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Tuesday 19 April 2022
FII invests US$30 million in German startup Agile Robots
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) announced on April 18 it has invested US$30 million in Agile Robots AG, a Munich- and Beijing-based automation startup. This is its second strategic...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Indian startup Calligo leverages POSIT with RISC-V for high-performance computing
A significant advantage that India has in the semiconductor sector is the presence of several fast-growing fabless chip design startups. Either homegrown or with overseas investment,...
Monday 18 April 2022
SEA roundup: Vietnam to raise minimum monthly wage by US$11 in July
Vietnam's National Wage Council said last week that it will increase region-based minimum wages by 6% starting this July, according to Vietnamplus...
Monday 18 April 2022
Earth Venture beckons to early-stage tech startups and universities for climate change solutions
Earth Venture Capital, which invests in early-stage climate-tech startups and has just closed its debut fund recently, extended invitations to Taiwanese startups and universities...
Thursday 14 April 2022
These VCs and CVCs are diving into Industry 4.0; and you?
The post-pandemic world is seeing an increase in investment in industrial and supply chain technologies. Induced by the pandemic and other factors, the drive for supply chain resilience...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
From cassette tapes to Industry 4.0: How corporate venturing charts TDK's way forward
Remember TDK, the familiar logo appearing on those audio cassette tapes? While one might be quick to associate the Japanese electronics manufacturer with a bygone era, TDK remains...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Indian startup Micelio Mobility enables global-local EV collaboration
Partnerships are an integral part of building an EV ecosystem, something that India is developing at a rapid pace. But it's not always easy for global companies to collaborate with...
Friday 8 April 2022
A 'hardware renaissance' is coming: Where does Asia stand?
In 2021, a record US$45 billion funding went into industrial and supply chain startups. COVID-19 has accelerated global investments into a growing spectrum of technologies that will...
Thursday 7 April 2022
China analog foundry startup gains support from Big Fund
Hangzhou Fullsemi Semiconductor, an IDM foundry specializing in analog chips, has raised an undisclosed sum of investment from China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund...
Wednesday 6 April 2022
Indian startup partners China's CETL targeting 600 kW EV powertrain
Tsuyo, a Delhi-based powertrain startup that recently tied up with China's CETL, a sister company of CATL, aims to develop 10kW to 600kW powertrains to support 1.5T to 40T load-carrying...
Wednesday 6 April 2022
Acer Gadget, Starbit set up NFT platform
Acer's subsidiary Acer Gadget and Startbit have jointly established Jcard 2.0, a NFT (non-fungible token) platform for listing and transaction of fashion, entertainment products/services...
Friday 1 April 2022
WeLion New Energy attracts investments from Xiaomi, Huawei
EV battery startup WeLion New Energy Technology has drawn investments from venture capital arms of both Xiaomi and Huawei, which has boosted its registered capital to CNY61.36 million...
Friday 1 April 2022
Intel to acquire Israeli company Granulate
Intel announced an agreement to acquire Granulate Cloud Solutions, an Israel-based developer of real-time continuous optimization software. The acquisition of Granulate will help...
Friday 1 April 2022
EV battery startup InoBat Auto to visit Taiwan
Slovakia-based battery startup InoBat Auto, developing lithium-ion batteries for EV and aviation sectors, will visit Taiwan in April/May to seek...
Friday 1 April 2022
New AWS cloud center opened in southern Taiwan
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined forces with Taiwan's Sysage Technology and government agencies to set up a Cloud Innovation Center (CIC) in southern Taiwan, for incubating startups...