5 fundraising imperatives for robotics startups
There's never been a better time to pursue funding for robotics startups, but you are more likely to succeed if you build a strategy marked by the same sophistication you bring to your business. Lidiya Dervisheva Contrib.....»»
EV startups in dire straits
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently warned that US electric vehicle (EV) startups Rivian and Lucid could both go bankrupt if they do not significantly lower their costs......»»
Indoor Robotics raises $15 million to boost product development
Indoor Robotics announced the closing of a $15 million in series A funding. The round of funding was led by Pitango and included Target Global, European Innovation Council Fund, and Spider Capital. This round enables Indoor Robotics to boost product.....»»
Six Taiwan startups in top-8 at London Tech Week, says MOST
Eighteen startups participated in London Tech Week on June 13-14, focusing on smart health, AI, IOT and EedTech, to showcase Taiwan's innovations to the world, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)......»»
Cooler Master: Venturing out into ecosystems to be tomorrow"s economy
Providing an ecosystem is sometimes all it takes. Instead of holding on to all its resources tightly, Cooler Master builds an oasis where startups, creators, marketers, distributors, buyers as well as its resources, work together to form a bubble of.....»»
Layoffs are on the rise in the midst of crypto winter
Hao Jia was so convinced in the potential of cryptocurrencies that he passed up a job at a large tech firm, Oracle, to take another offer he received in early April to be a software engineer at one of the buzziest crypto startups, Coinbase......»»
Solving complex optimization problems with quantum: Q&A with Entropica Labs CEO Tommaso Demarie
Entropica Labs, a Singapore quantum computing startup, attended Computex 2022 in late May. It is one of the portfolio startups of SGInnovate, the deep tech investor of the Singapore government......»»
Chinese EV startups see sales rebound and chip shortages persist
Chinese carmakers are seeing sales rebound since May. BYD and Li Auto, to name a few, have reported strong growth in sales. However, shortage of semiconductor might not get resolved anytime soon, according to carmakers......»»
Electric Last Mile"s failure is reality check for EV startups, experts say
As Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. prepares to liquidate under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the company's rollercoaster ride is a sobering lesson for startups and investors in the EV space, according to industry observers. ELMS excited investors with its.....»»
"How the 3D-Printing Community Worldwide is Aiding Ukraine"
Jakub Kaminski is a robotics engineering graduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. With some volunteers he spent two months designing the perfect tourniquet for the battlefields of Ukraine, designed meet the highest medica.....»»
Israeli startups turbocharging EV innovations
There is no manufacturer of cars, trains or airplanes in Israel, yet the country is esteemed as a leader of transportation technology. As the world is moving into electric mobility, startups on novel car tech are mushrooming in the country, attractin.....»»
Mercedes-Benz rules out possibility of Chinese shareholders blocking minority, report says
The comments came after the purchase of German robotics maker Kuka by China's Midea caused a political storm in Germany......»»
Adlink spins out ZettaScale with strategic investment from TTTech Auto
Adlink Technology, a developer of edge computing solutions, has announced a strategic investment by TTTech Auto int ZettaScale Technologies, an Adlink spinout focused on developing middleware for robotics and autonomous vehicles......»»
Porsche partnership will fund 6 startups
Porsche will partner with Los Angeles-based UP.Labs to seed six mobility startups by 2025......»»
At-home abortion pill startups gain interest and funding as laws increasingly target access
As the future of safe, legal abortion access in the United States has been thrust into doubt, a number of at-home abortion pill startups are positioning themselves to fill some of the void......»»
Economic concerns loom ahead of Indian EV startups
Even as the world recovers from the pandemic, commodity costs and geopolitical tension have set the stage for an economic recession. Economists would argue that downturns are part of the modern financial system, but that doesn't make its impact less.....»»
AI Shopping Startup"s AI Was Actually Just Low Cost Workers in the Philippines
Some startups are bold and original. And some, like Nate, had more modest goals: automatically filling out shoppers' contact and payment information on retailers' websites. In exchange for sparing them a minute or two of data entry on their phones, N.....»»
The Next Challenge for Solid-State Batteries? Making Lots of Them
Startups like Solid Power are beginning to roll out solid-state batteries that meet the needs of EVs. But hurdles remain for manufacturing them at scale......»»
Promising new materials mimic muscle structure and function
Inspired by the structure of muscles, an innovative new strategy for creating fiber actuators could lead to advances in robotics, prosthetics, and smart clothing, according to a Penn State led team of scientists who discovered the process......»»
Dyson lifts lid on ‘top secret’ project
Electronics firm Dyson has revealed it's planning to take on hundreds of engineers for a major new robotics-based project......»»
Fintech Startups Are in Serious Trouble
The higher you climb, the harder you fall -- and that spells trouble across the board for fintech startups right now. From a report: Already fintech multiples plummeted faster, and harder, than the rest of the tech sector. A chart published by a16z s.....»»