by admin | May 12, 2020 | News
Construyo, a Berlin-based startup that offers a “holistic” project management service that connects the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, has raised €2 million in seed funding. The round is led by Talis Capital, and follows €300,000 of...
by admin | May 12, 2020 | News
Listeners of podcasts, audiobooks and other audio shows are estimated to number 542 million in China this year, according to a third-party survey by marketing firm iiMedia. It’s a healthy jump from the 489 million users recorded in 2019, and it no doubt has attracted...
by admin | May 12, 2020 | News
Small- to medium-sized businesses are one of the most important parts of Southeast Asia’s economy, but many have trouble securing growth capital from traditional financial institutions. Validus wants to fix the financing gap with its peer-to-peer lending platform,...
by admin | May 12, 2020 | News
On the same day that Elon Musk defied local regulations and reopened Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, the CEO put a new person in charge of production. Musk named Richard Miller, who was director of paint operations at Tesla, to head of production at the...
by admin | May 11, 2020 | News
Soft robots have been a booming category for research and manufacturing in recent years, due to a number of beneficial characteristics. The field has become increasingly important to things like robotic graspers, which rely on their compliance to pick up fragile...
by admin | May 11, 2020 | News
Haje Jan Kamps is an author, freelance writer, journalist, photographer and editor who lives in the East Bay in Northern California and, beginning in 2016, spent more than a year as a TechCrunch writer. In a recent catch-up with him about work and life during...