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Indian startups want local app store to fight Google dominance
Top Indian startups may form an alliance to push for an India-specific app store as they look to counter the dominance of Google and Apple. Read more…
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Coronavirus funding crunch forces Indian start-ups to get creative
India’s coronavirus lockdown and an exodus of venture capital are testing a start-up community that has become one of the world’s biggest. Read more…
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SoftBank’s investment strategy fails big – but it can still fail well
We always hear how digital companies must embrace failure, so should we really be freaking out over SoftBank’s investment flops? Well no, not yet. Read more…
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SparkLabs Connex collaborative ecosystem for IoT start-ups
IoT start-up accelerator SparkLabs Connex has a secret sauce: an ecosystem of partners committed to the collaboration IoT needs to thrive. Read more…
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Investors to transform Greater Bay into urban mobility demo
GreaterBayX investors aim to use the Greater Bay Area to develop urban mobility tech for the rest of the planet. HK’s current political crisis is not a concern, they say. Read more…
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The future of urban mobility is … sharable pogo sticks?
Forget e-scooters – a start-up in Sweden is promoting the next big thing in urban mobility solutions: pogo sticks. They claim they’re not kidding. Read more…
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Why are VCs ignoring climate change tech start-ups?
Dozens of start-ups aim to fight climate change with carbon removal tech, but Silicon Valley VCs would rather fund the usual software and blockchain boffins. Read more…
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Qualcomm launches AI investment fund, starts with AnyVision
Qualcomm has announced the launch of the Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund to invest up to an aggregate of $100 million in start-ups working in artificial intelligence. The fund will focus on startups that share the Read more…
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EY expands ‘wavespace’ innovation network to Hong Kong
EY has launched its ‘wavespace’ flagship center in Hong Kong to enable businesses – with a particular focus on financial services, technology, media and telecom sectors – to tap into experts across EY’s global network Read more…
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Eight start-ups join new Infiniti Lab initiative in Hong Kong
Infiniti Motor Company has unveiled a new Infiniti Lab initiative in Hong Kong to connect international entrepreneurs with local startups, corporate partners and Infiniti executives to accelerate the innovation cycle and find new ways of Read more…