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.....»»
Tiger steaks and lion burgers: Lab-grown exotic animal meat is on the menu
Most cellular meat startups focus on growing familiar foods (like beef and chicken) in a lab, but Primeval Foods has its sights set on something more exotic......»»
Pentagon"s China Warning Prompts Calls To Vet US Funding of Startups
Congress may soon require government agencies to vet tech startups seeking federal funding, after a Defense Department study found China is exploiting a popular program that funds innovation among small American companies. From a report: The study, w.....»»
Funding women-led cybersecurity startups: Where are we at?
In 2020, cybersecurity companies raised $8.9 billion globally, and in 2021 the amount jumped (significantly) to over $21 billion. While the data is very exciting and promising for the cybersecurity industry as a whole, there’s one big question.....»»
Dat Bike builds electric motorcycle in Vietnam
Vietnam-based electric two-wheeler maker Dat Bike closed its series A round fundraising led by Jungle Ventures, raising a total of US$10 million since the company was established in 2019, according to Tech Crunch......»»
BYD adopts Journey 5 self-driving processor from Horizon
BYD and Horizon Robotics recently announced a partnership involving Horizon's latest high-performance processor Journey 5 for autonomous driving. BYD said it will utilize the car chip in some of its cars as early as mid-2023......»»
China firms eyeing close partnerships with TSMC
Xiaomi, Oppo, Bitmain Technologies, and AI processor startup Horizon Robotics are all eyeing close partnerships with TSMC to satisfy their growing demand, particularly that for sub-5nm process manufacturing, according to industry sources......»»
Chip Startups Using Light Instead of Wires Gaining Speed and Investments
Computers using light rather than electric currents for processing, only years ago seen as research projects, are gaining traction and startups that have solved the engineering challenge of using photons in chips are getting big funding. From a repor.....»»
Indian Cows (and Buffaloes) Are Going Online
A new breed of startups wants to formalise cattle trading. The Economist: Livestock fairs, where most animals are still bought and sold, can be expensive and chaotic. Farmers shell out entry fees to register their beasts. They must pay for labourers.....»»
India to build global drone hub by subsidizing startups
The Indian government announced the first list of companies eligible for investment in drones and components manufacturing, taking a series of actions to build India as a global drone hub by 2030......»»
Instagram Reels now offer fundraising capabilities
Meta, Instagram's parent company, has announced a new fundraising tool for Instagram Reels as part of an Earth Day initiative. Here's how to add it your reels......»»
a16z is moving into early stage startup accelerators
Funding startups at their inception offers the best return on investment, believes Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z.....»»
Indian startup Calligo leverages POSIT with RISC-V for high-performance computing
A significant advantage that India has in the semiconductor sector is the presence of several fast-growing fabless chip design startups. Either homegrown or with overseas investment, these new generation companies have been able to come up with solut.....»»
More Startup Layoffs Are Coming as Investors Push Founders to Conserve Cash
Silicon Valley startups are facing hard choices: Cut jobs now or risk incurring worse pain later. From a report: Following a hiring and funding boom in 2021, technology startups have started to lay off workers to conserve cash. In the past month alon.....»»
Earth Venture beckons to early-stage tech startups and universities for climate change solutions
Earth Venture Capital, which invests in early-stage climate-tech startups and has just closed its debut fund recently, extended invitations to Taiwanese startups and universities with innovative and scalable digital solutions to help tackle the clima.....»»
Divide and conquer: Mars rovers could be superseded by swarms of two-wheeled robots
Skoltech scientists have proposed a concept for a modular Mars exploration rover. Leveraging the power of cooperative robotics, the new system first described in an Acta Astronautica paper consists of four two-wheeled robots that can operate independ.....»»
A "hardware renaissance" is coming: Where does Asia stand?
In 2021, a record US$45 billion funding went into industrial and supply chain startups. COVID-19 has accelerated global investments into a growing spectrum of technologies that will ultimately offer us an unprecedented level of visibility, predictabi.....»»
The Return of FIRST Robotics: LA Regional 2022
Way back in 2020, before COVID shut down the world, there was a film crew following a few high school FRC teams heading to the LA Regional FIRST Robotics competition. If you’ve seen More than Robots on Disney+, you’ve seen what was the l.....»»
Research team unlocks new method to 3D-print complex, functional components for soft robotics
A team of researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has developed a new approach for adopting the Freeform Liquid 3D Printing (FL-3DP) technology to 3D print more robust and geometrically complex components for soft ro.....»»
Engineer builds the first Android phone with a Lightning port
Late last year, a robotics engineer named Ken Pillonel (Kenny Pi) showed us the first iPhone with a working USB-C port. This year he decided to invert this idea and modded an Android phone with a Lightning port......»»
New AWS cloud center opened in southern Taiwan
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined forces with Taiwan's Sysage Technology and government agencies to set up a Cloud Innovation Center (CIC) in southern Taiwan, for incubating startups and digital talent......»»