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Motosumo scores $6M to spin up a challenge to Peloton

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But it’s now set to ramp up it B2C business, seizing the opportunity to build at home fitness business as the coronavirus pandemic continues to make life challenging for traditional gyms. “We’ve recently made the move to our B2C offering (Motosumo),” CEO Kresten Juel Jensen tells TechCrunch. out of 5. .

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Circular takes on Oura with a $259 smart ring

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In general, it’s proven difficult for consumer hardware companies to find a toehold beyond the wrist. From the sound of things, consumer is the first step for a still-small hardware startup. Moving forward, the company is looking to hit the B2C market via insurance and health companies.

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Neubility plans to roll out 400 lidar-free delivery and security robots by year-end

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CEO of Neubility Sangmin Lee told TechCrunch that it’s been focused on developing hardware and software for its latest effort, delivery robots, since late 2019. It hopes that its deal with 7-Eleven will give it a shot at signing more B2C and retail customers in future. The outfit also recently raised another 2.6

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Korean 3D spatial data tool startup Urbanbase closes $11.1M Series B+ round

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Companies that focus on opportunities in the so-called “metaverse” have been growing as part of a next-generation approach to building viable business models in areas like virtual and augmented reality, and all the hardware and software and new tech that are being built for them. The company has about 50 B2B customers.

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South Korean proptech startup Zigbang acquires Samsung SDS’ smart home IoT business

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Samsung SDS sells the smart home IoT division, which is the only B2C business Samsung SDS has, in order to focus on its B2B. By combining Zigbang’s residential contents with Samsung [SDS]’ home IoT hardware, we will revolutionize the smart home market,” CEO of Zigbang Sung-woo Ahn said in a statement.

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Agtech startup Green Labs is the latest Korean startup to lay off employees 

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The startup has built smart farming software and hardware for farmers to digitize the entire value chain of the agriculture industry from crop production to distribution. The startup claimed that Green Labs’ B2C app, Farm Morning, is used by more than half a million farmers.

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InEvent raises $2M for its virtual conference platform

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“We don’t intend to compete with platforms in the B2C market.” “We have different clients where we have a website, we have a mobile app, but we also have hardware [to] connect with in-person,” he said. “For us, what we are building, the technology for virtual and in-person, is the same thing.”