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SK Networks launches AI lab in Silicon Valley
Published: 26-04-2024 | 09:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
































Basis secures $3.6m to bring AI to accounting firms
Published: 31-10-2023 | 10:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau






















Primer joins NVIDIA Inception program for cutting-edge AI startups
Published: 27-10-2023 | 10:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau


BeatMarket platform launches to empower long-term retail investors
Published: 26-10-2023 | 14:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau


The Batchery unveils its17th batch of innovative startups
Published: 26-10-2023 | 14:30:00 | By: Pie Kamau




RevRoad Capital raises $61m to scale early stage startups in Utah
Published: 25-10-2023 | 12:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
RevRoad Capital announced a $61 million final close of its first fund.


Insurtech startup QuoteWell comes out of stealth, raises $15m Series A funding round
Published: 25-10-2023 | 12:00:00 | By: Pie Kamau
QuoteWell has announced the launch of its brokerage operations.


xtype secures $10.8m funding to amplify its impact in the ServiceNow market amidst soaring demand
Published: 25-10-2023 | 11:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
xtype, the agile software delivery company, has secured $10.8m additional funding.


Quantum Systems secures €63.6m to bolster European resilience through aerial intelligence
Published: 25-10-2023 | 10:39:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Quantum Systems has announced the completion of €63.6m Series B funding.


Dublin-based Kota raises €5m to enable employers to cover employees’ benefits
Published: 25-10-2023 | 10:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kota, an all-in-one platform to automate insurance, has raised €5m seed round.


Circu Li-ion receives €8.5m seed funding to automate sustainable battery recycling
Published: 24-10-2023 | 10:30:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Circu Li-ion has announced the closing of a €8.5m seed financing round.


Former JP Morgan exec Jeremy Balkin launches innovative payment solution TodayPay
Published: 24-10-2023 | 09:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
TodayPay has emerged from stealth mode to unveil payment technology solution.


Cecilian Partners secures growth funding from Dallas-based VC firm Perot Jain
Published: 19-10-2023 | 15:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cecilian Partners has secured growth capital from Dallas-based VC firm Perot Jain.


Estonian startup Bisly raises €3.6m for energy-saving building automation in EU
Published: 19-10-2023 | 14:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Bisly has closed a €3.6 million round of fundraising.


RespirAI partners with Mayo Clinic to develop AI respiratory platform
Published: 19-10-2023 | 13:38:00 | By: Pie Kamau
RespirAI Medical has entered into a collaboration with Mayo Clinic for developing a wearable AI-based home monitoring platform for respiratory diseases.


Mudrex launches Saber.Money to offer onramp and offramp services in India
Published: 19-10-2023 | 13:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mudrex announced the launch of Saber.Money to offer services to B2B clients.


Roofing technology startup Roofr raises $23.5m to build end-to-end roofing software
Published: 19-10-2023 | 11:36:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Roofr, a roofing technology startup, has raised $23.5m in funding.


Paris-based startup Hivebrite secures $37m to expand global community engagement platform
Published: 18-10-2023 | 13:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Hivebrite has raised a $37m Series B funding round.


Stockholm-based climate fintech Cloover secures €7m for renewable energy solutions
Published: 18-10-2023 | 13:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cloover has closed an oversubscribed €7 million pre-seed investment round.


Cerebrum Tech secures $1.8m investment to accelerate growth of Generative AI
Published: 18-10-2023 | 12:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cerebrum Tech has secured an investment of $1.8m, valuing the company at $15m.


Cohere taps NetSuite to scale business processes, meet global AI demand
Published: 18-10-2023 | 12:23:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cohere has selected NetSuite to support its mission to empower enterprises.


Open wealth platform Flanks secures $8m to disrupt the wealth management sector
Published: 18-10-2023 | 11:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Flanks, an API for automated wealth services, has secured $8m Series A round.


Reality Defender secures $15m Series A funding to detect text, video and image deepfakes
Published: 17-10-2023 | 16:55:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Reality Defender announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding.


AI solutions provider Meeranda joins NVIDIA Inception
Published: 17-10-2023 | 16:24:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Meeranda, an AI solutions provider, announced it has joined the NVIDIA Inception.


HeartX Accelerator announces five startups selected for the 2023 program
Published: 17-10-2023 | 14:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau
HeartX has selected five startups that will participate in the 2023 accelerator program.


