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Malaysia’s drone tech hub ambition: Opportunities & Challenges [Part 2]
In Part 2, we focus on the challenges faced by drone tech startups, the Malaysia government’s initiatives to support the industry and some suggestions from drone tech companies.
The power of the human brain, on a chip
This is a paradigm shift in the way we think of computing and how we build applications for this platform.
Singapore voice AI start-up AI Rudder bags $50M in Series B funding to propel growth and international expansion
AI Rudder has closed a $50 million Series B funding round, bringing total funding in the last 12 months to $60 million. New investors Tiger Global, Coatue, Cathay Innovation, First Plus and VenturesLab participated and were joined by previous investors Sequoia Capital India and Huashan Capital. To power this next phase of growth, the company will use the…
Singapore document AI startup Docsumo raises $3.5M in seed fund, eyes expansion in North American market
Docsumo has raised $3.5 million in seed capital led by Common Ocean. The round also saw the participation from Fifth Wall, Arbor Realty Trust, and existing investor Better Capital. The startup plans to utilize the fresh funds to expand its client base in the North American market and grow the team.
Great entrepreneurs are the ones that make a huge difference to mankind, says Aerodyne Group’s Kamarul A Muhamed [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
"We aspire to build a drone economy where mundane tasks and boring jobs will be removed, so that humans can focus more on meaningful jobs that would leverage on creativity and innovation."
New Zealand AI firm Soul Machines raises $70M Series B1 led by Softbank
Soul Machines has raised $70 million Series B1 financing led by new investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Additional participation in this round comes from new investors Cleveland Avenue, Liberty City Ventures and Solasta Ventures. Existing investors including Temasek, Salesforce Ventures and Horizons Ventures also participated in this round. The latest round of…
Malaysia’s drone tech hub ambition: Opportunities & Challenges [Part 1]
In this first part, we briefly look into the opportunities awaiting Malaysia drone tech startups.
Leveraging AI to create safer, ESG-compliant construction sites [Q&A]
viAct, an AI construction tech (contech) startup based out of Hong Kong, automates construction monitoring using a combination of computer vision, edge devices and a mobile app.
Singapore consumer internet firm Glance gets $200M from Reliance Industries’ Jio Platforms
Glance has agreed to raise $200 million from Reliance Industries Limited's subsidiary Jio Platforms Limited (Jio) in its Series D round of funding. The proposed investment by Jio is aimed at accelerating Glance’s launch in several key international markets outside of Asia such as the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Russia.The company is aiming to create…
How IdeaConcert utilizes the power of AI to accelerate creators’ ‘joyful imagination’ in building engaging video content [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
"It won't be long from now how people view or enjoy image content like webtoons/comics will change. this is in line with the continued development of technology and 5G in various countries. By collaborating with Ideaconcert, companies that have been or will become our partners have secured a place in this market competition."
