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DUBAI: KBW Ventures, the company founded by Saudi Arabia’s Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al-Saud, has invested in French food technology startup Furahaa Group, the firm’s first investment in the European country. Paris-based Furahaa Group was founded in 2015 by entrepreneur Arthur Devillers and is the holding company for a number of food and hospitality subsidiaries. Plant B2B is a food distribution company, ViVeg is a vegan food subscription platform, and Furahaa is its vegan fast-food restaurant chain. Prince Khaled said: “This is my first investment in the French market. Furah...

54 For centuries, shoppers in India have resorted to bazaars to meet their needs. Right from Delhi’s Karol Bagh to Mumbai’s Fashion Street, bazaars feature several merchants offering similar wares side-by-side. In these settings, the shopper can browse the offering of multiple merchants. This gives them the opportunity to purchase products of satisfactory quality at prices that strike just the right cord with both parties. In the late 1990s, as the country’s economy opened up, disposable incomes began to grow and the gates opened up to internationally-renowned brands, which also bolster...

Why startups are tapping into India’s small towns The country’s tier 2 and 3 markets have become the Holy Grail for tech startups. But it requires immense patience and long-term capital investment to fully realise their true potential. Image: Alamy In these Covid-19 saturated days, doom and gloom are not far away from our minds. But I want you to forget the crowded metro spaces of India for a while and think of the vast horizons of Bharat. This ‘country’ so very different from India has long intrigued me. For, this is where the ‘next billion digital consumersâ�...

Press release content from Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. RAM Group Germany Awarded XPRIZE for Rapid COVID Testing Using Sensors Instead of PCR Tests—Ushering in New Age of Digital Diagnostics April 20, 2021 GMT RAM Global's second-generation ThEA rapid Covid diagnostics platform currently being piloted. ZWEIBRUCKEN, Germany - April 20, 2021 - ( Newswire.com ) RAM Group DE GmbH (RAM Group), a German sensor company that is part of RAM Group Global PTE LTD, has been selected from more than 700 companies as one of nine winners of the $6M XPRIZE Rapid COVID Testin...

(1) ZWEIBRUCKEN, GERMANY / ACCESSWIRE / April 20, 2021 / RAM Group DE GmbH (RAM Group), a German sensor company that is part of RAM Group Global PTE LTD, has been selected from more than 700 companies as one of nine winners of the $6M XPRIZE Rapid COVID Testing Competition ; a global challenge to develop faster, cheaper, and easier to use COVID-19 testing methods at scale with the potential to open up schools, offices and the broader economy. RAM Group was awarded the prize in the Open Innovation Category for their Terahertz-based digital diagnostic platform (ThEA) that identifies the COVID-...