Edinburgh-based Par Equity launches £100m fund to scale high-growth tech companies
Published: 17-10-2023 | 13:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Par Equity has announced the launch of its new venture fund.


German insurtech Getsafe acquires French startup Luko to expand its European presence
Published: 17-10-2023 | 13:09:09 | By: Pie Kamau
Getsafe has entered into an agreement to acquire French insurtech Luko.


EIF and Swedish fintech Invoier boost European SMEs with €58m financing
Published: 16-10-2023 | 14:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
EIF and Invoier have partnered to provide SMEs with better access to funding.


Trind invests in Spanish startup Webel to expand services marketplace
Published: 16-10-2023 | 14:31:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Webel, the app that brings any service to your doorstep, has raised €2.1m.


Kuramo Capital to invest $150m in women-led startups in Africa
Published: 16-10-2023 | 13:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kuramo Capital Management has announced plans to invest $150m in female-led enterprises.


South African logistics startup Tripplo raises $1.8m funding to scale its operations
Published: 16-10-2023 | 13:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Tripplo has closed its seed funding extension round with $1.8m equity investment.


KindWorks.AI raises $1.5m funding to revolutionize workplace culture using proven power of Kindness
Published: 16-10-2023 | 13:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
KindWorks.AI has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round over $1.5m.


Mobility startup Treepz launches insurance program for car rentals in Africa
Published: 13-10-2023 | 15:32:01 | By: Pie Kamau
Treepz is introducing an insurance program for car rentals in Africa.


Finnish energy tech startup Capalo AI raises €500K to accelerate growth
Published: 13-10-2023 | 14:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Capalo AI has raised €500K funding to further develop its virtual power plant.


AWS and Immutable partner to supercharge mass adoption of Web3 gaming globally
Published: 13-10-2023 | 14:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Immutable will work with AWS to accelerate the on-boarding of game studios to Web3.


Film tech startup KINO Studios secures $2m to reshape the entertainment economics
Published: 13-10-2023 | 13:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
KINO announced $2m oversubscribed pre-seed funding round.


Bedrock Energy raises $8.5m to decarbonize commercial real estate with geothermal energy
Published: 13-10-2023 | 13:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Bedrock Energy has announced $8.5 million in seed capital.


Sony launches Sony Innovation Fund Africa
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Sony has launched ''Sony Innovation Fund: Africa" to support the growth of the entertainment businesses in Africa.


Intento secures $8m Series A funding to enhance multilingual GenAI capabilities
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:39:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Intento announced a $8 million Series A funding round led by Somersault Ventures.


Aclid closes $3.3m seed funding to advance biosecurity and compliance
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:27:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Aclid announced the closing of an oversubscribed seed financing of $3.3 million.


Swiss healthtech startup CARE appoints Kay Oswald as CEO for U.S. market expansion
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:17:00 | By: Pie Kamau
CARE has appointed Kay Oswald as the new CEO.


NVCA updates industry standard model legal documents to empower venture community
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
NVCA has announced significant updates to five of its premier model legal documents.


Workfully raises €1.2m seed round to build the most trusted recruiting experience
Published: 11-10-2023 | 12:31:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Workfully has raised €1.2m seed round to fuel its product growth and expand its team.


French insurtech startup Orus raises €11m funding to expand its services in Europe
Published: 11-10-2023 | 11:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
French insurtech startup Orus has raised €11 million in Series A funding.


Shakti Ventures dives into femtech sector to elevate women's health
Published: 11-10-2023 | 11:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Shakti Ventures is on a mission to invest in revolutionary startups within the femtech industry.


Nebraska startup Dwellr raises $500K pre-seed round to transform the search for senior care
Published: 11-10-2023 | 10:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Dwellr has secured $500K in funding led by Move Venture Capital and Invest Nebraska.


Plug and Play announces final batch of startups selected for Silicon Valley programs
Published: 11-10-2023 | 10:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Plug and Play has announced the final batch of startups for its Silicon Valley programs.


[Column] Christopher Saul: Kenya’s AI revolution can happen with the IT you already have
Published: 10-10-2023 | 12:33:00 | By: Pie Kamau
AI is set to become the most prolific and impactful technology trend in the world.


