Impact Powerhouse

With unlimited battery swaps and round-the-clock service, the Singapore startup is targeting ride-hailing and delivery drivers in Indonesia, a market with a growing appetite for electric motorcycles

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/oyika-wants-to-help-30000-indonesian-riders-switch-to-electric-motorcycles

Episode keywords: Transportation, B2C, Smart Vehicles, Automotive, Energy & Cleantech, Hardware, Mobile, Automation, Electric vehicles, EV batteries

AgroCenta’s platforms empower Ghanaian subsistence farmers, especially women, boosting productivity and sales with e-payments, micro-credits and insurance, and direct connections to buyers, cutting out the intermediaries.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/agrocenta-providing-market-access-and-credit-to-african-smallholder-farmers

Episode keywords: Agriculture & Fishery, Fintech, Sustainability, Personal Finance, E-commerce, Logistics & Supply Chain, B2B, Insurance, Lending, Social Enterprises, Social Networking & Community, Women, Enterprise Tech, Impact Investing, Marketplaces & Platforms, Mobile, Big Data & Analytics, Seedstars, Shell Foundation, AV Ventures, Rabo Foundation, Africa, Ghana, Startups, Investment

The new entity, now Indonesia’s largest tech group, plans to go public in Indonesia and the US, targeting a $40bn valuation

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/gojek-and-tokopedia-merge-to-form-goto

Episode keywords: B2C, Consumer Products, E-commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Investment, Logistics & Supply Chain, O2O, On-demand, Transportation, Marketplaces & Platforms, Mobile, GoTo, Gojek, Tokopedia

The world’s first lab-grown diamond producer certified carbon-neutral, Diamond Foundry became a unicorn recently with a $200m investment from Fidelity, adding to earlier funding from tech billionaires

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/diamond-foundry-growing-conflict-free-eco-friendly-diamonds-in-a-lab

Episode keywords: Sustainability, Energy & Cleantech, Consumer Products, Luxury, Fashion, Lifestyle, B2B, B2C, Nanotechnology, Google, Twitter, climate change, carbon footprint, Semiconductor, Lab-grown diamonds

With high-profile Malaysian corporate clients under its belt, the startup is in no hurry to raise funds, preferring to focus on raising public awareness and winning mindshare.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/the-watertree-project-eliminating-single-use-plastic-water-bottles-in-malaysia

Episode keywords: Sustainability, Circular Economy, Food & Beverage, Lifestyle, B2C, Consumer Products, Women in Tech, Covid-19, Tetra Pak, Recycling, Plastics, Packaging, Startups, Malaysia

The biotech startup is disrupting the pet food processing industry with cell-based food to minimize environmental “pawprints” and promote animal welfare

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/because-animals-pioneering-cultured-meat-for-pets

Episode keywords: E-commerce, Pets, Sustainability, Alternative Proteins, Foodtech, Biotechnology, Marketplaces & Platforms, Materials, Microbiome, Women in Tech

The Lyon-based startup says using plants to remove harmful metals from the earth is a sustainable, cost-effective green alternative to decontaminate soil in agricultural or urban environments.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/biomede-harnessing-plants-natural-attributes-to-decontaminate-soil

Episode keywords: Agriculture & Fishery, Sustainability, Circular Economy, B2B, Chemicals, Soil, Phytoremediation, Asteraceae, Greentech Innovation, France, Startups, Investment, Plants

The Denver-based company kicked off operations in Singapore last year, intends to use the city-state as a spring board to expand in the Asia Pacific

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/switch-automation-on-demand-data-driven-building-management

Episode keywords: B2B, Monitoring & surveillance, Real Estate, Enterprise Tech, Cloud, Automation, Hardware, Internet of Things, Sensors, SaaS, Big Data & Analytics, Switch Automation, Deb Noller

An innocuous video clip sparked debate on social media over plant-based meat, with suspicion about its nutritional value, cost-effectiveness and even the motives of foreign companies.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/plant-based-meat-faces-backlash-in-china-despite-gaining-traction

Episode keywords: Alternative Proteins, Foodtech, Consumer Products, Lifestyle, Sustainability, B2C, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Plant-based meat, Starfield, Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, New Hope, Jinzi Ham, Sophie's Kitchen, Innoangel Fund, Startups, China, Investment

With its proprietary fiber weaving technique and specially-designed machinery, Wuxi-based Grain Meat aims to replicate the texture and even the grain of real meat.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/grain-meat-focusing-on-whole-cut-plant-based-meat

Episode keywords: Alternative Proteins, Foodtech, B2C, Food & Beverage, Sustainability, B2B, Biotechnology, 3D Printing, Plant-based meat, Women in Tech, Innoangel Fund, China, Startups, Investment