MishiPay is raising a round on Seedrs. And one hour after investment opened last week, the company was 100% funded and hit its £3 million target from just 18 backers. At the time of writing, it had reached £3,316,395 from 28 backers. MishiPay’s self-checkout solutions are being used by 30 brands across 400+ stores worldwide,…

Last week, I stirred some outrage by uttering heresy: the indigenous Irish economy has a problem with innovation. In a piece about Tony O’Reilly, I compared Ireland, in this regard, unfavourably with Denmark. The apparently widespread belief that this is ridiculous suggests we don’t just have a problem with innovation – we have a problem…

Ketul Acharya, President of the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME), discusses critical aspects impacting Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India. He sheds light on the financial challenges due to the lack of a standardised MSME definition, key obstacles MSMEs face, and government policies promoting their growth. Acharya also delves into the concept…

TEN YEARS AGO, Andrew Drummond had an idea. He wanted to bring backcountry skiing to New Hampshire’s White Mountains, and he knew that he would have to start a small business to do it. He started out with a single supplier, selling equipment out of the back of his truck. In his first year, Andrew…

In Europe’s fields, a revolution is quietly unfolding, it’s not a rebellion of pitchforks and torches, but of drones and data. Innovation, the invisible hand guiding this transformation, is sowing the seeds of a new agricultural epoch. Throughout human history, agriculture has been instrumental in addressing some of humanity’s most pressing challenges by increasing food…

Illustration by Sadhana Saxena via AI Synopsis The draft Digital Competition Bill, a copy of Europe’s untested Digital Markets Act, claims to regulate Big Tech but may stifle Indian startups instead. This rushed adoption of a foreign framework, without considering India’s unique digital landscape, raises questions about the bill’s true intent. “There’s too many men,…

A British Columbia police department is investing in new technology to allow police officers to spend more time with the public instead of doing administrative tasks.  On May 27, the Delta Police Department (DPD) hosted Axon Ecosystem at Dugald Morrison Park where the tech company showed off their latest gadgets: drones, transcription services, live-streaming police car cameras, virtual reality…

“To simplify the lives of our customers, we have created a unique site, which does not exist anywhere else”, explains Frédéric Lagacherie. “The challenge was not just to gain efficiency, by bringing together the innovation and customer support teams of the group’s two makeup entities: above all, we aimed to invent a new space to…

Purdue University will partner with Elanco Animal Health Inc. and become part of Indiana’s new One Health Innovation District. The announcement was made May 23 at Indiana’s 2024 Global Economic Summit after Purdue President Mung Chiang and Elanco President and CEO Jeff Simmons signed a shared memorandum of understanding with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to establish…