Impact Powerhouse

Medtech startup Exovite combines 3D printing technology and remote treatment to improve rehabilitation of broken bones, and employs mixed reality to assist surgery.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/exovite-revolutionary-treatment-for-broken-bones-and-assisted-surgery

Episode keywords: B2B, Healthcare, Medtech, Pets, 3D Printing, Augmented Reality, Marketplaces and Platforms, Mobile, Virtual Reality, Microsoft, Telefónica, HoloLens, HoloSurg, Mixed Reality, Spain

Solatom’s turnkey solar thermal solutions can cut energy costs by 37%. Its real-time data analytics can also be used to ensure that the industrial processing units are operating at optimal conditions.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/solatom-cost-effective-flatpack-mobile-solar-energy-units-for-smes

Episode keywords: B2B, Energy and Cleantech, Sustainability, Big Data and Analytics, Lanzadera, Solar energy, Spain, Startup

It was not until 2018 that the first China-made lower limb exoskeleton got regulatory clearance at home, around the same time the first Chinese rehabilitation robot got US FDA approval

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/research-analysis/chinas-medical-exoskeleton-startups-take-on-a-promising-but-challenging-market

Episode keywords: Medtech; Biotechnology; Robotics; Artificial Intelligence; Sensors; Internet of Things; Cloud; Pitch@Palace; Shuai Mei; Ai-Robotics; RobotCT; Cyberdyne; Exoskeleton

Beijing-based Rainier is using VR technology to improve safety in lab experiments at universities and high schools, even primary schools.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/rainier-decade-long-dedication-to-vr-research-bears-fruit-in-edtech-market

Episode keywords: Edtech, Training and Coaching, Students, Kids Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Big Data and Analytics, Virtual Reality, China, Startup, Investment

Want to make your photo look like it was taken anywhere in the world – even if you were not physically there? Photo-editing app Makaron allows you to do this within a few seconds using your mobile phone

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/makaron-an-ai-powered-photoshop-for-smartphones-has-over-20m-users

Episode keywords: Arts; B2B; B2C; Consumer Products; Design; Digital Imaging & Photography; Lifestyle; Social Networking & Community; Video; Artificial Intelligence; Tencent

Yigongli’s car wash machines can wash a car in three mins for as low as RMB 10, while using two-thirds less water.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/chinese-startup-offers-fully-automated-environmentally-friendly-car-washes

Episode keywords: Automotive, Energy, Cleantech, Local Services, Sustainability, Automation, Cloud, Hardware, Internet of Things, Sensors, Alibaba

High costs – not a lack of customers – have forced promising on-demand bus service startups like DuduBus to shift their focus to corporate shuttle services 

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/research-analysis/despite-early-promise-chinas-on-demand-bus-services-hit-potholes-on-the-road-to-profit

Episode keywords: B2B; B2C; O2O; Sharing Economy; Transportation; Travel & Tourism; Marketplaces & Platforms; Mobile; SaaS

This WeChat mini program doesn’t yet have a monetization strategy, but has still received over US$110 million in funding in one year

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/xiangwushuos-platform-finds-a-new-home-for-secondhand-goods

Episode keywords: C2C; Lifestyle; Sharing Economy; Marketplaces & Platforms; Mini programs; Alibaba; ZhenFund; Bob Xu

Indonesian app lets Muslims travel fuss-free, without sacrificing their religious values.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/halal-local-companion-for-the-faithful

Episode keywords: E-commerce, Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Retail, Travel & Tourism, Mobile, Muslim tourism, Halal tourism, Muslim economy, Halal market, Indonesia, Startup

Despite all the red tape and public anxiety around self-driving cars, California- and Guangzhou-based Pony.ai is advancing steadily in its mission to bring autonomous vehicles to China

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/this-ai-powered-pony-could-usher-us-into-an-autonomous-driving-future

Episode keywords: Automotive; Smart Cities; Smart Vehicles; Transportation; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data & Analytics; Sensors