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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

There is something inherently exciting about this growth and the opportunities it implies. For example, traditional hospitality, a category which is poised to grow to over $200 billion in the next five years, still remains ripe for disruption and innovation. The connective thread here is the use of technology.

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RxAll grabs $3.15M to scale its drug checking and counterfeiting tech across Africa

TechCrunch

More modern approaches are being adopted these days, which is the case of RxAll , a startup using deep technology to provide quality medication to patients. My co-founder, Amy, was hospitalized in Thailand after taking counterfeit medicine. Alonge sees RxAll as a pioneer in the world of deep tech mixed with health tech.

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Local Motors, the startup behind the Olli autonomous shuttle, has shut down

TechCrunch

The autonomous vehicle space is an exciting emerging market with plenty of opportunity. ” Olli, the company’s shuttle, a cute rectangular pod with large windows and a rounded frame, was designed for campuses and low-speed environments, like hospitals, military bases and universities. .”

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40+ YC startups are now hiring for interns in the YC Summer Internship Program

Y Combinator

As a reminder, the YC internship program gives current undergrad and grad students the opportunity to find a great YC-backed and vetted startup. We are based in NYC, offer competitive compensation & benefits and offer an incredible opportunity to join a talented & young team that is changing Higher Ed for the better.

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SoftBank-backed Oyo files for $1.16 billion IPO

TechCrunch

Much like every other hospitality and travel firm, Oyo was also severely disrupted by the pandemic. That deal immediately proved to be a success, which then propelled Agarwal to explore broadening his offering — now using technology — to focus on what were the neglected segments of the market. Oyo’s offerings.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

TechCrunch

According to the survey, the city is strong in sectors such as fintech, agritech, hospitality tech, emerging tech, cybersecurity, SaaS and medtech. Use discount code BELFAST to save 25% off an annual or two-year Extra Crunch membership. 9 investors discuss hurdles, opportunities and the impact of cloud vendors in enterprise data lakes.

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Check out these startups from Pear’s Demo Day (there’s usually a breakout or two in the bunch)

TechCrunch

As notably, despite introducing a far smaller number of teams to investors than Y Combinator and more renowned accelerator programs, there always seem to be at least one or two projects in Pear’s Demo Day mix that turn into actual, sustainable and, sometimes, sizable companies. Note that we did not write the descriptions below.

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