Accelerator

Interviews

Yali Bio: Recreating a juicy steak in plant-based alternatives

Founded by the former head of Impossible Foods’ pilot plant, this Bay Area genomics and foodtech startup is one of the first to engineer a better fat for plant-based meat 

Foodtech | Biotechnology | Alternative Proteins

Interviews

Accelerating Asia's Amra Naidoo: We’re at an inflection point in Southeast Asia

Accelerating Asia’s co-founder Amra Naidoo reveals how the program adapts its curriculum to meet startups’ needs and the challenges accelerator programs face during the pandemic

Accelerators | Investment | General

The Big Picture

Portugal oceantech II: Single-minded efforts to build an ecosystem of international reference

With dedicated accelerators and investment programs, supported by the EU’s vote of confidence, Portugal appears on track to lead in oceantech

Ocean Economy | Sustainability | Agriculture & Fishery

Bright Ideas

Virtuleap's VR games provide a mental workout, boosting brain health

Used by the AARP and Veteran's Health Administration in the US, Virtuleap’s games with AI-enabled assessment work to improve cognition and to counter degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's

Healthcare | Virtual Reality

Failures and Lessons

HeyGo's shattered dreams: Promising P2P classified services platform failed to scale

With 96,000 monthly active users, classified services app HeyGo grew in user numbers, but not revenue. It soon declared bankruptcy 

Sharing Economy