Harpie launches Wallet Monitoring tool for crypto investors
Published: 10-10-2023 | 12:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Harpie has launched a Wallet Monitoring tool that provides real-time threat detection for crypto wallets.


E-commerce tech platform MarketLeap secures €2.6m to expand brands’ global reach and revenue
Published: 10-10-2023 | 12:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MarketLeap has secured €1.5m funding.


Relocalize raises $2.5m seed round to decarbonize food & beverage manufacturing
Published: 10-10-2023 | 11:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Relocalize has raised $2.5m in the initial closing of $3.5m seed round.


Vyzer secures $6.3m seed funding to transform wealth management with AI
Published: 10-10-2023 | 11:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Vyzer, a digital wealth management platform, has raised a seed round of $6.3m.


Lottie raises £16.35m to confront the social care crisis, elevate the standard of later living
Published: 09-10-2023 | 11:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
London-based Lottie has raised £16.35m Series A funding round.


Vistry unveils conversational AI platform LumoChat for food commerce
Published: 09-10-2023 | 11:06:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Vistry has announced the launch of its Conversational AI platform, LumoChat.


Fintech startup CrossFund raises additional $1.5m in funding at $47m valuation
Published: 09-10-2023 | 10:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Singapore-based fintech startup CrossFund, has raised its fourth funding round.


Gebrüder Weiss provides zero-emission deliveries to end customers in Budapest
Published: 09-10-2023 | 10:24:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Gebrüder Weiss has started to provide zero-emission deliveries to end customers.


Aampe secures $7.5m to accelerate AI-driven customer engagement
Published: 09-10-2023 | 10:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Aampe the AI-native user engagement platform, announced a $7.5m pre-series A funding round.


Israeli precision irrigation management startup Treetoscope closes $7m seed round to fuel growth
Published: 06-10-2023 | 12:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Treetoscope has closed $7m seed round.


Plug and Play Alberta announces 73 startups for Fall cohort accelerator programs
Published: 06-10-2023 | 12:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Plug and Play Alberta has announced 73 startups for the Fall cohort.


Romanian AI startup Creatopy raises $10m to scale its creative automation platform
Published: 06-10-2023 | 11:54:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Creatopy, the AI-driven creative automation platform, has raised $10m Series A funding.


French SaaS firm scnd raises €4m to disrupt the sales of services
Published: 06-10-2023 | 11:29:00 | By: Pie Kamau
scnd, the trailblazing French SaaS solution, announced a €4m funding round backed by 42Cap and Partech.


Startup Wise Guys and EBRD launch Growth Ukraine programme
Published: 06-10-2023 | 10:46:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Startup Wise Guys announced the launch of Growth Ukraine programme.


BFA Global, FSD Africa and IUCN launch Africa Blue Wave to support tech startups
Published: 05-10-2023 | 13:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau
BFA Global, FSD Africa, and IUCN have launched the Africa Blue Wave.


Mews acquires hospitality startup Nomi to accelerate AI guest experiences
Published: 05-10-2023 | 12:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mews has announced its acquisition of Nomi, a Nashville-based hospitality startup.


Canadian e-Commerce inventory platform Centro launches with $2m pre-seed funding round
Published: 05-10-2023 | 12:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau
e-Commerce inventory platform Centro, announced a $2m in pre-seed funding.


Cordis acquires medical device startup MedAlliance at $1.1 billion
Published: 05-10-2023 | 11:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cordis has completed the acquisition of MedAlliance, a Swiss medical device startup.


Swedish fintech Brite Payments raises $60m to accelerate instant bank payments across Europe
Published: 04-10-2023 | 15:34:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Brite Payments has announced a $60m funding round.


Japanese semiconductor firm EdgeCortix closes $20m to accelerate AI capabilities
Published: 04-10-2023 | 15:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
EdgeCortix announced the closing of a $20m funding round.


At One Ventures launches $375m climate tech fund
Published: 04-10-2023 | 14:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
At One Ventures announced the close of a $375m second fund.


Insurtech startup Allium secures $750k funding to revolutionize insurance data analytics
Published: 04-10-2023 | 13:39:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Allium Data announced the close of $750k pre-seed funding round.


Epson opens call for third Innovation Challenge for startups and developers
Published: 04-10-2023 | 12:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Epson is expanding its third Innovation Challenge for developers and startups.


