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From China, Clever Home to build “Home Depot” marts in Africa
Combining B2B2C and O2O models, Clever Home is turning its 40,000sqm trade center in Nigeria into the "Yiwu marketplace" for Chinese companies looking to set up shop in Africa
Bizhare: Focusing on crowdfunding quality franchises
Bizhare aims to democratize funding for franchisees, making it easier for budding entrepreneurs to go into business
Coronavirus: Portuguese startups pitch in as nation battles pandemic
More than 120 startups join the #tech4COVID19 initiative, offering the public free medical help, meals for the vulnerable, online education and more
Future Food Asia 2021: Regenerative agriculture in Asia
The unique challenges facing regenerative agriculture in Asia require solutions different from those in the West, presenting opportunities for microfinancing and impact investment
Proppos FastPay: Reducing food waste through food recognition tech for restaurants
In a market with few competitors, SaaS startup Proppos FastPay brings operational efficiency to the food services industry with self-checkout machines
Creatio Energy Systems: From personal hobby to Iberian enabler of IoT technology
Creatio develops fully compatible sensors with a matching SaaS platform, meeting fast-growing IoT demand in Spain, where there are only a few local players
CloudYoung: Smart agritech for every process, from farm to table
CloudYoung covers the entire production chain, from cutting costs and pesticide use in its smart greenhouses to connecting farmers with buyers in e-commerce
EXCLUSIVE: Qlue raising Series B funding, "confident" of turning profitable in 2020
Qlue is also targeting more enterprise clients as it expands overseas and improved accountability and management practices
Xuebacoming: Promising edtech had compliance issues from day one
Other hefty mistakes also contributed to Xuebacoming's demise – proof that investor and media support, and a booming market, won't guarantee success
Smart Bees wants to capitalize on China's two-children policy
High property prices fuel demand for Smart Bees' bespoke smart tech-equipped furniture that maximizes living spaces for families and young homeowners
Arkademi wants people "to finish the course, pass the test and get the certificate they need"
Adopting a mobile-first focus, Indonesian MOOC Arkademi sets out to meet the needs of professionals and graduates for affordable courses that have ready applicability
European agritech is the new global focus, as startup investments nearly doubled in 2019
Last year, European agritech surpassed China for the first time in investments received, with openings in multiple subsectors from big data to blockchain
Bigle Legal’s SaaS platform offers quick, affordable legal document auto-generation
Bigle Legal generates customized legal documents at the click of a button, dramatically cutting down on human error and time spent
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.
Covid-19: Indonesia's P2P lenders ready for slower business, default risk
P2P lending startups set up stricter scrutiny, budget reserves; playing key role in helping Indonesian businesses survive the Covid-19 crisis
