Impact Powerhouse

The professor has overseen the creation and growth of the University of Porto-based UPTEC incubator, birthplace of many of Portugal’s most successful startups

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/carlos-melo-brito-driving-force-behind-portos-innovation-boom

Episode keywords: Carlos Melo Brito, UPTEC, University of Porto, Incubator, Startups, Portugal

Employees no longer have to switch between different apps to complete projects, thanks to this collaborative SaaS for enterprises

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/worktile-sells-an-easier-more-efficient-approach-to-teamwork

Episode keywords: B2B; Co-working; Developer Tools; Open Source; Productivity Software; Cloud; Mobile; SaaS

Chinese medtech lets doctors analyze chest CT scans to diagnose Covid-19 with 98 percent accuracy; first used in Wuhan, Infervision’s system has also been deployed in Japan, Italy and the US

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/infervision-ai-screening-platform-helps-doctors-detect-covid-19-infection-within-10-seconds

Episode keywords: Healthcare; Medtech; B2B; Digital Imaging & Photography; Enterprise Tech; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data & Analytics; SaaS; Hardware; Computer Vision; Recognition Tech; Sensors; coronavirus; Covid-19; PPE; Infervision; Wuhan

With the success of Tigerobo Search, its flagship AI-based finance industry search engine, the startup is also diversifying into government, energy and media sectors

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/tigerobo-building-the-next-generation-search-engine-with-natural-language-processing

Episode keywords: Media; Search & Discovery; Investment; Enterprise Tech; Government; Banking; Natural Language Processing; Artificial Intelligence; Bots; Marketplaces & Platforms; Microsoft; Meituan-Dianping

Dai has played a pivotal role in the success of the world’s biggest e-commerce platform; now the tech giant is trusting her to run its VC arm.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/trudy-dai-alibabas-jane-of-all-trades

Episode keywords: B2B, E-commerce, Human Resources, Investment, Marketplaces & Platforms, Alibaba, BAT, Trudy Dai, Dai Shan, Women in Tech, China

The Chinese startup has taken interactivity to another level by letting TV and movie viewers decide where the action goes, and how it all ends.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/altstory-putting-the-audience-in-the-directors-chair

Episode keywords: Arts; Culture; Entertainment; Media; Video; Marketplaces & Platforms; Mobile; Streaming; Douban; Bandersnatch; AltStory; Kun Peng; TMTPOST; Youku; Tencent Video; Primary Suspects; Origin of the Buddha Head; Netflix

Used by big lenders like Bank of China and Minsheng Bank, CraiditX’s solutions can gauge consumer default risk even if a user has no credit history.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/craiditx-gives-banks-and-insurers-ai-tools-for-assessing-consumer-credit-risk

Episode keywords: Fintech, B2B, Insurance, Risk management, Enterprise Tech, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, SaaS, China Minsheng Bank, China Merchants Bank, Baidu, Alibaba, Volcanics Venture, Bank of China, China, Startup

Spot, a new challenger to China’s WeChat, is using pop-up song lyrics to entice youths to live chat and play games

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/spot-your-friends-live-chat-and-share-music-with-this-social-mapping-app

Episode keywords: Lifestyle, Music, Social Networking & Community, Students, Location Tech, Mobile, WeChat, ByteDance, Tik Tok, social mapping, Zenly

Using a biochip for urinalysis and offline health management services, Geometry Healthcare aims to differentiate itself in the smart toilet business.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/geometry-healthcare-smart-toilets-that-warn-you-if-you-are-sick-or-at-risk

Episode keywords: Consumer Products, Healthcare, Smart Home, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, Hardware, Internet of Things, China, Startup

From medical splints to meat-free burgers, multimillion-dollar 3D tech hubs are spawning new verticals across Spain.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/research-analysis/spains-3d-printing-revolution-to-drive-various-sectors-growth

Episode keywords: Arts, B2B, B2C, Construction, Design, Fashion, Food & Beverage, Lifestyle, Medtech, Real Estate, Sustainability, 3D Printing, Automation, Biotechnology, Hardware, Internet of Things, Novameat, FABulus, ADDIMAT, BCN3D, Nagami, Cunicode, Natural Machine, Spain, Startups