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Orain consists of a mobile-sized, IoT-powered hardware device that fits in all vending machines that communicates via Bluetooth with the user's mobile-based app. The app permits payment via pre-paid cash or credit card, and allows the machines to socialize with users via a chat app and launch promotions.
Orain consists of a mobile-sized, IoT-powered hardware device that fits in all vending machines that communicates via Bluetooth with the user's mobile-based app. The app permits payment via pre-paid cash or credit card, and allows the machines to socialize with users via a chat app and launch promotions.
Sonicboom has 3 products. Sonic Tone uses low-frequency signals from speakers to send push-notifications to mobile devices (discounts, automated check-ins). Sonic Pass lets users use their mobile as a multi-pass in the physical world. Sonic Sense's device captures smart devices in its proximity to understand shoppers' offline digital footprints
Sonicboom has 3 products. Sonic Tone uses low-frequency signals from speakers to send push-notifications to mobile devices (discounts, automated check-ins). Sonic Pass lets users use their mobile as a multi-pass in the physical world. Sonic Sense's device captures smart devices in its proximity to understand shoppers' offline digital footprints
Formerly Portal da Queixa, Consumers Trust's B2C and B2B2C platform is available in Spanish, Portuguese and English and provides a free consumer complaints service for the general public and an outlet for brands to respond to complaints. Integrated with social media, with a user-compiled brand ranking across market sectors.
Formerly Portal da Queixa, Consumers Trust's B2C and B2B2C platform is available in Spanish, Portuguese and English and provides a free consumer complaints service for the general public and an outlet for brands to respond to complaints. Integrated with social media, with a user-compiled brand ranking across market sectors.
DGene provides solutions using 3D digital technologies: body capture and reconstruction with low latency, live holography for 5G holographic meetings, performances or remote education; 3D digital content creation with AI and interactive 3D videos to allow users to playback and navigate events on mobile devices.
DGene provides solutions using 3D digital technologies: body capture and reconstruction with low latency, live holography for 5G holographic meetings, performances or remote education; 3D digital content creation with AI and interactive 3D videos to allow users to playback and navigate events on mobile devices.
Platform-agnostic customizable API that enables users to create 3D digital avatars from selfies or scanned images. The avatars can emote and mimic speech. An avatar is created in 20 seconds by uploading an image to Didimo's cloud-based API for processing via algorithm to extract and recreate facial features.
Platform-agnostic customizable API that enables users to create 3D digital avatars from selfies or scanned images. The avatars can emote and mimic speech. An avatar is created in 20 seconds by uploading an image to Didimo's cloud-based API for processing via algorithm to extract and recreate facial features.
Proppos FastPay's intelligent self-checkout solution is powered by AI and utilizes computer vision technology to identify food. Catering to self-service restaurants, the checkout platform is completely automated and can be integrated into enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and systems to reduce waiting time, operational costs and improve customer experiences.
Proppos FastPay's intelligent self-checkout solution is powered by AI and utilizes computer vision technology to identify food. Catering to self-service restaurants, the checkout platform is completely automated and can be integrated into enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and systems to reduce waiting time, operational costs and improve customer experiences.
Blackfish is an app that provides retail, online travel booking and finance services. Users can buy goods like groceries and movie tickets, top up mobile phones, book train and air tickets and hotel rooms; invest in P2P lending products, apply for credit cards and loans and make credit card repayments.
Blackfish is an app that provides retail, online travel booking and finance services. Users can buy goods like groceries and movie tickets, top up mobile phones, book train and air tickets and hotel rooms; invest in P2P lending products, apply for credit cards and loans and make credit card repayments.
Using its GEEWOO image-identification search engine technology, Haishen's G-BOX AI vending machine cabinets are located in bricks-and-mortar outlets. Customers can open the cabinets by using QR codes. The G-BOX AI will record the items taken and payments are automatically completed via smartphones when the doors are closed.
Using its GEEWOO image-identification search engine technology, Haishen's G-BOX AI vending machine cabinets are located in bricks-and-mortar outlets. Customers can open the cabinets by using QR codes. The G-BOX AI will record the items taken and payments are automatically completed via smartphones when the doors are closed.
KODI helps cooperatives track their finances and provide transparency to members. SaaS platform for logging financial activities, cash in/out, transactions, tax reports, etc. Automatically calculates each member's monthly contributions and profit-share at the end of financial year. Payment point/online commerce features as alternative revenue source for co-ops.
KODI helps cooperatives track their finances and provide transparency to members. SaaS platform for logging financial activities, cash in/out, transactions, tax reports, etc. Automatically calculates each member's monthly contributions and profit-share at the end of financial year. Payment point/online commerce features as alternative revenue source for co-ops.
A software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud-based facilities management and maintenance platform for large buildings, like airports, malls, hotels and hospitals. It encompasses corrective and preventive maintenance, add-on functions and is the first such platform to employ near-field communication (NFC) technology. Configurations displayed differ according to user type, from housekeepers to managers.
A software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud-based facilities management and maintenance platform for large buildings, like airports, malls, hotels and hospitals. It encompasses corrective and preventive maintenance, add-on functions and is the first such platform to employ near-field communication (NFC) technology. Configurations displayed differ according to user type, from housekeepers to managers.
Mars Rabbit is an app that facilitates express checkout and easy payment at retail outlets. It enables shoppers to scan barcodes and pay online without lining up at cash registers. Before leaving, shoppers must go through a special checkout stand where a staff member verifies they paid for their purchases.
