{"id":8596,"date":"2020-06-02T10:33:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T10:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/?p=8596"},"modified":"2020-11-05T12:20:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T12:20:59","slug":"quipu-factorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/quipu-factorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Series with Quipu and Factorial &#038; other Startups News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At Itnig, we know it\u2019s hard to keep up with all the news and updates flying around. Many businesses these days understand that video is the best way to reach their target market so better learn<strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@smfisher\/how-to-create-an-engaging-video-series-d7d1d1caa353\" target=\"_blank\">how to create engaging video series<\/a><\/strong>! We are doing so as in addition to our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCbCxpkzNKxWXYf0AtZDsZw?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">weekly podcast<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J90dB2zTp-Y&amp;t=40s\" target=\"_blank\">Quipu<\/a>&nbsp;worked on their own video series and Factorial relaunched their&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2LdKI-86Mt0\" target=\"_blank\">HR pills.<\/a> Check it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/photo-1518929773866-ffd0b4500ff1.jpeg\" alt=\"Video Series with Quipu and Factorial\" class=\"wp-image-8684\" width=\"215\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/photo-1518929773866-ffd0b4500ff1.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/itnig.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/photo-1518929773866-ffd0b4500ff1-350x467.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating videos for your future customers allows them to know you, and allows you to show your <strong>creativity<\/strong>. Why would they choose you instead of others? Being creative on the digital market can help you <strong>gain a new audience<\/strong>, or it can <strong>enhance customers&#8217; brand loyalty<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s move on to our podcast, because this month, you are spoiled with 5 of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Startup Inside Stories Podcast<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#104<\/strong>&nbsp;: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/juanenzamora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Juan Zamora<\/a>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signaturit.com\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Signaturit<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ilLzioRoF9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In this week&#8217;s podcast<\/a>, Juan Zamora from Signaturit shares with us who digital signature works. The Barcelona-based startup counts now with over 100 employees dedicated mainly to engineer a product that reduces the hustle of traditional contract signing.<br><br>Bernat and Jordi chatted with him to further understand how the technology works. They also took this opportunity to announce the new collaboration between Signaturit and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Factorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#105<\/strong>&nbsp;: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dan-kragt-7aabb7155\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dan Kragt<\/a>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/getquipu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quipu<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HHgLp5U6F7c\" target=\"_blank\">In this week&#8217;s podcast<\/a>, we interview Dan Kragt, current CEO at Quipu. Before joining the Barcelona-based startup, Dan was leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmf-group.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMF<\/a>, the largest administrative agency in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernat and Oriol base their conversation with Dan on how a startup can benefit from that expertise at a corporate level and how someone with a corporate background can fit into a startup.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HHgLp5U6F7c\" target=\"_blank\">Check out it out here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#106&nbsp;:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mathieucarenzo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mattieu Carenzo<\/a>, professor at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iese.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IESE<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zJtHqwoUta0\" target=\"_blank\">In this week&#8217;s podcast<\/a>, we get deep into understanding how to know how much a company is worth. Mattieu Carenzo is a professor on Entrepreneurship at IESE and a successful early stage investor in companies like Glovo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mattieu, Bernat, and Juan discuss the importance of company valuation when investing. Mattieu even ensures that it doesn&#8217;t matter the valuation at which you invest but the valuation at which you divest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#107&nbsp;: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/oscarpierremi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscar Pierre<\/a>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/glovoapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glovo<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AnqAIuxPiO8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In this week&#8217;s podcast<\/a>, Oscar Pierre, CEO at Glovo, explains the full story of the company and how it was about to collapse 3 times. The company has raised around \u20ac350M in just four years and we asked how that affected him and Glovo itself.