Startup Softdrive puts PCs in the cloud so organizations can use the latest software without investing in higher-powered hardware. Softdrive Cofounder Leonard Ivey joins Whitney Durmick of Oracle for Startups to talk about the potential of streaming PCs for remote teams, and the role 5G will play in keeping the remote, hybrid and off-site workforce humming.

You can watch the interview here.

Chessify's professional cloud analysis platform helps serious chess players run more analyses faster and securely, without powerful hardware requirements. How fast? It’s the first platform to hit a one billion positions per second level of calculation.

Gaming - Entertainment

Cloud computing is leveling the playing field for innovation and democratizing even the most powerful technologies, including putting high-performance computing into the hands of startups.

We talk with Altair's Evelyn Gebhardt about why the software and cloud solutions provider relaunched its startup program and partnered with Oracle for Startups.

Arti (www.arti.ar) provides highly polished, professional looking content building tools to even the smallest creators. Anyone can add effects like 2D and 3D images to their videos. Even major movie studios are using Arti to cut post-production costs.

Augmented Realty - Video - Content Creation

Pryon offers an AI-powered solution that is like bringing another team member on board to help customer service teams find the information they need more quickly. Whitney Durmick sat down with Pryon CEO Igor Jablokov to talk about Pryon, enterprise AI, and the perks of startup/corporate partnerships.

View the video version of this interview here.

AI

Risk assessment in the banking industry is a complicated business with numerous factors involved. This startup's platform streamlines those analyses, helping credit unions across Ireland become more competitive.

fintech - banking

Trying to buy something online without a bank account or credit card is near well impossible. In Latin America, 45% of residents are unbanked, or underbanked. A startup in Chile has created a payment gateway that helps both sellers and buyers. It’s cross-border operations detangle the legal requirements to smooth ecommerce sales.

Fintech - Ecommerce

India's deaf and hearing impaired rely on sign language, more so than written content. That makes it difficult for others to communicate with them. DeepVisionTech's app, Let'sTalkSign, powers real-time, two-way interpretation of sign language on any device.

Tech for Good - B2C - GovTech

Consumers today are much conscious of what they're buying, searching out products that are ethically sourced, organic, or just genuine. And companies want to prove they're sourcing claims are true. Learn how a startup is using blockchain and QR codes to manage the issue.

Ethical sourcing - blockchain

This startup is helping blockchains communicate with one another. Quant’s Overledger product is a blockchain operating system that makes interoperability across blockchains not only possible, but seamless. CEO Gilbert Verdian joined Whitney Durmick to talk about Quant’s go-to-market plans, including developing the blockchain ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean.

You can watch the video version here.

Blockchain