Copenhagen-based platform Marts secures €1.75m to launch the OS for IT management
Published: 03-10-2023 | 13:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Copenhagen-based IT management platform Marts, has secured €1.75m funding.


Stanley Capital Partners announces first resource efficiency investment with Roboyo
Published: 03-10-2023 | 12:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Stanley Capital Partners has announced a strategic investment in Roboyo.


London-based startup Unitary raises $15m for AI-driven content moderation
Published: 03-10-2023 | 11:56:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Unitary has raised $15m in a Series A round to scale its AI video classification technology.


Providence unveils its fourth incubated technology Praia Health
Published: 03-10-2023 | 11:37:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Providence announced that Praia Health is the next incubated technology.


Magnitude Digital launches grant program to offer growth marketing services to startups
Published: 03-10-2023 | 11:13:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Magnitude Digital is launching the Magnitude Digital Startup Grant.


Applied Ventures selects seven deeptech startups to transform disruptive possibilities into reality
Published: 02-10-2023 | 14:53:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Applied Ventures selected seven deeptech startups during its fourth cohort program.


Cardata raises $100m capital to accelerate growth in product innovation
Published: 02-10-2023 | 14:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cardata has announced a new round of growth investment.


MeetingPackage raises $4.6m to boost European growth, forge into the North American market
Published: 02-10-2023 | 13:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MeetingPackage has secured a $4.6m Series A round.


CENTA platform crosses 1m, becomes world's largest community of teachers
Published: 02-10-2023 | 12:47:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Centre for Teacher Accreditation recently launched its enhanced native app, CENTA.


Prompt AI raises $5m seed funding to revolutionize computer vision
Published: 02-10-2023 | 12:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Prompt AI, a startup harnessing the power of large language models to democratize access to computer vision, raised $5m seed funding.


South Korean edtech startup Mathpresso secures $8m to accelerate growth
Published: 12-09-2023 | 11:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mathpresso has raised $8m from Korea's telecom giant, KT.


South Korean Naver-backed AI startup Crowdworks to go public
Published: 31-08-2023 | 14:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Crowdworks will be listed on the Korean KOSDAQ market via SPAC merger.


South Korean able-tech startup Kangsters selected for acceleration program by Praxis Labs
Published: 03-08-2023 | 12:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kangsters has been selected to participate in Praxis redemptive acceleration program.


South Korean tech startup Wayne Hills produces sci-fi film using generative AI
Published: 20-07-2023 | 13:23:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Tech startup Wayne Hills has kicked off producing sci-fi films using generative AI.


WEMIX, Hub71 partner to grow global blockchain startup ecosystem
Published: 05-06-2023 | 16:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
WEMIX and Hub71 have partnered to accelerate growth of their Web3 for startups.


Tech Seoul partners with Starta Ventures to expand global outreach for Korean startups
Published: 10-05-2023 | 14:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Tech Seoul, an online English news platform, announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Starta Ventures, a mid-sized venture capital firm based in New York, to support the global expansion of Korean startups.


Korean foodtech startup Nuvilab selected to join Google for Startups Accelerator: Circular Economy
Published: 24-03-2023 | 14:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Korean food-scanning startup Nuvilab was selected to be the only Korean startup among hundreds of candidates to join "Google for Startups Accelerator: Circular Economy".


Honely partners with NeoZips startup to bring digital U.S. real estate investing tool to the Korean markets
Published: 13-01-2023 | 08:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Honely has announced the start of a new partnership with NeoZips, an Irvine startup that provides Korea-based clientele an end-to-end service for investing in American real estate.


South Korean startup Xinapse scales AI solutions in the global market
Published: 21-12-2022 | 08:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Xinapse, a member of the Born2Global Centre, a Korean generative AI startup that is planning to enter the U.S. publishing market and will participate in the upcoming CES exhibition in Las Vegas in 2023, is scaling AI solutions in the global market.


Comedian, Actor and Host Howie Mandel Steps into the Metaverse powered by DeepBrain AI
Published: 16-12-2022 | 13:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
DeepBrain AI, a member of the Born2Global Centre, and Howie Mandel have put their brains together to create AI Howie, a fully interactive virtual human AI replica of the famous comedian, actor, host, and technology enthusiast.


