The old tobacco factory in Mullingar smoked Ireland and part of Europe for half a century. Owned by the Imperial Tobacco Group, a former British monopoly with Victorian airs, those ships were a hotbed of machines that made cigarettes and packaged them. Today the facilities are the headquarters of a…
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Indonesian consumer insights platform Populix has closed a $1 million seed funding round led by Intudo Ventures that also received participation from Gobi Agung and Pegasus Tech Ventures. Founded in January 2018, Populix provides real-time consumer feedback to help clients make better business decisions. Its products range from intensive research…
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Bengaluru: Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan who is also the chairman of Axilor Ventures and a trustee at the Infosys Science Foundation is a thought leader in technology and innovation. In an interaction with Mint he talks about funding for science and research, gaps, and the role startups can play. Edited…
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Blockchain expenditures in the United States will increase from € 2.76 billion to € 36.3 billion by 2025. This is clear from a new report of 25 March. The report entitled Blockchain business opportunities. And prospects data book in the United States (2016-2025) predicts that US blockchain expenditures will increase…
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As part of our retrospective review of “Chinese E-Auto Start-Ups: That’s what they did in 2018”, we had already made the following statement in the room: “You can be sure that we will hear more from WM Motor in 2019” and this seems to be true now. Because, as the…
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Dr. Markus Dworak, sleep researcher and founder of the start-up Smartsleep, during his product presentation in the founding show “The Cave of the Lions” (Vox) MG RTL D / Frank W. The fans of the TV founding show “The Cave of the Lions” most likely remember this mega-deal! “Smartsleep” by…
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With the m4 Award 2019, future medical startups in the pre-seed phase will have the chance to receive funding. Grants of up to € 500,000 can be applied for. The application deadline is 12th March 2019. The successful Bavarian pre-start promotion program “m4 Award – Pre-Seed Competition for the Medicine…
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The sales figures for industrial robots are rising. According to the new World Robotics Report, annual sales increased by 114 percent between 2013 and 2017. In 2017 alone, more than 381,000 factory robots were sold for a total of $ 16.2 billion. By contrast, the market for household robots is…
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Two Ethereums: What began as an attempt to rescue investors funds in a high profile project has led to a schism that has effectively divided the community into the two longest block chains. The division is not only psychological. Thanks to the design of public block systems, it is also…
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