<br><br>Oscar opens up and explains some hacks on how Glovo is growing and how it&#8217;s planning to expand in the near future following the strategy of becoming market leaders everywhere they land!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#108&nbsp;:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alezanardi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alessandro Zanardi<\/a>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/codeworks.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Codeworks<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y2HD8sNZqK4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In this week&#8217;s podcast<\/a>, Alessandro Zanardi comes to our offices to discuss how coding bootcamps have flooded our cities. The high demand for developers has allowed for this niche to grow quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We challenge Alessandro to explain how can someone be ready to be a software developer in just 3 months and what traditional education has to do to keep up with the market demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>September<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Startup News &amp; Updates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming back from holidays is tough. What if I told you that&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/letsbuyanisland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">you can buy an island<\/a>? This project allows you to even get the citizenship of the island if the crowdfunding succeeds. Interesting, huh?<br><br>If you are lost getting to know which companies are planning on doing an IPO, don&#8217;t worry, the list is not long. Ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WeWork<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloudfare<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/smiledirectclub.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SmileDirectClub<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/ahead-of-wework-cloudflare-and-smiledirectclub-ipos-the-pipeline-for-future-debuts-is-thin\/?utm_source=cb_daily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;send_email=--Email--&amp;utm_campaign=20190823&amp;utm_content=intro&amp;utm_term=content&amp;mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1dKaE1HTXpaVFV4TnpndyIsInQiOiI0bmNWXC9UVFNMUVZYdUtcL0QxXC9WeDFyTStaa2Z3K3l0b1g4XC9VSnpkTHpGMXhZZ1ZLa01nYzMwM2U5RU5MWlwvRmY4UnJVVHdMSXZlT1F3amZcLzV4NXFadGFxZWJzS096aURTNEhTa3IwNEZYYVhibVh0MlwvbTVLbWNpVTFHd0ZVNkEifQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">the pipeline for IPOs is quite thin<\/a>! In this sense, we just got to know that&nbsp;Ping, the&nbsp;online ID management company&nbsp;has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1679826\/000104746919004829\/a2239513zs-1.htm\">filed an S-1<\/a>&nbsp;form indicating that it plans to raise up to $100 million in an IPO on the Nasdaq .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diving into this week&#8217;s startup stories, a couple of news from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WeWork<\/a> this time. The coworking company&nbsp;might be worth just half of its former&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2019\/9\/5\/20851255\/wework-valuation-cut-ipo-delay\" target=\"_blank\">$47B valuation<\/a>&nbsp;increasing its instability, so after the scandal,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchbook.com\/news\/articles\/adam-neumann-gives-59m-trademark-payment-back-to-wework\" target=\"_blank\">it&#8217;s CEO has given $5.9M trademark payment back to WeWork<\/a>.<br><br>Oh, and if you are the kind of person that tells everything over a beer, you may want to check out this&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frienda.space\/\" target=\"_blank\">Friend NDA generator<\/a>. Quite handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also want to take this opportunity to share with you some nice tools for your business starting from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sparktoro.com\/blog\/resources\/google-ranking-factors-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google&#8217;s ranking factors in 2019<\/a>. If you are looking into understanding finance, check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/understanding-finance-the-basics-of-managerial-accounting-for-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this article<\/a>&nbsp;or directly check our recent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ilLzioRoF9M&amp;list=PLs8CZ4blcEKtHMMFk4s23T8Pi-ZCKohDu&amp;index=4&amp;t=45s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">podcast with CFOs<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European startup scene is clearly growing and France wants to lead it. Macron has just announced an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.genbeta.com\/actualidad\/macron-anuncia-inversion-5-000-millones-startups-francesas-para-tratar-tener-ecosistema-lider?utm_source=xataka&amp;utm_medium=network&amp;utm_campaign=repost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investment of \u20ac5B in French startups<\/a>. Some European economies are getting ready for Brexit and that will affect the stock exchanges so better learn to predict it,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/s\/story\/predicting-the-stock-market-is-easier-than-you-might-think-4f1e0bc05cfe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it&#8217;s easier than you think<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of news agitated last week news. To start off,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2019\/sep\/19\/airbnb-ipo-2020-value\" target=\"_blank\">Airbnb&nbsp;announced it will go public&nbsp;<\/a>next year after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WeWork<\/a> delays IPO&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-09-08\/wework-mulling-valuation-cut-below-20-billion-dow-jones\" target=\"_blank\">dropping valuation in half<\/a>. Additionally,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/es.cointelegraph.com\/news\/stripe-worth-35-billion-after-raising-250-million-in-new-funding-round\" target=\"_blank\">Stripe raised an additional $250M<\/a>&nbsp;and now the payment company is worth over $35B!