Mars Rabbit is an app that facilitates express checkout and easy payment at retail outlets. It enables shoppers to scan barcodes and pay online without lining up at cash registers. Before leaving, shoppers must go through a special checkout stand where a staff member verifies they paid for their purchases.
Location intelligence SaaS that cross-analyzes and models big data on demographics (e.g., socio-economic profiles), pedestrian traffic, consumer habits and spending in a user-friendly visual interface to help companies determine points of sales’ viability and optimize distribution strategy in retail, real estate and FMCG sectors.
Location intelligence SaaS that cross-analyzes and models big data on demographics (e.g., socio-economic profiles), pedestrian traffic, consumer habits and spending in a user-friendly visual interface to help companies determine points of sales’ viability and optimize distribution strategy in retail, real estate and FMCG sectors.
Zaihui provides SaaS-based customer loyalty solutions and marketing promotional tools that use AI and data analytics to retailers, particularly in the F&B industry. It offers seven products that have slightly different focuses: loyalty management, new user acquisition, takeout business management, data analysis, reward programs, membership development and brand maintenance.
Zaihui provides SaaS-based customer loyalty solutions and marketing promotional tools that use AI and data analytics to retailers, particularly in the F&B industry. It offers seven products that have slightly different focuses: loyalty management, new user acquisition, takeout business management, data analysis, reward programs, membership development and brand maintenance.
SaaS platform that integrates into the APIs of marketplaces and is powered by deep-learning and image recognition technologies to detect fakes and copyright infringements online. Protects brands through automatic, continuous monitoring of websites, marketplaces and social media platforms as well as non-compliant distributor channels.
SaaS platform that integrates into the APIs of marketplaces and is powered by deep-learning and image recognition technologies to detect fakes and copyright infringements online. Protects brands through automatic, continuous monitoring of websites, marketplaces and social media platforms as well as non-compliant distributor channels.
Eventec is a robotics solutions provider for the retail sector. Its main product FANBOT - preloaded with commonly bought commodities, e.g., snacks and beverages - actively finds potential customers at libraries, conference centers, etc., and sells to them. The robot also offers marketing services, including acting as a shopping guide.
Eventec is a robotics solutions provider for the retail sector. Its main product FANBOT - preloaded with commonly bought commodities, e.g., snacks and beverages - actively finds potential customers at libraries, conference centers, etc., and sells to them. The robot also offers marketing services, including acting as a shopping guide.
In depth: The business ecosystems China's tech giants and unicorns build
Startups could accept to join Alibaba, Tencent or other tech giants in their ecosystems and scale quickly. Or they could say no and keep their independence. But do they really have a choice?
- China
- 10 min read
Last-mile delivery tech pioneer Mox expands into e-commerce amid Covid-19 online shopping surge
Last-mile logistical solutions provider Mox scaled its business across markets during the Covid-19 lockdown and is looking to raise €8.2m
- Spain
- 7 min read
China reverses ban on street vendors to boost economy, sparking new demand for digital solutions
Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan and other tech giants give roadside vendors digital makeover, so they can compete with fast-food chains like McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut
- China
- 5 min read
Wallbox’s bumper funding boosts Spain’s EV charging sector
Wallbox’s generic EV charging systems are sold in 40 countries, including the US and China; attracting major backers like Seaya Ventures, Spanish utility Iberdrola and US VC Endeavor
- Spain
- 9 min read
Revoolt: “Covid-19 accelerated our expansion plans and made us more ambitious”
Revoolt’s emission-free last-mile delivery model proved viable during the lockdown in Spain – growth that’s now its launchpad for international expansion and new funding
- Spain
- 5 min read
Kopi Kenangan serves up an addictive blend of rapid expansion and profitability
Its recent $109m Series B infusion boosts the Indonesian startup's confidence for sustainability and regional expansion despite the current Covid-19 slowdown
- Indonesia
- 8 min read
Some Chinese startups spot new market opportunities amid Covid-19 gloom
Crises create opportunities for startups to pivot and innovate, as Covid-19 is showing
- China
- 5 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
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
Cautiously opportunistic: How Indonesian VCs are riding out the Covid-19 crisis
Indonesian VCs on how they are doing deals during Covid-19, and their advice to startups, from how to cut costs to M&A
- Indonesia
- 6 min read
F&B supplier STOQO collapses, a casualty of Covid-19 restaurant closures in Indonesia
A once promising startup, STOQO's woes reflect the challenges faced by the local F&B industry, which is finding new ways to stay afloat
- Indonesia
- 2 min read
Indonesian online basic food startups like Sayurbox and Wahyoo have had as much as a fivefold jump in orders and are working to sustain strong sales post-social distancing
- Indonesia
- 12 min read
Gojek acquires Indonesian POS startup Moka, gains greater share of SME fintech market
Deal reportedly worth $120m will add Moka's network of over 30,000 merchants to Gojek's reach
- Indonesia
- 4 min read
Amid Covid-19 gloom, some bright spots in Portugal's tech startup scene
Despite a recession and doubling of the unemployment rate forecast this year, it's not all bad news for the Portuguese tech ecosystem
- Portugal
- 5 min read
Gestoos: The future is in the present with gesture recognition tech for consumers
From spotting and alerting sleepy drivers in their cars to switching on a washing machine with the wave of a hand, Gestoos's gesture and behavior recognition tech has wide application across devices and industries
- Spain
- 4 min read
