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Jan 10, 2022 • 4min
Parrot, a tool for digitizing Mexico’s restaurants, takes in $9.5M
ParrotConnect is a point-of-sale software for restaurants enabling them to digitize and take advantage of the home delivery boom to accelerate growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 10, 2022 • 4min
FanDuel founder and Sequoia bet on Spanish-language fantasy sports app Draftea
Founder Alán Jaime Misrahi grew up devoted to soccer, eventually playing in Mexico’s third division. While he didn’t necessarily make it to the “big leagues” playing the sport, his new company Draftea aims to win over the 350 million sports fans in Latin America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 7, 2022 • 5min
Startups at CES showed that age-tech can help everyone
Age-tech startups at this year’s CES demonstrated the potential breadth of the sector. If tech can help an older person live more comfortably, it can also help out a lot of other people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 7, 2022 • 5min
Zuddl raises $13M for its simple but powerful virtual events platform
Will the world ever go back to big in-person events? Of course. Eventually. CES already moved in that direction this year, for better or worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 6, 2022 • 3min
Doosan announces $33.7M raise, as it introduces a robotic camera system at CES
Doosan Robotics this week announced $33.7 million in funding, led Praxis Capital Partners and Korea Investment Partners. The fundraising news arrives as the Seoul-based company shows off its wares at CES in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 6, 2022 • 6min
New pet tech at CES treats dogs and cats like the complex beings they are
There’s always fun tech for pet owners at CES, and 2022 is no different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 5, 2022 • 6min
DriveU.auto to power remote piloting of EasyMile’s autonomous shuttles, Coco’s sidewalk robots
Autonomous shuttle company EasyMile and sidewalk robot delivery startup Coco are integrating DriveU.auto’s teleoperation and connectivity platform into their operations, DriveU.auto, an Israeli startup that came out of stealth last year, they announced at CES. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 5, 2022 • 4min
Refinery Ventures’ second fund aimed at getting startups to Series A
Refinery focuses on “early scale” companies, a term the firm uses to describe companies that secured a seed, but need that “oomph” to get it to Series A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 4, 2022 • 3min
Smart contact lens startup Mojo Vision partners with Adidas and other sports brands
For the past few years, Mojo Vision has had a small presence at CES, offering up glimpses into the potential of its augmented reality contact lenses. Every year, the picture seems a little closer, if still far away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 4, 2022 • 3min
Smarter Health gets $5.15M SGD to reduce healthcare costs in Southeast Asia
Organizing information from providers, insurers and patients not only takes a lot of time, but increases private healthcare costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