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no week without news about WeWork. This time we got to know that it&#8217;s CEO&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/24\/business\/dealbook\/wework-ceo-adam-neumann.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adam Neumann is stepping down<\/a>. The story gets crazier over time and it looks more and more like the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/toggl.com\/startup-simulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unicorn Startup Simulator game<\/a>&nbsp;(warning &#8211; highly addictive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>New&nbsp;Funding for&nbsp;Startups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gymforless&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.andjoy.life\/2019\/08\/30\/gymforless-pasa-a-denominarse-andjoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">becomes Andjoy<\/a>!<\/li><li>Venture-backed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/venture-backed-modis-therapeutics-acquired-by-publicly-held-zogenix-for-250m\/\">Modis Therapeutics acquired by&nbsp;Zogenix<\/a>&nbsp;for $250M<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/enjoy-raises-150m-for-its-mobile-store-with-ex-apple-retail-exec-as-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enjoy Raises $150M<\/a>&nbsp;for its mobile store with ex-Apple executive as CEO<\/li><li>Insurtech startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/ethos-raises-60m-more-in-gv-led-series-c-marking-third-raise-in-14-months\/?utm_source=cb_daily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;send_email=--Email--&amp;utm_campaign=20190827&amp;utm_content=intro&amp;utm_term=content&amp;mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTW1KbU16UmxNakEzTVdVeCIsInQiOiJYN01TbEREMng5SitcLyt4Qjg4WCt4dWNlYkRETHVKcnFQQlwvVk1vOU5qVWVQNVAycDFNb1wvaWRhaGcrSXVsYWZNVkZSVWtGQUFJUW5KOVwvbHNjS28zd2RhRUM1RVQxXC8xWGVIVTI1WDVjVFBuRnkxd0cxcFVmYWZUSUJUcCtOS2JoIn0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethos raises $60M<\/a>&nbsp;in GV-led Series C<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/uk-based-used-car-startup-cazoo-raises-further-e27-7-million-bringing-total-pre-launch-funding-to-over-e60-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/uk-based-used-car-startup-cazoo-raises-further-e27-7-million-bringing-total-pre-launch-funding-to-over-e60-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sed car startup Cazoo raises further \u20ac27.7M<\/a>, bringing total pre-launch funding to over \u20ac60M<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodnavigator.com\/Article\/2019\/08\/27\/Startup-raises-10-million-to-create-digital-vegan-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VeganNation raises $10M<\/a>&nbsp;to create a digital vegan economy<\/li><li>Swedish insurtech&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sifted.eu\/articles\/new-investment-in-insurtech-startup-hedvig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hedvig raises \u20ac9M<\/a><\/li><li>Canadian legaltech startup Clio raises&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/canadian-startup-clio-raises-250m-for-legal-tech-as-vertical-saas-continues-to-perform\/?utm_source=cb_daily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;send_email=--Email--&amp;utm_campaign=20190904&amp;utm_content=intro&amp;utm_term=content&amp;mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RJellUSXpOV00xTXpjNSIsInQiOiJFd3N6UjJsSjVraWxnWkZKU1NTdGx3REpOdm1VU0JQMjJcL3hXT2tFd3F6WnUza0xLNzdrRzJnYk5vQ3dcL3JmR3JuUklCYk5TNDNoSnIzNkZZNTJRSDl0THRtQTZaNmZqaURwa2Yzc3hyYVhTREQ5N3VYU2htWjJLMTVzTXZXcjdnIn0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$250M<\/a><\/li><li>Madrid-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/madrid-based-soto-solar-raises-over-e100-million-in-exchange-for-50-equity-to-build-2-gw-of-solar-capacity-in-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soto Solar raises \u20ac100M<\/a>&nbsp;to build solar panels<\/li><li>Bellwether Coffee, \u2018the fastest-growing company in coffee,\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/09\/04\/bellwether-coffee-series-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raises $40M<\/a><\/li><li>Paris-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/paris-based-spendesk-raises-e35-million-for-its-spend-management-platform-for-smes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spendesk raises \u20ac35M<\/a>&nbsp;for its spend management platform<\/li><li>Exeter-based edtech startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/exeter-based-edtech-startup-sparx-raises-e22-million-for-its-maths-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sparx raises \u20ac22M<\/a>&nbsp;for its maths platform<\/li><li>French startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/french-medtech-startup-robocath-raises-e5-million-for-its-cardiovascular-robotic-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robocath raises \u20ac5M<\/a>&nbsp;for its cardiovascular systems<\/li><li>Home renovation startup&nbsp;Aqu\u00ed Tu Reforma raised \u20ac650K<\/li><li>Barcelona-based SaaS startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/barcelona-based-saas-startup-quipu-announces-new-ceo-and-e2-million-in-additional-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quipu announces new CEO and \u20ac2 million<\/a>&nbsp;in additional funding<\/li><li>London-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/london-based-snyk-accelerates-dev-first-security-with-e63-million-funding-round\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snyk accelerates dev-first security with \u20ac63M<\/a><\/li><li>Industrial wearable startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/munich-based-startup-proglove-raises-e36-million-to-expand-its-industrial-wearable-solutions-globally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ProGlove raises \u20ac36M<\/a>&nbsp;to expand globally<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/french-startup-keranova-raises-e24-million-for-its-robotic-solution-to-treat-cataracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keranova raises \u20ac24M<\/a>&nbsp;for its robotic solution to treat cataracts<\/li><li>Stockholm-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/stockholm-based-cake-raises-e12-6-million-for-its-lightweight-electric-motorcycles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAKE raises \u20ac12.6M<\/a>&nbsp;for its electric motorcycles<\/li><li>Lisbon proptech startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tech.eu\/brief\/lisbon-proptech-startup-casafari-raises-e5-million-in-round-led-by-lakestar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CASAFARI raises \u20ac5M<\/a><\/li><li>Malaga-based ecommerce company&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dealflow.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=039972e15837fc33a31550048&amp;id=c99abdb17b&amp;e=dd7532112f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiendanimal raised \u20ac12.5M<\/a><\/li><li>San Sebastian-based startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dealflow.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=039972e15837fc33a31550048&amp;id=79c7d7c921&amp;e=dd7532112f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vicebiotech raised \u20ac3.5M<\/a><\/li><li>Barcelona-based startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dealflow.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=039972e15837fc33a31550048&amp;id=ba1080ef94&amp;e=dd7532112f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ability Pharmaceuticals raised \u20ac3.5M<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/tampere-based-happyornot-raises-e22-6-million-to-strengthen-its-real-time-customer-and-employee-satisfaction-feedback-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HappyOrNot raises \u20ac22.6M<\/a>&nbsp;in employee feedback solution<\/li><li>Bilbao-based startup&nbsp;Lookiero raises \u20ac17M<\/li><li>Sustainable food delivery service&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tech.eu\/brief\/sustainable-food-delivery-service-cortilia-raises-e8-5-million-to-grow-across-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cortilia raises \u20ac8.5M<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.eu\/brief\/uk-firm-lavanda-raises-5-million-to-legitimise-short-term-renting-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lavanda raises $5M<\/a>&nbsp;to legitimize short-term renting market<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elreferente.es\/Tecnologicos\/ability-pharma-cierra-ronda-3-5-m-euros-34300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ability Pharma raises \u20ac3,5M<\/a>&nbsp;from Inveready and others<\/li><li>Barcelona-based fintech&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dealflow.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=039972e15837fc33a31550048&amp;id=4a42577b14&amp;e=dd7532112f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mitto&nbsp;has raised \u20ac2M<\/a><\/li><li>Morgage&nbsp;comparison startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elreferente.es\/Tecnologicos\/trioteca-cierra-su-primera-ronda-de-inversion-por-valor-de-un-millon-de-euros-34304?utm_source=DealflowES&amp;utm_campaign=84eb00bed8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_21_10_52&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_db5c0b6450-84eb00bed8-43673761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trioteca raises \u20ac1M<\/a><\/li><li>Barcelona-based hospitality startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/barcelona-based-hospitality-startup-amenitiz-raises-e620k-seed-round\/?utm_source=DealflowES&amp;utm_campaign=84eb00bed8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_21_10_52&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_db5c0b6450-84eb00bed8-43673761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amenitiz raises \u20ac620K<\/a><\/li><li>Barcelona-based coding school&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/barcelona-based-codeop-a-coding-school-for-specifically-for-women-and-the-transgender-community-surpasses-seed-round-goal-to-secure-e320k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CodeOp raises \u20ac320K<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2019\/09\/23\/unbabel-raises-60-million-to-bring-machine-human-translations-to-more-enterprises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unbabel raises $60M<\/a>&nbsp;for their B2B machine-human translations<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.eu\/brief\/kheirons-22-million-series-a-funds-early-breast-cancer-detection-for-women-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kheiron\u2019s $22M&nbsp;Series A<\/a>&nbsp;funds early breast cancer detection<\/li><li>Blockchain-based digital securities startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webcapitalriesgo.com\/securitize-cierra-una-ronda-de-14m-acuden-santander-innoventures-mufg-innovation-partners-y-nomura-holdings\/?utm_source=DealflowES&amp;utm_campaign=6b134f1e4d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_29_09_00&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_db5c0b6450-6b134f1e4d-43673761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Securitize raises $14M<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20190923005874\/en\/Crypto-Quantique-Raises-8M-Solve-End-to-End-IoT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crypto Quantique raises $8M<\/a>&nbsp;to solve end-to-end IoT security<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elreferente.es\/Tecnologicos\/smart-protection-cierra-nueva-ronda-de-financiacion-de-5-2m-34334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Protection