Hong Kong and Singapore lead green fintech development among the five economies in the APEC region, study
Published: 31-10-2022 | 10:42:00 | By: Pie Kamau
GoImpact, together with The CUHK Business School, released the findings from their working paper, Exploring the Green Fintech Ecosystem in Asia: Insights from Five Economies in APEC.


[Forum] Promoting investment flows from South Korea to Vietnam
Published: 31-10-2022 | 10:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
South Korea has been, is, and will be the leading investor in Vietnam. The two parties can cooperate to achieve "Dual Goals" of US$100 billion in bilateral trade and total investment in the near future.


South Korean animation Startup Plask releases motion capture tool to democratize 3D animation
Published: 30-08-2022 | 13:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Plask, a 3D animation startup has unveiled its namesake premium motion capture and animation SaaS tool that makes 3D animation more accessible than ever.


South Korean edtech startup Day 1 Company announces plans to Dive into US
Published: 26-08-2022 | 13:28:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Korean edtech startup, Day 1 Company, announced plans to enter the U.S. market with the launch of a new product, Dive.


South Korean medical AI startup Lunit gets preliminary approval to go public on KOSDAQ
Published: 22-04-2022 | 13:32:23 | By: Pie Kamau
Lunit, a medical AI provider, announced a preliminary approval from the Korea Exchange for initial public offering (IPO) on the KOSDAQ market.


South Korean Hyundai Mobis invests in Zendar startup to accelerate Level 4 or higher autonomous driving
Published: 28-01-2022 | 11:43:48 | By: Pie Kamau
South Korean car parts company Hyundai Mobis announced it has made a strategic investment in Zendar, a Silicon Vally based startup with global competitiveness in high-resolution radar, called 'imaging radar.'


South Korean AI optimization tech startup Nota selected as NVIDIA Inception Premier member
Published: 18-01-2022 | 10:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Nota, an AI optimization technology company, announced it has been promoted to Premier status in the NVIDIA Inception program.


South Korean AI optimization startup Nota raises $14.7m series B to expand its global business
Published: 01-12-2021 | 14:05:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Nota, an AI optimization platform startup, acquired series B funding amounting to $14.7 million that is announcing. The series B funding was finalized last month, a year after the series A funding of $6.7 million.


South Korea-based Edtech startup Mathpresso secures strategic investment from Google
Published: 10-11-2021 | 14:39:55 | By: Bob Koigi
South Korea-based edtech startup Mathpresso has announced that it has received an investment from Google.


South Korean startup Humelo receives $2.6m pre-series A funding for AI voice synthesis solution
Published: 21-10-2021 | 13:42:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Humelo, a South Korean startup that specializes in AI-based voice synthesis solutions and a member of Born2Global Centre, recently received a pre-series A investment of $2.6 million (KRW 3 billion) from KT Investment and Kakao Investment.


South Korean startup Aniai to participate in Microsoft for Startups Global Grand Final program
Published: 07-10-2021 | 12:25:31 | By: Pie Kamau
Korean startup Aniai, a member of Born2Global Centre, got selected as one of the 10 companies that will participate in Microsoft for Startups. Aniai has developed a labor solution for quick service restaurants by building a robotic kitchen.


Korean space tech startup CONTEC gears up to transform space technology
Published: 31-08-2021 | 13:00:00 | By: Pie Kamau
CONTEC, a Korean startup gearing up to transform the space sector, is working towards providing holistic solutions required for downstream data transmitted by satellites.


South Korean medtech startup Speclipse attracts $7.7m in investments with its laser spectroscopic and AI medical diagnosis technology
Published: 20-08-2021 | 13:17:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Speclipse, a startup specializing in laser spectroscopic and AI-based medical diagnosis technologies and a member of Born2Global Centre, attracted $7.7 million in investments.


Korean drone startup PABLO AIR expands U.S. drone delivery business
Published: 05-08-2021 | 13:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
PABLO AIR, a company specializing in drone logistics solutions and delivery services and a member of Born2Global Centre, has collaborated with local American companies to expand its business in drone delivery in the United States.


South Korean AI startup Lunit secures investment from Guardant Health
Published: 20-07-2021 | 15:28:58 | By: Pie Kamau
Lunit, an AI startup in AI-powered cancer solutions, announced a strategic investment of $26 million from a precision oncology company, Guardant Health.


