Tech Accessibility Startup K4Connect Raises $7.7M to Close $21M Funding Round - Voicebot.ai

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According to Population Census 2011 there are nearly 104 million elderly persons (aged 60 years or above) in India; 53 million females and 51 million males. A report released by the United Nations Population Fund and HelpAge India suggests that the number of elderly persons is expected to grow to 173 million by 2026. So, there is a huge market for startups to find solutions targeted at senior citizens and other differently abled persons.

Tech solutions for seniors and those with disabilities developer K4Connect has closed a $21 million Series B funding round after new investor Forté Ventures contributed $7.7 million.

The Raleigh-based startup K4Connect offers tools for making technology more accessible to those who might have difficulties with standard systems, such as older people and those with impaired senses and movement. K4Community provides customized features depending on the needs of the client. For instance, K4Community might support voice, video, and text messaging networks for residents, share news and informational updates, run smart home devices, or interact directly with residents to play games or answer questions.

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Tech Accessibility Startup K4Connect Raises $7.7M to Close $21M Funding Round - Voicebot.ai

Tech solutions for seniors and those with disabilities developer K4Connect has closed a $21 million Series B funding round after new investor Forte Ventures contributed $7.7 million. The startup plans to use the funds for designing and distributing its technology, a need heightened by the current COVID-19 health crisis.

Startup Funding Alert: Automated data integration provider Fivetran raises $100M at $1.2B valuation

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Fivetran , a Bengaluru-based company in automated data integration with headquarters in Silicon Valley, has raised $100 million in Series C funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and General Catalyst, with participation from existing investors CEAS Investments and Matrix Partners.

Fivetran claims to solve a key problem faced by companies today - centralising data for analysis without wasting engineering resources on building and maintaining individual connectors.

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[Funding alert] Automated data integration provider Fivetran raises $100M at $1.2B valuation

Fivetra​ n,​ a Bengaluru-based company in automated data integration with headquarters in Silicon Valley, has raised $100 million in Series C funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and General Catalyst, with participation from existing investors CEAS Investments and Matrix Partners. Trevor Oelschig, Managing Director at General Catalyst Growth, will join the Fivetran board.

Startup Strategy: New Hope Fertility Centre Provides 2x Faster Customer Support with Hiver

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New Hope Fertility Center (NHFC), a global leader in human reproductive medicine in the US, implemented Hiver, a customer service solution for teams, to improve patient interaction and internal collaboration between teams. With Hiver, NHFC now provides 2x faster service over email and saves over 600 hours a month.

At NHFC, email serves as an important communication channel between the various teams and the patients. The nursing lab and billing departments interact with patients primarily via email – be it for providing medical instructions, giving the lab results, sending invoices, or answering billing-related queries.

With Hiver, all departments across the center have been able to collaborate more efficiently and provide better service to their patients. All team members now have a holistic view of all the patient emails and also have visibility into the status of every email. They can easily see whether an email has been resolved or is being worked on and can ensure no duplicate responses are sent out to patients. This does not require any manual work and can be accessed easily within Gmail.

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New Hope Fertility Centre Provides 2x Faster Customer Support with Hiver

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Startup Tools: AngelList Launches Cap Table Management Platform For Indian Startups, EquityList

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AngelList, a US-based curated closed marketplace for startups and investors, has launched a cap table management product for India — EquityList. In addition to enabling cap table management, this free product will also help startups create stock option programs and issue grants.

As companies grow and multiple investors join the company’s board, cap tables tend to become complex and managing them on spreadsheets makes them prone to errors. EquityList aims to automate this process for Indian startups and reduce inefficiencies.

Earlier this year, the Bengaluru-based deal-making platform LetsVenture also launched an ESOPs management tool called MyStartupEquity. Speaking about the existing ESOPs management tool in the market like MyStartupEquity, Sumukh Sridhara CEO of EquityList agreed that there is a growing market for such tools in India as more companies adopt ESOPs and employees begin to expect them.

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AngelList Launches Cap Table Management Platform For Indian Startups, EquityList

EquityList will also help startups to create stock option programs and issue grants Aims to provide Indian startups with a caliber of cap table software that is used in Silicon Valley LetsVenture also launched an ESOPs management tool MyStartupEquity in Jan 2020 AngelList, a US-based curated closed marketplace for startups and investors, has launched a cap table management product for India - EquityList .

Startup Funding Alert: Canva, a startup for non-designers to design, raises $60 million on a $6 billion valuation

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Any SaaS startup venture, which enables non-designers to design their requirements like sales pamphlets, is an opportunity even in India. Please listen to this.

Sydney-based Canva, the design platform for non-designers, has announced the close of a $60 million funding round, bringing its valuation to $6 billion, according to the company.

Canva was founded in 2012 with the mission of democratizing design tools. While many non-designers can navigate their way around Google Slides or PowerPoint, or maybe even crop an image, going more in-depth on a design project can be daunting, as the suite of tools provided to designers can be incredibly complex.

The company’s tools are meant to simplify the design process for folks who don’t work in the design department, whether it’s the sales team putting together sales materials, marketers working on content or other departments working on internal materials to send to the broader organization. The drag-and-drop interface gives folks a way to create something beautiful and impressive without having to learn Photoshop.

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Canva raises $60 million on a $6 billion valuation

Sydney-based Canva, the design platform for non-designers, has today announced the close of a $60 million funding round, bringing its valuation to $6 billion, according to the company. The startup has raised a total of more than $300 million, including this latest round of financing, from investors...