ALIKE HEALTH: Tap The Power of Patient Similarity Networks With AI
NAME OF STARTUP: Alike Health
FOUNDED IN (Year): 2020
FOUNDER'S NAME: Amnon Bar-Lev
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
Alike Health is a digital healthcare company that taps into the power of medical records by utilizing proprietary AI, crowdsourcing and big data to make personalized health a reality.
THE FOUNDER'S STORY: When and how did you come...
QUOLUM: A SaaS Expense Management Tool For Your Startup
NAME OF STARTUP: Quolum
FOUNDED IN (Year): 2021
FOUNDER'S NAME: Indus Khaitan
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
Every SaaS Management tool in the market relies on customers sharing their accounting, finance, and IT data. The problem? The tool is only as accurate as the data provided. Even worse? This data may be delayed by months....
China’s Strict Lockdowns May Trigger Global Supply Chain Chaos: Report
SHANGHAI: As the global supply chain prepared to recover from the collateral damage caused by COVID in 2022, China lockdowns hit the industry back at a time when the companies prepared to kick off the produce shipping season (April-July). Disruptions, one after the other, are taking the capacity away from the market.
As a result of the Zero COVID strategy...
CONVERSO: Engage Your Customers Over Text & WhatsApp For Payments
NAME OF STARTUP:: Converso
FOUNDED IN (Year): 2019
FOUNDER'S NAME: Chris Barley
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
Converso embeds payment requests in messaging channels, making it simple for service based businesses to create support conversations with their customers.
Mobile friendly invoices can be added that are payable in a couple of clicks, making on-time payment collection...
RARIO: A Digital Collectibles Marketplace for Cricket NFTs
NAME OF STARTUP: RARIO DIGITAL PRIVATE LIMITED
FOUNDED IN (Year): 2,021
FOUNDER'S NAME: Ankit Wadhwa
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
Rario, the world's first officially licensed digital collectibles platform for cricket, enables fans to buy, sell and trade cricket NFTs of their favourite cricketers and cricket leagues!
WHO IS THE CUSTOMER: What is the typical profile...
STARTUP STRATEGY: 7 Frameworks All Startup Founders Should Use
Every startup or small business goes through cycyles of ups and downs. However, if the foundation of a startup is builon strong long term and medium term strategy and values, it will survive multiple storms.
If your startup is undergoing a similar turmoil, these strategy models may help you ride the storm and could help your build a strong team...
Staff Shortages & Freight Hike, Big Challenges For NZ Retailers: KPMG
By Leon Bowker & David Ossa
Despite a successful strategy to contain the pandemic in 2020, New Zealand was hit hard by the Delta variant in the second half of 2021. The country faced the most cumulative days in lockdown since the pandemic began, especially in Auckland.
This heaped pressure on retailers that were already dealing with supply chain disruptions, labour...
[UKRAINE INVASION]: 12 Tech Giants Who’ve Taken Action Against Russia
MARCH 9: Even as war rages on in Ukraine, in the wake of Russia's invasion of the country, many top Silicon Valley giants have adopted a blanket ban on their services across Russia, in order to pressure Kremlin.
Some of them have completely stopped operations whereas others have partially stopped ad monetisation or blocked state propaganda news websites. Others have...
Mastercard & Visa Suspend Russia Operations To Pressure Kremlin
MARCH 6: The world's largest payment solutions providers Visa and Mastercard have decided to suspend their operations across Russia. The move comes a day after Paypal suspended its operations in the country.
With this action, cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported by the Mastercard and Visa networks. Cards issued outside of the country will not work...
Russia Bans Facebook After Meta Demoted RTNews Content
MARCH 5: Even as Facebook on Friday blocked RT News and Sputnik, Russia's state-owned media from monetising their content on Facebook and Instagram, Moscow retaliated today by blocking all access to Facebook across the country.
Facebook has about 66 million users in Russia, and the company will suffer a loss of $3.6 million a day in ad revenues, by the blockade...
UKRAINE WAR: Rakuten To Suspend All Ads From Viber Across Russia
TOKYO: Japanese online commerce conglomerate the $14 billion Rakuten Group is suspending its advertising services on its instant messaging platform Viber.
However, the company will continue to operate its services in support of users in Ukraine, Russia and throughout the region. The company has initiated a program for free Viber Out calls where users can reach any phone number, landline...
QUZY: Building An Interactive Back Page Of The Internet
NAME OF STARTUP: Quzy
FOUNDED IN (Year): 2022
FOUNDER'S NAME: Quzy Hovsepian
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
Quzy is an open platform for anyone to discuss their ideas and concerns without any pressure from any form of authority or hierarchy.
THE FOUNDER'S STORY: When and how did you come up with the idea for the business?:
Quzy...
Top Ways AI Can Improve Your Brand’s Customer Experience
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to increase corporate profitability by an average of 38% by 2035, as per a report by Accenture.
With that in mind, could improvements in the customer experience through the use of AI be the key to improving your brand’s user engagement, retention, and conversions?
Let’s take a closer look at what AI is and how it shapes...
KIINDRED: An Online Platform To Help You Navigate Parenthood
NAME OF STARTUP: Kiindred
FOUNDED IN (Year): 5
FOUNDER'S NAME: Sabir Samtani
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
Expert guidance, support and inspiration to help you navigate pregnancy and parenthood with confidence.
THE FOUNDER'S STORY: When and how did you come up with the idea for the business?:
Like most mum-centered businesses, Kiindred evolved from the needs of...
How To Use Growth Hacking To Grow Your Startup In 2022
About 20% of startups fail within their first year of launch and 50% fail by the fifth, as per estimates. That’s an alarming failure rate. One efficient way to ensure that yours doesn’t is by growth hacking. It helps entrepreneurs to effectively market their product and expand their reach. This blog will discuss several growth hacking and marketing strategies...
AIRCADA: Monitor Your Plant Remotely With An Interactive AR App
NAME OF STARTUP: Aircada
FOUNDED IN (Year): 2020
FOUNDER'S NAME: Sean
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
At Aircada, we make it quick and easy to overlay control system data into an augmented reality real-world environment to guarantee that a factory has access to its most essential data in any situation.
Users can use their phone or...
