Global Startup News…Month In Review — October 9, 2020
Friday, October 9, 2020
Global Startup News (GSN) is a curated resource, showcasing hard-to-find, early-stage technology companies and related startup industry news from around the world.
Chris Valentine
CEO and Founder
Adeo InterActive
Quote of the Month
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius
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Oceania / Australia | South America | Weekly Spotlights
Global
Where Will the Next Billion Internet Users Come From?
Source: Visual Capitalist
What Does 1GB of Mobile Data Cost in Every Country?
Source: Visual Capitalist
Why Recessions Are the Perfect Time to Be an Entrepreneur
Source: Business Casual
Europe
Building a City Ecosystem for Impact
Source: Impact Hub Amsterdam
Eight top European accelerators for female founders to know
Source: Sifted
Spain’s startup ecosystem: 9 investors on remote work, green shoots and 2020 trends
Source: TechCrunch
North America
Bridging the Startup Ecosystem Kingdoms of British Columbia
Source: techcouver
The Chainsmokers just closed their debut venture fund, Mantis, with $35 million
Source: TechCrunch
Kavak becomes the first Mexican startup to become a ‘unicorn’
Source: Entrepreneur
Austin Emerges as a Hot Spot for Silicon Valley Investors
Source: The Information
Asia
New tech accelerator seeks to boost startups in construction sector
Source: The Times of Israel
The angel network looking to support Iraq’s startup ecosystem
Source: Wamda
Why SOSV’s William Bao Bean thinks the pandemic is good for early stage startups
Source: e27
Africa
Five South African Venture Capital firms
Source: Ventureburn
How South Africa became one of the world’s most robust business outsourcing hubs
Source: Quartz Africa
First Sub-Saharan Africa Tourism Acceleration programme launches
Source: Ventureburn
South America
Brazilian government aims to attract investments with digital transformation initiatives
Source: ZD Net
Oceania / Australia
The digital economy is worth $126 billion to Australia — but more needs to be done
Source: Startup Daily
Audio startup Nura set the benchmark for headphones to turn listening into a ‘Technicolor’ experience
Source: Startup Daily
Random Thoughts
5 Automotive Innovations Driven by NASA Space Technology
Source: SciTechDaily
The Post-Covid, Tech-Enabled Office In 2 Graphics
Source: CB Insights
New Startup Competition MilkLaunch Aims To Innovate New York’s Dairy Industry
Source: Crunchbase News
These 6 corporations control 90% of the media outlets in America. The illusion of choice and objectivity 2020
Source: Tech Startups
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