
U.K. Chip Giant Arm Set To Be Acquired By Softbank For $31 Billion
First major deal for U.K. Company Post Brexit One of the most successful technology companies in the world, ARM, is being acquired by SoftBank. The U.K.-based company is into chip design, and has many renowned clients including Apple and Samsung.. Having sold around 600 billion chips till date, and with

Ford Invests in 3D Mapping Startup for Self-Driving Cars
Maps for Machine: An Interesting Topic to Read on! Self-driving Cars are the Next-Gen Vehicles Ford funds $6.6 Million to Civil Maps, a Californian startup founded in 2014 by Sravan Puttagunta. Civil Maps is into developing 3D maps by using Artificial Intelligence and sensor data for self-driving cars. With this,

Nokia Growth Partners and others invest $10 M in Health Startup Lifesum
Tracking and fulfilling dietary deficiencies Stockholm-based health startup has raised $10 million in a round led by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP). Other investors include Draper Esprit, Bauer Media Group and SparkLabs Global Ventures. Founded in 2008 by Martin Wählby and Tove Westlund, Lifesum does more than just tracking your food

Bots for Automating Your Sales Pitch
Artificial Intelligence for Perfect Marketing! Bots are not only the trending topic in news, but also the new lucrative business San-Francisco-based startup, Legion Analytics is building bots (Kylie) to automate your sales pitch to make your sales team more productive. Artificial Intelligence is exploring all the untapped spaces. So, why

Startup Develops Technology to Transfer Data via Light
A great substitute to Wi-Fi for data transferring! About PureLiFi Founded in 2012 by Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Prof. Harald Haas, PureLiFi is a UK-based, light communications technology startup that brings an alternative to Wi-Fi to transfer data. It is developing ‘LiFi’, a well-advanced technology using the light spectrum

Hyderabad-based startup Smartron Playing New Innings with Sachin Tendulkar
In a slew of IoT devices and smart gadgets! Launching the tbook and tphone Since August 2014, Hyderabad startup Smartron India is operating in a stealth mode. It is all set to launch its new range of smart devices including phones and IoT products for consumer and enterprise market. Smartron

Startup-Buzz Weekly Round-Up
It’s a Sunday morning; time to do a quick round-up of posts published on Startup-buzz media last week. If you were offline for any reason, this is a great way to catch up with the entire buzz! INTERVIEW- Enjoy Our Interaction with Startup Founders Conversation with Sandeep Aggarwal, Founder, Droom

Ridlr Raises $6 Million From Times Internet and Others in Series B Funding Round
Ridlr Brings Public Transport Information To Your Mobile Who funded whom? Ridlr, an app that helps in public transport information secured $6 million in series B funding by Times Internet and previous investors, Matrix Partners India, and Qualcomm Ventures. Beside that, venture debt provider, Innoven Capital, also participated in this

Chandigarh Angels Network and TurningIdeas Venture Partners Collaborate to Support Young Startups
Startups Have Yet Another Reason To Rejoice! Two industry players, Chandigarh Angels Network and TurningIdeas Venture Partners, have joined hands to start an incubation and accelerator program for the young startups seeking advice, resource and guidance forboosting their business. While Chandigarh Angels Network is dedicated to developing the startup ecosystem

Ava Winery Developing Wine From Just Molecules
It’s Science; Not Sorcery! San Francisco-based startup, Ava Winery, is developing wine from mere molecules. Yes, that’s correct! Founded by Mardonn Chua and Alex Lee, this startup has been working with its bioengineers’ team to develop wine without any kind of fermentation. According to the founders, they don’t use grapes,