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Hardware and app employing AI-enhanced sound recognition to ensure safety and autonomy for the deaf in the home and workplace via a visual warning system.
Hardware and app employing AI-enhanced sound recognition to ensure safety and autonomy for the deaf in the home and workplace via a visual warning system.
Natural Machines is launching the world’s first commercial 3D food printing and laser beam cooking machine for affordable, personalized meals, endorsed by Michelin-starred restaurants.
Natural Machines is launching the world’s first commercial 3D food printing and laser beam cooking machine for affordable, personalized meals, endorsed by Michelin-starred restaurants.
The first IOT device that cooks and automatically dispenses healthy pet food to a required quantity and schedule
The first IOT device that cooks and automatically dispenses healthy pet food to a required quantity and schedule
With sales already exceeding RMB 10m in 2018, HomeRun is launching new IoTs for pets including automatic cat litter boxes and smart collars.
With sales already exceeding RMB 10m in 2018, HomeRun is launching new IoTs for pets including automatic cat litter boxes and smart collars.
Focusing on intelligent health monitoring, Geometric Healthcare is about to launch smart toilets that can analyze users' urine and send results to a mobile app.
Focusing on intelligent health monitoring, Geometric Healthcare is about to launch smart toilets that can analyze users' urine and send results to a mobile app.
AISpeech’s voice recognition technology has been widely applied by Alibaba, Tencent and other top companies in smart home, automotive and robotics products.
AISpeech’s voice recognition technology has been widely applied by Alibaba, Tencent and other top companies in smart home, automotive and robotics products.
Sherpa targets the underserved Spanish personal digital assistant (PDA) market, expanding through key industry partnerships and is poised to enter new consumer verticals.
Sherpa targets the underserved Spanish personal digital assistant (PDA) market, expanding through key industry partnerships and is poised to enter new consumer verticals.
Ex-Tesla manager is one step away from creating the next Spanish unicorn - developing the smallest and most advanced chargers for electric and hybrid vehicles.Poised for global protagonism in the domestic and commercial EV and hybrid charging markets with compact, AI-improved intelligent designs and partnerships with major manufactuers and sector developers.
Ex-Tesla manager is one step away from creating the next Spanish unicorn - developing the smallest and most advanced chargers for electric and hybrid vehicles.Poised for global protagonism in the domestic and commercial EV and hybrid charging markets with compact, AI-improved intelligent designs and partnerships with major manufactuers and sector developers.
World's first robotic pet-sitter feeds, cleans, plays with pets, so busy owners don't worry about leaving pets home alone, are less likely to abandon them.
World's first robotic pet-sitter feeds, cleans, plays with pets, so busy owners don't worry about leaving pets home alone, are less likely to abandon them.
Smart devices are the next brave new world of technology, transforming lives. inPlug, with its RMB100-plus price tag, is an affordable, easy way to start.
Smart devices are the next brave new world of technology, transforming lives. inPlug, with its RMB100-plus price tag, is an affordable, easy way to start.
As the Korean conglomerate’s gateway to deep tech startups and innovation, Samsung NEXT covers product development, investment, M&A and partnerships in a single entity to complement Samsung’s hardware business. Outside of South Korea, Samsung NEXT has offices in Berlin, Tel Aviv and in the US in New York, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. Its portfolio currently includes 55 companies with recent investments including in Series A rounds for Tetrate, Brodmann17 and RapidDeploy, as well as Healthy.io's Series B. It has managed 13 exits to date, including LoopPay, Automated Insights and EyeVerify. The VC was established in 2013.
As the Korean conglomerate’s gateway to deep tech startups and innovation, Samsung NEXT covers product development, investment, M&A and partnerships in a single entity to complement Samsung’s hardware business. Outside of South Korea, Samsung NEXT has offices in Berlin, Tel Aviv and in the US in New York, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. Its portfolio currently includes 55 companies with recent investments including in Series A rounds for Tetrate, Brodmann17 and RapidDeploy, as well as Healthy.io's Series B. It has managed 13 exits to date, including LoopPay, Automated Insights and EyeVerify. The VC was established in 2013.
Founded in 2014, EVERVC is a platform for startups and investors to seek financing and investing opportunities. As of 4Q2015, EVERVC had helped 170 startups to get investment of over RMB 900 million. It has invested in 40 startups, about 16 of which have received follow-up investment from prominent investors such as Matrix Partners China, NewMargin Capital, JD.com and Zhonglu VC.
Founded in 2014, EVERVC is a platform for startups and investors to seek financing and investing opportunities. As of 4Q2015, EVERVC had helped 170 startups to get investment of over RMB 900 million. It has invested in 40 startups, about 16 of which have received follow-up investment from prominent investors such as Matrix Partners China, NewMargin Capital, JD.com and Zhonglu VC.
Changce Investment was established in Guangzhou in May 2015. With more than RMB 1 billion under management, the firm invests mainly in unlisted high-growth companies in the IoT sector.
Changce Investment was established in Guangzhou in May 2015. With more than RMB 1 billion under management, the firm invests mainly in unlisted high-growth companies in the IoT sector.
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Linptech: Smart home devices powered by movement
The first in China to tap kinetic energy to control smart home devices, Linptech has seen its wireless, battery-free products used in smart homes, and even at the Tokyo Olympics
Zoundream: Deciphering and mining the data in baby cries
The world’s first algorithm to translate baby cries into actionable insights for parents and hospitals seeks to boost early detection of pathologies and developmental disorders
Tuya Smart announces more partnerships, files for IPO in the US
Tuya Smart’s platform enables the creation of smart devices with little or no code writing needed, shortening R&D from months to a matter of days
Visualfy: Tech for autonomy for the hearing-impaired, at home and in public
Visualfy’s app-plus-hardware solution helps the deaf lead fully independent lives
Ecojoko: Using AI, real-time data to save electricity
The French startup’s energy-saving assistant and mobile app show how much electricity is being used and how much can be saved for every household appliance
3D printing foodtech Natural Machines joins Euronext's pre-IPO training program
With its 3D printed vegan candies and snowflake pizzas, Natural Machines already has more than 300 companies using its Foodini food printer, which it’s upgrading with laser tech for simultaneous cooking too
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?
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
Luo Yonghao: Maverick founder who gave Smartisan its allure, but couldn't build a winner
The Smartisan founder and internet celebrity is making a comeback with live commerce, after failing to sell enough smartphones at his own company
Spanish startups protest the lack of relevant aid, compared with other EU countries; investors warn of “disastrous” new foreign investment restriction
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
Kibus Petcare: World's first auto-cook and -dispense healthy pet food device
Kibus Petcare applies the healthy eating revolution to the ever-growing pet-care business, eyes sales in 25 countries after crowdfunding launch
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
Li Zexiang and his game-changing plans to take Chinese robotics global
An early supporter of drone giant DJI, Professor Li Zexiang is building robotics hubs across China to pivot homegrown enterprises into global players
HomeRun: IoT devices for home-alone pets
Founded by a pet owner who worried about leaving his dog alone at home, HomeRun is chalking up big sales in China's billion-dollar pet care market
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