10 things in tech startup you need to know today, Tuesday, November 14

Good morning! Here is the startup news you need to know this Tuesday.

1. 29 start-ups that prove Silicon Valley innovation isn’t dead. CNBC just published a list of 29 startups that are using innovative and emerging technologies to solve challenging problems. These frontier technologies include synthetic biology, deep learning, quantum computing and the blockchain.
2. Zomato launches subscription-based ‘Zomato Gold’ in India. The Online restaurant guide and food ordering app Zomato launched its ‘Zomato Gold’ program as a paid subscription-based service in India.
3. Cloudflare expands into mobile performance with Neumob acquisition. Today, Cloudflare announced the of mobile VPN startup, Neumob.
4. Former Google employees Launched LightStep, a startup to transform application management. A trio of former employees from internet giant Google have launched a startup company intended to transform the way that companies manage application performance management (APM).
5. Tesla, SpaceX board member takes leave after sexual harassment claims.  Steve Jurvetson, a partner at DFJ, a major Silicon Valley venture capital firm, has left the company amid accusations of sexual harassment
6. Female startup founder, Brittany Underwood, skips the traditional for-profit model to help women in developing countries. Brittany Underwood launched Akola, an organization that employed women in northern and eastern Uganda, a region affected by civil war and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, to make jewelry.
7. Chicago startup, FanFood, lets you order snacks to your seat. A  Chicago-based startup FanFood is bringing app-based food ordering to live sports, concerts and other events, allowing you to get food and drink without having to miss a play or song.
8. London-based edtech startup SAM Labs closes €5.7 million Series A funding round. SAM Labs, an edtech startup that aims to make coding education accessible for all students across all skill levels and interests, today announced the completion of a €5.7 million Series A funding round led by Touchstone Innovations and E15 Ventures.
9. Israeli startup Medigate grabs $5.35 mln seed funding. An Israel-based startup Medigate, a provider of a medical device security platform, announced in a press release that it has secured $5.35 million in seed funding.
10. Sparkbox launches an affordable next-generation compact charging solution. Sparkbox, the startup that started raised initial funding on IndieGogo, announced the launch in a press release today. The solution enables consumers to power anything, anywhere.