Seeking a firm foothold in the United States, Turkish startups are revving up their investments in the world's most prominent market. Following in the footsteps of gaming ventures that have placed themselves on top among most downloaded games, Turkey's ultrafast grocery delivery company Getir just recently launched operations in the U.S. only a few months after expanding into Europe. On the other hand, Vispera, which offers tech solutions in the field of machine vision and machine learning for the fast consumption and retail sectors across 25 countries, has decided to develop and strengthen its subsidiary in the U.S., Vispera Corp. The company also plans to further develop the strong business partnerships and product developments it has established in 2021. Offering a range of image recognition tools that can solve common issues in retail spaces like stocking inventory levels and more effective displays of current promotions, Vispera has announced it would complete a new investment round in the first months of 2022. The Istanbul-based company seeks to boost its activities in the U.S. through its subsidiary Vispera Corp.

At MORGO Byron Bay a fantastic group of tech entrepreneurs came together to re-charge, re-connect and re-imagine. The conversation was all about AI, blockchain, space, AI again, surviving as an entrepreneur, virtual reality, back to AI … We didn't set out with a theme of talking about AI! The theme was meant to be COURAGE. Somebody put that to bed pretty quickly by saying that all entrepreneurs must have courage. We were incredibly lucky to have Howie Xu as our opening speaker.

In an exclusive arrangement with Slice ICS, The Co-operators will create new insurance products to meet growing customer needs for easy, on-demand insurance solutions that satisfy emerging digital economies. Launching later this summer under the brand name duuo by Co-operatorsTM the first product will provide pay-per-use homeshare insurance underwritten by Co-operators General Insurance Company, for hosts using home sharing platforms like Airbnb, HomeAway and VRBO . The duuo by Co-operatorsTM brand reflects The Co-operators commitment to working together with clients to provide peace of mind in a way that is easy, fast, fair and affordable – a commitment made possible through the Slice platform. "We were founded in 1945 by a small group of farmers and social pioneers who found that their needs were not met by traditional insurance offerings, so they found a new way of protecting their financial security in a time of need," said Rob Wesseling, President and CEO of The Co-operators Group Limited. "Our new business partnership with Slice is the 21st century version of this mindset, it will allow us to meet the underserved insurance needs of Canadians participating in a highly innovative digital economy. Our shared vision of ensuring that everyone can be protected with the most intelligent and customized insurance possible makes this partnership very exciting."