raises \u20ac5.2M<\/a>&nbsp;in a funding round led by Nauta Capital<\/li><li>Munich-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tech.eu\/brief\/german-startup-building-radar-raises-e5-million-to-digitise-construction-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Radar raises \u20ac5M<\/a>&nbsp;to digitise the building industry<\/li><li>Barcelona-based healthcare startup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/w7news.com\/insurtech-firm-elma-raises-3-2m-for-digital-first-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elma raises $3.2M&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2019\/09\/madrid-based-minsait-acquires-spanish-fintech-afterbanks-to-connect-with-banking-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minsait (Indra) acquires Valencia-based&nbsp;Afterbanks<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Random Tech News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Amazon&#8217;s Ring&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2019\/08\/28\/doorbell-camera-firm-ring-has-partnered-with-police-forces-extending-surveillance-reach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partners with more than 400 police forces<\/a>.<\/li><li>Tim Cook&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7409583\/Apple-CEO-Tim-Cook-sells-55-million-worth-stock-company.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sells apple stock<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;the iPhone 11 launch event&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidphelan\/2019\/08\/29\/apple-confirms-date-for-biggest-event-of-2019-the-iphone-11-launch-release-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is almost here<\/a>.<\/li><li>Climate activists plan to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/08\/29\/climate-activists-plan-to-use-drones-to-shut-down-heathrow-airport-next-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use drones to shut down Heathrow Airport<\/a>next month.<\/li><li>Twitter CEO&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/8\/30\/20841288\/jack-dorsey-ceo-twitter-account-hacked-chuckle-gang-shane-dawson-james-charles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Dorsey\u2019s account was hacked<\/a>.<\/li><li>Tesla says&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/tesla-trade-secrets-martin-tripp-stock-dip-154748727.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">its ex-employee caused $167 million drop<\/a>&nbsp;in its market cap<\/li><li>Bezos and Musk\u2019s satellite internet&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/podium\/2019\/08\/24\/bezos-and-musks-satellite-internet-could-save-americans-30b-a-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could save Americans $30B a year<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/8\/26\/20833145\/beyond-meat-kfc-fried-chicken-test-plant-based-sample-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond&nbsp;Meat and KFC partner<\/a>&nbsp;to test fried plant-based \u2018chicken\u2019<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/timharford.com\/2019\/08\/what-we-get-wrong-about-meetings-and-how-to-make-them-worth-attending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What&#8217;s wrong about meetings<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/how-amazons-shipping-empire-is-challenging-ups-and-fedex-11567071003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon&#8217;s shipping empire<\/a>&nbsp;is challenging UPS and FedEx.<\/li><li>Why&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-49585682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">phones that secretly listen to us<\/a>&nbsp;are a myth.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/09\/07\/startups-weekly-stripes-grand-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stripe may disrupt<\/a>&nbsp;the entire financial services ecosystem.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/facebook\/2019\/09\/04\/facebook-leak-contained-phone-numbers-for-419-million-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook leak contained information<\/a>&nbsp;on 419 millions users.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2019\/09\/facebook-dating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook&#8217;s dating app<\/a>&nbsp;is finally here.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparethemarket.com\/car-insurance\/content\/most-searched-electric-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Most searched electric vehicles<\/a>&nbsp;in each country.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/googles-youtube-pay-170-million-131145839.html?guccounter=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube fined $170M<\/a>&nbsp;for collecting kid&#8217;s data, but&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/recode\/2019\/9\/4\/20849143\/youtube-google-ftc-kids-settlement-170-million-coppa-privacy-regulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is it enough<\/a>?<\/li><li>SpaceX&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jonathanocallaghan\/2019\/09\/02\/spacex-refused-to-move-a-starlink-satellite-at-risk-of-collision-with-a-european-satellite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined to move a Starlink&nbsp;satellite<\/a>&nbsp;at risk of collision with an Eurpean satellite.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZA3MV2V--TU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Apple Event in 2 minutes<\/a>.<\/li><li>France and Germany agree to block Facebook&#8217;s Libra<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/programming\/comments\/d2qrx6\/this_video_shows_the_most_popular_programming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Most popular programming languages<\/a>&nbsp;since 2008.