Tag: Consumer

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Bending Spoons raises $270m at $11bn valuation

Bending Spoons has raised $270m in equity at a pre-money $11bn valuation, a day after the Italian software unicorn announced it had secured $2.8bn in debt […]
October 30th, 2025
TechSauce

Thailand AI Advantage: Turning Sovereignty into a Competitive Edge

For years, the conversation around a Thailand AI Advantage seemed to mean one thing: using a global model. Whether at the corporate or startup level, the […]
October 29th, 2025
Korea Tech Today

LG Uplus Confirms Cybersecurity Incident, Raising Broader Questions About South Korea’s Digital Resilience

South Korea’s third-largest telecom joins SK Telecom and KT in reporting possible breaches amid mounting pressure to strengthen cyber defenses. LG Uplus, one of South Korea’s […]
October 29th, 2025
Sifted

OpenAI-backed startup aims to deliver in-home humanoid robots in 2026

Norwegian-US startup 1X is planning to roll out humanoid robots for the home in 2026, as investors funnel record sums of money into companies developing the […]
October 28th, 2025
Korea Tech Today

Kakao Integrates ChatGPT Into KakaoTalk, Redefining Everyday Messaging With AI

The move marks a major milestone in Kakao’s partnership with OpenAI and its push to embed generative AI into daily digital communication. Kakao has launched “ChatGPT […]
October 28th, 2025
Chinaccelerator

Beyond the Hype: MENA VCs on AI, Valuations, and Where Returns Actually Come From

AI companies are raising at roughly 50% higher valuations compared to non-AI peers. According to Carta data presented at Orbit Startups’ ninth Demo Day, median pre-money […]
October 28th, 2025
TechSauce

The SME Sustainability Playbook: Turning Cost to Competitive Edge

For years, the approach to sustainability, whether at the corporate level or for SME Sustainability, might have meant a yearly budget for a CSR activity—a photo-op […]
October 27th, 2025
Technode

After new funding, Noetix Robotics explains how it built a humanoid robot cheaper than an iPhone

Chinese humanoid robot startup Noetix Robotics has revealed how it achieved a sub-iPhone price point for its new consumer robot Bumi, following a fresh Pre-B funding […]
October 27th, 2025
EU-Startups

Paris-based Kotcha raises €3.5 million to make elite running coaching accessible to everyone

Paris-based startup Kotcha, co-founded with marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge and the NN Running Team, has raised €3.5 million in pre-seed funding to make professional running coaching […]
October 23rd, 2025
EU-Startups

Oslo-based Riff raises €14 million to scale its enterprise-ready vibe coding platform

Oslo-based Riff, the vibe coding platform designed for enterprise-grade applications, has raised €14 million in a Series A funding round led by Northzone, with participation from […]
October 23rd, 2025
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