Seoul-based edtech startup Mathpresso secures $50 million in Series C funding
Published: 02-07-2021 | 13:51:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Seoul-based edtech startup Mathpresso announced it has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round last week, bringing the company's total funding to $105 million.


South Korean AI startup Riiid raises $175m from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to accelerate growth
Published: 25-05-2021 | 14:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Riiid Inc (Riiid), an AI education company and a member of Born2Global Centre, has raised $175 million investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2.


South Korean Government attracts global startups with its acceleration program K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021
Published: 30-04-2021 | 12:29:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Startups from around the world are now able to apply to K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021, South Korea's government-backed global acceleration program.


Plug and Play Korea launches in Seoul
Published: 27-04-2021 | 10:20:47 | By: Pie Kamau
Global innovation platform, Plug and Play, announced the launch of its new office in Seoul, Korea, to primarily focus on corporate innovation in the areas of Financial Services and Smart Cities and expects to expand to other industries in the future.


Energy Transition Ventures launches first venture capital fund in Texas dedicated to energy transition
Published: 13-04-2021 | 14:21:14 | By: Pie Kamau
Energy Transition Ventures (ETV) has launched as the first venture fund in Texas exclusively dedicated to investing in energy transition technologies.


Korean startup Real Water's unique solution to keep microplastics at bay
Published: 09-03-2021 | 13:08:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Korean startup Real Water has come up with a unique solution to filter out microplastics from bottled water to reduce synthetic polymer contamination, a major health concern bothering experts since 2019 when it was first researched.


Picky Inc secures $1.3 million funding to advance authentic information sharing in the beauty industry
Published: 15-01-2021 | 11:15:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Picky, Inc., a mobile-first content platform providing consumers with authentic information in the global beauty space, has announced the completion of a $1.3 million pre-seed funding.


Ntuple launches Korea railroad ticketing system in Google Maps
Published: 11-01-2021 | 14:30:45 | By: Bob Koigi
Ntuple, a South Korean tech startup that focuses on backend technology has announced that it launched the Korea railroad ticketing service ‘ga-G’ in Google maps.


South Korean blockchain e-contract startup FirmaChain announces partnership with DTT Alliance
Published: 07-12-2020 | 19:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
South Korea based FirmaChain, a blockchain-based global electronic contract platform, announced it has joined the DTT Alliance (Decentralized Trusted Timestamping Alliance).


South Korean AI startup lululab secures Series B funding led by Netmarble
Published: 30-11-2020 | 13:18:39 | By: Pie Kamau
AI startup lululab, a member company of Born2Global Centre, has successfully attracted Series B funding from Netmarble, Korea's leading game developer, as well as from other companies.


South Korean startup Autonomous a2z raises $1.9m for autonomous driving solution
Published: 26-11-2020 | 11:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Autonomous a2z, a member company of Born2Global Centre and Sejong Technopark, received a seed investment of $1.9 million from angel investments by individuals and partner corporations.


South Korea's StradVision joins NVIDIA Inception program as premier partner
Published: 20-11-2020 | 12:59:59 | By: Pie Kamau
StradVision has joined NVIDIA Inception, a virtual accelerator program designed to nurture companies that are revolutionizing industries with advancements in AI and data sciences.


South Korean AI startup MoneyBrain partners with Rainus to put an AI human in Electronic Shelf Labels
Published: 20-10-2020 | 10:36:55 | By: Pie Kamau
South Korean, Seoul-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup MoneyBrain announced it is supplying an AI video synthesizing solution to Rainus, Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL) company.


South Korean fntech startup WireBarley raises $10m Series B to strengthen global remittance service capabilities
Published: 21-09-2020 | 14:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
South Korean fintech startup in global memittance WireBarley has raised $10 million in Series B funding from Magna Investment, Shinsegae I&C and Dt & Investment.


South Korean healthcare startup WellsCare signs in-store contract with b8ta for IASO
Published: 21-09-2020 | 14:00:35 | By: Pie Kamau
WellsCare, a member company of the Born2Global Centre, signed a store contract with b8ta, a famous American flagship store that is dedicated to innovative products.


South Korean Doit5 launches advertising content service using web AR technology
Published: 03-09-2020 | 15:37:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Social marketing platform Doit5 announced the launch of an advertising service that uses content with web based AR technology.