Impact Powerhouse

Imitating every brushing move by a child, Xrush’s smart gadget uses interactive games to motivate kids to brush their teeth properly 

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/xrush-makes-brushing-fun-for-kids-with-smart-toothbrushes

Episode keywords: Healthcare; Kids & Technology; Gaming; Artificial Intelligence; Hardware; Cloud; Big Data & Analytics; Sensors; Recognition Tech

NLP-based triage and diagnosis tool has achieved a 91 percent accuracy rate in clinical trials and raised €3 million funding 

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/mediktor-ai-medical-diagnosis-app-wants-to-improve-global-health-outcomes

Episode keywords: B2B; Healthcare; Artificial Intelligence; Marketplaces & Platforms; Mobile; Natural Language Processing

NLP-based triage and diagnosis tool has achieved a 91% accuracy rate in clinical trials and raised €3 million funding.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/mediktor-ai-medical-diagnosis-app-wants-to-improve-global-health-outcomes

Episode keywords: B2B, Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, Marketplaces & Platforms, Mobile, Natural Language Processing, Spain, Startup, Investment

Launched commercially just five months ago, EV-charging infrastructure platform Place to Plug has already attracted attention from investors in Silicon Valley and Asia

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/place-to-plug-symbiosis-in-scaling-with-the-electric-vehicle-sector

Episode keywords: Automotive; Energy & Cleantech; Smart Vehicles; Sustainability; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data & Analytics; Blockchain; Location Tech; Marketplaces & Platforms; Mobile; SaaS

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How the college student who founded a global bike-sharing sensation also led it to the verge of bankruptcy through a string of mistakes.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/research-analysis/dai-wei-and-his-ofo-fighting-till-the-last-act

Episode keywords: Local Services, On-demand, Sharing Economy, Transportation, Big Data & Analytics, Location Tech, Mobile, Tencent, Alibaba, ZhenFund, Bob Xu, Xu Xiaoping, China, Startup, Investment, Bike sharing

Buy Yourself’s patented self-checkout technology specifically targets peak sales periods for bricks-and-mortars and requires no prior download of software

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/buy-yourself-go-relieving-the-pressure-in-high-demand-retail

Episode keywords: B2B; Fashion; Payments; Retail; Big Data & Analytics; Mobile; 4YFN; Buy Yourself

Besides cutting checkout time to under 1 minute, this in-store shopping app also has other bright ideas: targeted marketing, allergy warnings, even wine-pairing tips.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/xhockwares-youbeep-app-for-speedy-checkout-higher-customer-spending

Episode keywords: B2B, Consumer Products, Fintech, Marketing, O2O, Retail, Big Data & Analytics, Hardware, Mobile, SaaS, Startup, Portugal, Investment

Series A funding failed to keep startup afloat as business remains unprofitable, regional heavyweights close in.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/indonesian-local-crafts-marketplace-qlapa-shuts-down

Episode keywords: Arts, Culture, E-commerce, Lifestyle, Retail, Marketplaces & Platforms, Ku Ka, MatahariMall, Aavishkar, KapanLagi Network, Global Founders Capital, Ideosource, Budi Setiadharma, Indonesian, Startup

The Spanish logistics robot maker has a solution to improve last-mile delivery, with community-based smart robots, parcel hubs and postboxes. CompassList spoke to its co-founders at the recent 4YFN conference in Barcelona

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/eliport-friendly-neighborhood-robots-for-cheaper-last-mile-deliveries

Episode keywords: B2B; B2C; Logistics & Supply Chain; Smart Cities; Transportation; Automation; Hardware; Internet of Things; Location Tech; Robotics; Sensors; Glovo; Eliport; Dmitry Skorinko; Patrick Synge

Pivoting from Wi-Fi systems to smart fleet management, B’Smart is expanding rapidly to tap the US$12.7bn IoT for logistics market.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/bsmart-innovative-iot-systems-add-ml-for-smart-fleet-management

Episode keywords: Logistics & Supply Chain, Telecommunications, Transportation, Big Data & Analytics, Cloud, Internet of Things, Location Tech, Wireless, Spain, Startup