With 300m daily users, the short video app for the grassroots has partnered JD.com to offer discounts to convert users into online shoppers

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/kuaishou-grabbing-a-share-of-chinas-near-trillion-rmb-livestreaming-e-commerce-market

Episode keywords: Culture, E-commerce, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Social Networking & Community, B2C, Video, Marketplaces & Platforms, Mobile, Streaming, Douyin, TikTok, JD.com, Live commerce, Taobao, Covid-19, ByteDance

Founded by former NASA scientists, Gago began as a data solution to improve China’s traditionally low-yielding and inefficient smallholder-based farming sector.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/gago-inc-satellite-data-agritech-startup-ramps-up-growth-with-financial-sector-solutions

Episode keywords: Agriculture & Fishery, Drones, Insurance, Industry 4.0, Precision Farming, Banking, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, Geospatial Tech, Computer Vision, Cloud, Internet of Things, Sensors, Machine Learning, China, Farming, Startup, Investment

Agritech startup Crowde offers retail investors direct access to Indonesia’s US$25 billion agricultural sector, transforming the way traditional farmers fund, run and grow their businesses

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/crowde-funding-indonesias-fields

Episode keywords: Agriculture & Fishery, Crowdfunding, Fintech, Investment, Social Enterprises, Marketplaces & Platforms

As the world’s most populous country faces potential food supply shortages, Yimutian, China’s No. 1 agro trading marketplace, is seeing more opportunities

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/yimutian-china-agriculture-e-commerces-comeback-kid

Episode keywords: E-commerce, Agriculture & Fishery, O2O, B2B, Lending, Marketplaces & Platforms, Big Data & Analytics, Mobile, JD.com, Sequoia Capital China, ZhenFund, Yunfeng Capital

Spanish ML, big data startup helps farmers perfect wine and fruit production in a fast-growing precision agtech sector.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/raw-data-bringing-new-predictability-to-harvests

Episode keywords: Agriculture & Fishery, B2B, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, Marketplaces & Platforms, SaaS, Smart Agrifood Summit, agtech, agritech, Spain, Innovation, Technology, Investment, Startup

From collaborative working to cyberbullying, these startups will soon work with Indonesia’s first smart city agency

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/jakarta-smart-city-seeks-startup-solutions-for-life-in-post-covid-new-normal

Episode keywords: B2B, Government, B2C, Healthcare, Edtech, Enterprise Tech, Video, Smart Cities, O2O, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, SaaS, Streaming, Jakarta Smart City, Covid-19

Joining the Microsoft for Startups program will boost Zhongzheng’s R&D and business expansion in China.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/zhongzheng-information-big-data-and-fully-integrated-services-for-smart-office-buildings

Episode keywords: Smart Cities, Real Estate, Monitoring & surveillance, Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data & Analytics, Computer Vision, Hardware, Mobile, Recognition Tech, Wireless, Microsoft, China, Technology, Innovation, Investment

Singrow also plans to offer locally grown produce across Southeast Asia, starting with strawberries farmed in energy-efficient greenhouses

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/singrow-to-start-selling-singapore-grown-strawberries-in-march-plans-15m-series-a-this-year

Episode keywords: Agriculture & Fishery, E-commerce, B2B, B2C, Urban Farming, Biotechnology, Big Data & Analytics, Computer Vision, Hardware, Internet of Things, Robotics, Sensors, Marketplaces & Platforms, Cloud, Recognition Tech, WeChat mini program, Southeast Asia, GROW, Rocket Seeder, AgFunder, SEEDS Capital, Enterprise Singapore, China, Vertical farming

HypeLab’s P2P mesh networking technology enables everyone to communicate within their own networks without needing internet, in cities, remote villages and even in disaster zones.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/hypelabs-wins-bumper-us3m-seed-funding-to-democratize-connectivity

Episode keywords: B2B, Developer Tools, Energy & Cleantech, Local Services, P2P, Sharing Economy, Sustainability, Open Source, Automation, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Wireless, Mobile, Innogy Innovation Hub, UPTEC, AngelPad, Caixa Capital, EDP Ventures, NovaBase Capital, Deutsche Telekom, Mustard Seed, Innovation, Startups, Investment, Portugal, Porto

Clarity AI uses machine learning and data analytics to effectively assess and score environmental, social and governance performance of companies and investment portfolios.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/with-clear-reliable-standards-for-esg-analysis-clarity-ai-wins-investment-from-blackrock-deutsche-borse

Episode keywords: Sustainability, Risk management, Fintech, B2B, Investment, Impact Investing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, SaaS, Marketplaces & Platforms, Machine Learning, BBVA Open Talent, Forum of Young Global Leaders, ESG, BlackRock, Kibo Ventures, Alma Mundi Ventures, Women in Tech, Startups, Technology, Innovation, Deutsche Börse