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Humane Inc has on Thursday revealed plans for a telco partnership with SoftBank Corp.(SoftBank) for the Humane Ai Pin, the first stand-alone Ai device and proprietary Ai-driven OS, CosmOS. This partnership, as part of a strategic investment opportunity, will see SoftBank become the exclusive telecom provider for Ai Pin in Japan, leveraging SoftBank’s…

Startup salaries cool in 2023 with junior engineering roles seeing the sharpest decline of 6 percent, Glints and Monk’s Hill Ventures revealed on Thursday. According to the Southeast Asia Startup Talent Trends Report 2024, off the back of tech layoffs and cost-cutting measures, junior tech roles have been most impacted across the region with salary declines…

Mocaverse, the marquee growth network with an interoperable infrastructure layer of account, identity, reputation, and PointFi systems seeded by Animoca Brands, announced Wednesday it entered into various partnership agreements for strategic expansion of Mocaverse Partner Network in the South Korean market to bridge, integrate, and export Korean Web3…

InSolare Energy, an India-based renewables engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company dedicated to customer-centric and technology-driven solutions, has raised Rs 660 million (approximately $8 million) in a growth funding round.

Weave Living, a Hong Kong-based living sector specialist, announced Monday that it has secured further investment from its existing shareholders – Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor and the Founder – Sachin Doshi. This new equity injection will further support Weave’s ambitious plans to expand its brand footprint and property portfolio to over…

VinFast, a Vietnam-based electric vehicle manufacturer, has officially broke ground on its first integrated electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing facility in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The electric vehicle facility boasts a total initial investment of $500 million over five years, with a projected capacity of 150,000 vehicles annually.

Spark, Peak XV’s fellowship for female founders, has announced their latest cohort with 14 companies and 16 female founders. This cohort includes four companies building AI solutions in travel, fraud detection, wholesale trade and ecommerce.

Yulu, India’s largest shared electric two-wheelermobility company, has on Friday announced the successful equity infusion of $19.25 million in its business. The funds have been raised via further issuance of shares to Yulu’s existing strategic investors Magna and Bajaj Auto Ltd.

For global companies, rising economies represent an enormous growth opportunity, especially for digital businesses. Digital industries across the world have reached a plateau, with high levels of competition and user penetration.

Varaha, an India-based full-stack climate-tech company that specializes in generating carbon credits from nature, has on Thursday announced it has raised $ 8.7 million. The Series A funding round is led by RTP Global with contributions from Omnivore and Orios – both returning investors – and marks the inaugural investment by Norinchukin Bank, one of Japan's…