Nicolas Du Cray

Partner @ Cathay Innovation @cathayinnov

[Nathan Lambert @natolambert]

Visiting most of the leading Chinese AI labs, I'm struck by a culture that's extremely well suited to building LLMs with fewer resources, but one happening in a very different ecosystem, more companies at play, almost no data industry, etc.

Full report: https://t.co/ibmtMWnfTc

[Trinh @Trinhnomics]

Good morning,

It's day 66 and Iran War and AI Widen the Wedge Between Winners and Losers in Asia.

This morning, we got South Korea and Taiwan exceptionalism with their manufacturing activity rising rapidly to 53.6 and 55.3, respectively. Malaysia PMI also accelerated to 51.6 from 50.7.

Meanwhile, the rest of Southeast Asia PMIs weakened with the Philippines the weakest and contracting to 48.3 from 51.3. Indonesia fell to 49.1 from 501. Vietnam is still expanding but softening to 50.5.

Our report on why here: https://t.co/4xHYedDbng

[Nicolas Du Cray @nducray]

Another crazy cryptoscam / money laundering story well told by @TomWrightAsia involving a South African money launderer, a Thai Deputy PM, Chen Zhi, a SG wealth management co, a superyacht, and the FBI. Certainly entertaining if not revulsing... https://t.co/YW34p1hKJ7

[Alex LeBrun @lxbrun]

I am joining @ylecun and an exceptional founding team to lead @amilabs as CEO.

We have secured a $1.03 billion USD seed round to fuel our mission to build intelligent systems capable of truly understanding the real world—a long-term scientific endeavor.

[Yann LeCun @ylecun]

Unveiling our new startup Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI Labs).
We just completed our seed round: $1.03B / 890M€, one the largest seeds ever, probably the largest for a European company.
We're hiring!

[the background image is the Veil Nebula - a picture I took from my backyard, most appropriate for an unveiling]

More details here:
https://t.co/eWHyGLXwCA

[KaiOS Technologies @KaiOStech]

🎉 We are excited to announce that two of our KaiOS flip phones have been recognized as the best flip phones of 2024 by U.S. News.✨

Read more: https://t.co/ssRgFZMgTK

KaiBlog: https://t.co/iYnvgGO46j

#KaiOS #FlipPhones #US #NEWS

[KaiOS Technologies @KaiOStech]

🌐 Breaking Barriers to Connectivity 🌐

Enjoy Youtube on your TZ1 from Y9 Microfinance Bank!

Read more at: https://t.co/fsLx7NqXui

#Y9Microfinance #TZ1 #KaiOS #ConsumerFinancing #StayConnected

[Flowdesk @flowdesk_co]

Flowdesk has secured a $50M Series B round led by @Cathayinnov and with the support of its existing investors.

The funds will be used to broaden market-making and OTC services with a strong focus on improving trust and efficiency in digital assets markets.

Read more here :
https://t.co/OnhliLWRqp

[KaiOS Technologies @KaiOStech]

Reminder that KaiOS will be at CES 2024 this week!

If you want to meet Sebastien CODEVILLE, CEO of KaiOS, at Consumer Electronics Show, reach him on LinkedIn
at https://t.co/5DZDM75qt0

#KaiOS #MobileInnovation #CES2024 #TechLeaders #DigitalFuture #ConnectivityRevolution

[KaiOS Technologies @KaiOStech]

🌍KaiOS partners with Mobihive Lab to bridge the digital gap in Africa.💰Affordable Smart Feature phone financing, made for the unbanked. eKYC, CRM, and AI-generated instalment plans, to connect the unconnected in Zambia, Rwanda, Liberia, the DRC, and Sierra Leone. #ConnectAfrica

[KaiOS Technologies @KaiOStech]

Reliance announced at IMC the launch in India of the new KaiOS-powered mobile phone - Jio Phone Prima 4G. It has a 2.4-inch TFT display w/ 320x240 pixels, 0.3MP front-facing camera, 0.3MP rear camera w/ flash, Bluetooth 5.0, 1800mAh battery, and comes with WhatsApp & YouTube.🤩

[Cathay Innovation @Cathayinnov]

Congrats @Kayrros — named on Fortune's Change the World List '23 for its work in combatting #ClimateChange.

Proud to count Kayrros in the CI portfolio & to support a #startup that brings big impact 💪🌎

CC: @CathayCapital @natmaxabit @denisbarrier @BrunoDelahaye #FrenchTech

[Cathay Innovation @Cathayinnov]

We had a blast on the Spree last week at our Spring gathering of the local German ecosystem - from startups to investors & leading corporations -celebrating our latest office: #Berlin! 🇩🇪

CC: @costanza_crsm @natmaxabit @denisbarrier @CathayCapital #Startups #VentureCapital

[Cathay Innovation @Cathayinnov]

🔎 Our Cathay+Ledger team was featured in the latest edition of Private Equity Magazine — discussing all things #Web3 & #VentureCapital.

More here: https://t.co/GN5sLDo9wn

CC: @Ledger @denisbarrier @maguitte_tav @AlbanVendeuvre @CathayCapital

[Cathay Innovation @Cathayinnov]

Great article from our SF-based investor Brian Schwarzbach on all things #recommerce - which has quickly become one of the hottest topics for #consumers, #brands, and #investors alike.

Why? More in @TechCrunch 🔎https://t.co/xrqEFzdFMN

CC: @denisbarrier @sim0nwu @CathayCapital

[Cathay Innovation @Cathayinnov]

Great write up in @FastCompany covering @inatohealth & its latest $20M funding round 👏
Since our initial 2019 investment to now -- we're proud to partner with this #startup bringing more diversity to #clinicaltrials .

CC: @jfcochy @denisbarrier

https://t.co/WTFC4sXg4K

[Cathay Innovation @Cathayinnov]

Congrats to @reebelo_apac on its $50M Series A & US launch 🎉 🇺🇲 We're honored to continue our support for their mission of making affordable electronics accessible to all♻

CC: @denisbarrier @raj1ve @nducray @CathayCapital #recommerce #VentureCapital

https://t.co/lki7BtwThH

[Descartes Underwriting @DescartesUWing]

Thank you all our broker partners who joined us to belatedly celebrate our Singapore office launch last month. @DescartesUWing is grateful for your invaluable partnership as we continue to expand our cutting-edge innovative #insurance solutions throughout APAC & around the world.

[LeadIQ @leadiq]

LeadIQ has thrown its hat in the generative AI ring.

We are proud to announce Scribe. Our generative AI solution for outbound selling.

Look for us on @ProductHunt and spread the word! 🚀

https://t.co/CuZUnYPP9u

[Mei Siauw @djiaoMei]

We're launching LeadIQ Scribe: our patented AI sales email writer. Scribe creates cold sales emails that help to get more replies. You no longer need to spend hours researching company news and company financial filing creating personalized message https://t.co/jXgzpFOwNZ