solve issues regarding inefficiencies & speed in the logistics and freight forwarding industry that have never been addressed before.

A veteran in the logistics industry, Anand was associated with AP Moller Maersk Group, a leading logistics company, for over 25 years.

And they plan to continue working on the IP to ease the workload for freight forwarders and save their time. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574150405.5591981/Hepls-Freight-Forwarders-Operate-Smoothly?ref=audio_experience

| To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574148707.7234094/The-Israeli-startups-saving-the-retail-giants'-profits?ref=audio_experience

Gayathri Suresh, Founder of Gift My Plants, One stop destination for corporate gifting of live saplings.

“It was during this time that I thought I could use a career break and explore my creative sensibilities.

Sometime last year, I was asked by the Inorbit team if we could work on a vertical garden in the parking area.

Given the high footfall at the mall, Gayathri’s first vertical garden project attracted more leads and references not just for vertical garden projects but also for GiftMyPlants.

Grafting a hybrid of passion and paychecks“As a solo and first-time entrepreneur, I had a great time setting up a successful business.” says Gayathri. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574146806.2819505/This-woman-entrepreneur-took-a-career-break,-set-up-a-business-and-is-now-acing-both-her-career-and-startup-life.?ref=audio_experience