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Currently valued at $20bn, Chinese social-commerce platform Xiaohongshu has over 300m users, most of whom are females from big cities with high purchasing power.
Currently valued at $20bn, Chinese social-commerce platform Xiaohongshu has over 300m users, most of whom are females from big cities with high purchasing power.
MIWA expands eco-friendly smart vending services in Europe and the US, convenient pre-order and e-payment app for merchants and consumers to get real-time product information.
MIWA expands eco-friendly smart vending services in Europe and the US, convenient pre-order and e-payment app for merchants and consumers to get real-time product information.
Backed by €2m from impact investors, Les Noveaux Affineurs is ramping up production of its plant-based, French vegan cheese gastronomy for export to international markets
Backed by €2m from impact investors, Les Noveaux Affineurs is ramping up production of its plant-based, French vegan cheese gastronomy for export to international markets
Award-winning proptech Mayordomo expects total revenues to reach €75m by 2024, banking on rapid adoption of Smart Point shopping and locker delivery services across Europe.
Award-winning proptech Mayordomo expects total revenues to reach €75m by 2024, banking on rapid adoption of Smart Point shopping and locker delivery services across Europe.
Armed with €7.2m in seed funding, award-winning Didimo is scaling-up to produce customized AI-powered facial doubles and avatars for diverse business sectors.
Armed with €7.2m in seed funding, award-winning Didimo is scaling-up to produce customized AI-powered facial doubles and avatars for diverse business sectors.
Besides helping shoemakers cut product development costs by 80%, 4D ShoeTech is now expanding its 3D modeling services to make prototypes for luggage manufacturers.
Besides helping shoemakers cut product development costs by 80%, 4D ShoeTech is now expanding its 3D modeling services to make prototypes for luggage manufacturers.
Orain's IoT-powered hardware and AI-infused app boost revenue from vending machines by making them interactive and sociable for the first time.
Orain's IoT-powered hardware and AI-infused app boost revenue from vending machines by making them interactive and sociable for the first time.
Sonicboom's data-over-sound technology allows transmission and acquisition of data to and from smart mobile devices without internet connectivity, helping retail-space operators understand consumer behavior.
Sonicboom's data-over-sound technology allows transmission and acquisition of data to and from smart mobile devices without internet connectivity, helping retail-space operators understand consumer behavior.
As consumers get more vocal and powerful online, Consumers Trust lets businesses view, track and respond to customers' complaints while offering related data for marketing.
As consumers get more vocal and powerful online, Consumers Trust lets businesses view, track and respond to customers' complaints while offering related data for marketing.
Proppos FastPay's food-recognition technology decreases checkout times to 5-10 seconds and its AI-driven predictive consumption models optimizes operational efficiency.
Proppos FastPay's food-recognition technology decreases checkout times to 5-10 seconds and its AI-driven predictive consumption models optimizes operational efficiency.
A members-only platform offering goods and services in lower-tier cities, Blackfish gained 400,000 subscribers and raised RMB 1.3bn just nine months after launch.
A members-only platform offering goods and services in lower-tier cities, Blackfish gained 400,000 subscribers and raised RMB 1.3bn just nine months after launch.
Haishen's deep learning tech can track shopping behavior and locate desired products to boost sales and inventory management.
Haishen's deep learning tech can track shopping behavior and locate desired products to boost sales and inventory management.
Traditional cooperatives can digitize their financial systems faster with KODI automated features to increase transparency and efficiency.
Traditional cooperatives can digitize their financial systems faster with KODI automated features to increase transparency and efficiency.
First cloud-based, corrective and preventive facilities management and maintenance platform to employ near-field communication technology, saving managers 40% of the time spent on adminstration.
First cloud-based, corrective and preventive facilities management and maintenance platform to employ near-field communication technology, saving managers 40% of the time spent on adminstration.
In China's frothy tea drink universe, startups learn to battle
Tea shop startups like Nayuki and Heytea are staying afloat by turning to high-quality organic ingredients and greater brand visibility
Infraspeak to raise up to €12m in Series A funding to accelerate European expansion
CEO Felipe Ávila da Costa discusses his rapidly growing facilities management platform that's helping airports, malls and hospitals run smoothly from Brazil to Mozambique
Wahyoo wins seed funding in push to upgrade Indonesia's street food sector
It's launching a B2C app and an integrated POS system in 2019 to boost street food sales and hawkers' productivity, CEO Peter Shearer tells CompassList
Analysing and leveraging data: Interview with Datanest co-founders
From credit scoring to demand forecasting, Datanest has built many machine-learning products and looks to raise new funding, expand beyond Indonesia
Situm Technologies: The Google Maps for indoors, where GPS fails
It uses AI and mobile robotics to create high-precision, low-cost indoor location tech that integrates data processed from multiple radio and inertial sensors
Sustainable last-mile grocery delivery startup Revoolt eyes French, LatAm expansion
Seeking up to €1m new funding for its growth, the Madrid-based startup with its EV fleet and turnkey IoT solutions has also broken even
Buy Yourself GO: Relieving the pressure in high-demand retail
Buy Yourself's patented self-checkout technology specifically targets peak sales periods for bricks-and-mortars and requires no prior download of software
Xhockware's YouBeep app for speedy checkout, higher customer spending
Besides cutting checkout time to under 1 minute, this in-store shopping app also has other bright ideas: targeted marketing, allergy warnings, even wine-pairing tips
Indonesian local crafts marketplace Qlapa shuts down
Series A funding failed to keep startup afloat as business remains unprofitable, regional heavyweights close in
Supermarkets can now go cashierless too, with Mars Rabbit's scan & go app
Chinese startup gives traditional retailers the tech ammunition and chance to beat Amazon and Alibaba at their own game
Halal Local: Companion for the faithful
Indonesian app lets Muslims travel fuss-free, without sacrificing their religious values
Will this one-year-old startup revolutionize traditional industries?
Targeting retail and tourism first, Aibee aims to help traditional businesses keep up with their online counterparts using its all-in-one AI solutions
Once the darling of investors, unmanned shelf startups are going through a hard time in China
Startups are being forced to transform their business models to survive
China's new unicorn: Secondhand electronics platform Aihuishou now worth US$1.5 billion
Aihuishou's latest funding round is the largest yet for a secondhand electronics platform
Forget Instacart. Now you can get groceries from the vending machine downstairs
A Beijing startup has created a faster way for customers to purchase milk and eggs – just pop downstairs, buy from its smart vending machine and pay by smartphone
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