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2019-09-spotify-songs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Using Spotify data to predict<\/a>&nbsp;what songs will be hits<\/li><li>Period tracker apps&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/privacy\/2019\/09\/10\/period-tracker-apps-caught-sharing-sensitive-health-data-with-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">caught sharing sensitive health data<\/a>&nbsp;with Facebook.<\/li><li>Stripe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stripe.com\/es-us\/corporate-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">presents the &#8220;Corporate Card&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2018-05-03\/the-gambler-who-cracked-the-horse-racing-code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The gambler who cracked the horse-racing code<\/a>.<\/li><li>First hint that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-019-02638-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">body\u2019s \u2018biological age\u2019 can be reversed<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/press.airbnb.com\/airbnb-announces-intention-to-become-a-publicly-traded-company-during-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airbnb<\/a>&nbsp;to become a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/press.airbnb.com\/airbnb-announces-intention-to-become-a-publicly-traded-company-during-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publicly-traded company<\/a>&nbsp;during 2020.<\/li><li>Uber&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/09\/10\/uber-lays-off-435-people-across-engineering-and-product-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lays off 435 people<\/a>&nbsp;across engineering and product teams.<\/li><li>Fintech company Stripe joins Silicon Valley elite with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/fintech-company-stripe-joins-silicon-valley-elite-with-35-billion-valuation-11568912443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;$35B&nbsp;valuation<\/a>.<\/li><li>Apple and Foxconn confirmed they&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/apple-foxconn-breaking-chinese-labor-law-2019-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">broke a Chinese labor law<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/reports\/a29099180\/instagram-restrict-weight-loss-images-diet-teas-lollipops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram is&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/reports\/a29099180\/instagram-restrict-weight-loss-images-diet-teas-lollipops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">restricting posts<\/a>&nbsp;that promote weight loss products.<\/li><li>Google says&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/tech\/2019\/09\/20\/google-thinks-it-wasnt-sexist-to-give-its-voice-assistant-a-female-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it wasn\u2019t sexist to give its voice assistant<\/a>&nbsp;a female voice.<\/li><li>Twitter discloses another&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/09\/20\/twitter-discloses-another-10000-accounts-suspended-for-fomenting-political-discord-globally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10,000 accounts suspended<\/a>&nbsp;for fomenting political discord globally.<\/li><li>Facebook, WhatsApp will have to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-09-28\/facebook-whatsapp-will-have-to-share-messages-with-u-k-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">share messages<\/a>&nbsp;with U.K.<\/li><li>China\u2019s new 500-megapixel camera can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/security\/2019\/09\/30\/chinas-new-500-megapixel-super-camera-can-instantly-recognize-you-in-a-crowd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recognize you in a crowd<\/a>.<\/li><li>Skyscanner undergoes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyscanner.net\/company-news\/skyscanner-rebrand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">global rebranding<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/09\/25\/daily-crunch-wework-ceo-steps-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WeWork CEO<\/a>&nbsp;steps down.<\/li><li>McDonald&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/mc-donalds-to-test-beyond-meat-burger-plantbased-companys-stock-surges-111421937.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to test<\/a>&nbsp;Beyond Meat burger.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.acolyer.org\/2019\/09\/27\/wireless-attacks-on-aircraft-instrument-landing-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wireless attacks<\/a>&nbsp;on aircraft instrument landing systems<\/li><li>Police officers are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2019\/09\/24\/fremont-police-tesla-runs-low-on-juice-during-high-speed-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also suffering<\/a>&nbsp;from range anxiety.<\/li><li>You will be able to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2019\/sep\/26\/pulp-diction-samuel-l-jackson-to-voice-amazons-alexa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">choose Samuel L. Jackson<\/a>&nbsp;to be your&nbsp;Amazon Alexa.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><mark>Those are September 2019 startup news<\/mark>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\">At Itnig, we write a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">weekly newsletter<\/a>&nbsp;where we keep our community updated on everything related to startups, tech news, fundings, and we share our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\">weekly podcast<\/a>!<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itnig.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a>&nbsp;and keep up with the startup universe, or feel free to come back for more startup news of the month&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.itnig.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Itnig, we know it\u2019s hard to keep up with all the news and updates flying around. 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