Biel Glasses: A pioneering solution for low vision sufferers

Biel Glasses offers a life-changing technology for people with low vision, a condition that is seven times more common than blindness

• Spain
• 10 min read

Fintech startup Xendit launches aid program for Indonesian businesses amid Covid-19 crisis

Xendit is helping more SMEs go online by waiving transaction fees for its digital payments solution for the first month

• Indonesia
• 3 min read

Evix Safety's helmet with an airbag is a world-first for cycling safety

Evix Safety is launching a “smart” cycling helmet fitted with an airbag to prevent thousands of neck injuries from accidents

• Spain
• 11 min read

Fresh from $13.5m Series A, Indonesian insurtech Qoala takes the long view amid Covid-19

Backed by capital from VCs like Sequoia Capital India, Qoala wants to grow its income channels, team and partnerships as others hold back

• Indonesia
• 6 min read

Orain: Making vending machines smarter and more profitable

Vending machines can now interact with consumers and offer FMCG retailers valuable data, thanks to smart hardware from Barcelona-based Orain

• Spain
• 6 min read

More Asian men are into skincare and health products, and Elio is here to help (discreetly)

Elio believes offering privacy, free online consultations and discreet product packaging will encourage more men to take better care of their health

• Indonesia
• 7 min read

FMCG supply chain solution KlikDaily simplifies life for mom-and-pop stores in Indonesia

KlikDaily, which raised Series A funding this week, is helping small businesses streamline supply of FMCG and reduce prices by eliminating several links in the supply chain

• Indonesia
• 4 min read

Smart agritech pioneer Digitanimal helps ranchers better manage their cattle and ensure animal welfare

Its latest project, Cattlechain, is an IoT-blockchain solution for farms to meet the EU's animal welfare standards, fulfilling consumers' demand for sustainable farming and food traceability

• Spain
• 12 min read

How Sea Water Analytics is using IoT to help keep beaches safe in Covid-19 era

Sea Water Analytics checks water quality, overcrowding, even jelly fish threats in Spanish beaches

• Spain
• 7 min read

"We were almost chased out": Aruna co-founder Utari Octavianty on empowering Indonesia's fishing villages

Despite a lack of infrastructure and threats from middlemen, Aruna continues to help Indonesian fishing communities find buyers for their catch and manage their money better.

• Indonesia
• 11 min read

"Every spoonful is a result of someone else's hard work": Interview with 8villages's CEO Sanny Gaddafi

8villages is one of the first agritech startups in Indonesia, and the social media for farmers has since expanded into e-commerce and agriculture data collection

• Indonesia
• 12 min read

Citibeats launches social listening platform to enable rapid responses to Covid-19 issues in LatAm, the Caribbean

Civiclytics is a Covid-19 information crowdsourcing and sharing platform supported by the Inter-American Development Bank, as Citibeats reports increased demand for its data analytics and actionable insights

• Spain
• 6 min read

FROGS: Overcoming challenges to launch Indonesia's first drone-taxi for daily commutes

The Yogyakarta-based startup backed by UMG Idealab seeks more technical resources to launch Indonesia's first homegrown “flying taxi,” after the success of its agritech drones

• Indonesia
• 7 min read

Faraday Venture Partners' MP Gonzalo Tradacete: "We are actively looking for startups"

Amid the Covid-19 slump, Faraday Venture Partners' CIO and MP shares his expectations for startup investments and favored sectors, the measures his firm has taken so far to help investees ride out the crisis, and more.

• Spain
• 5 min read

Collaborations and challenges: Why Hatch is positive on aquaculture in Southeast Asia

Hatch's Managing Partner Georg Baunach on strong investor interest in Southeast Asia's aquaculture industry, what lies ahead, and why they invested in JALA 

• Indonesia
• 8 min read