Ultranauts Raises Series A Round

https://www.crainsnewyork.com/markets/staffers-spectrum-propel-startups-profitability

Sempo

Australia 🇦🇺 backed FinTech Sempo & Oxfam are revolutionizing Aid / e-vouchers based on Crypto & Blockchain are cutting edge technology for distributing Aid / Sempo is working with Syrian refugees and alleviating their pain .
https://www.tokenpost.com/Oxfam-tests-crypto-initiatives-to-prevent-misuse-of-disaster-relief-funds-2340

DeFi & Blockchain Week

Decentralized Finance’s time has come.  As we get ready to celebrate 🎉 Blockchain Week here in NYC, we see a DeFi movement that is picking up speed.  There are so many new startups that it’s difficult to keep track.  New names like MakerDAO, Moon , Sempo,  SendFriend , Hashcash, BigChainDB, Monax. , DAH, Consensys DAPP and others are reshaping how Money 💰 moves in this new World 🌎

World 🌎 Autism Awareness Day/ April 2

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day.

Data Quality Engineers with Autism are in huge demand right now in the Tech biz.

Why? They have heightened abilities such as pattern recognition and logical reasoning, enabling them to spot errors and design inconsistencies

Ultra Testing / a NYC based Tech firm is 75% Autistic. They compete with IBM , SAP, Capgemini, Accenture and other IT giants.

Ultra's testers include astro-physicists and mathematicians; managers include seasoned agency and Tech execs.  

Co-founders Rajesh Anandan and Art Shectman  (MIT buddies) started the company in 2012 to revolutionize the $25b software testing business and unlock the talent pool of 2 million Americans on the Autism Spectrum (approximately 80% are unemployed).

They call their mission - promoting neurodiverse workforces.