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Freightos was founded in January 2012 by Zvi Schreiber after his experience managing international shipping exposed inefficiencies in freight pricing and booking. It launched SaaS tools for forwarders, acquired WebCargo in 2016 and built a booking and payments platform connecting carriers, forwarders and shippers before entering public markets.
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Cegedim was founded in France in 1969 by Jean-Claude Labrune to apply computing and data management to healthcare. The company developed an early computerised doctors database in 1972, expanded into pharmaceutical CRM and electronic data interchange and listed in Paris in 1995.
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Doosan Robotics was launched in 2015 within South Korea’s Doosan Group to develop collaborative robots designed to work safely alongside people. By 2026, Doosan Robotics was developing AI-enabled collaborative and service-robot solutions, with an emphasis on flexible automation rather than traditional fenced…
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Dave was founded in 2017 as a mobile-first financial service aimed at consumers who were often poorly served by traditional banks. By 2026, Dave operated a consumer financial-technology platform centred on mobile banking features, cash access and personal-finance tools.
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Growens began in Cremona Italy in 2002 as a digital agency and launched the newsletter product that became MailUp in the following years The company listed in 2014 acquired marketing-technology businesses internationally and adopted the Growens name in 2021 In 2023 it sold MailUp Contactlab Acumbamail and Datatrics and refocused the portfolio around businesses including Beefree and Agile…
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Airship AI’s operating lineage reaches to JDL Digital Systems, incorporated in Washington in 2003, while the Airship brand dates from the mid-2000s. The company evolved into video-management and AI analytics for federal and enterprise security customers and became publicly traded through a 2023 business combination.
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Micronics Japan began in 1970 as Towa Electric, initially providing equipment maintenance before moving into semiconductor-related research and development in 1971. By 2026, Micronics Japan supplied probe cards and semiconductor test equipment used to make electrical contact with wafers and devices during…
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Rumble was launched in 2013 by Chris Pavlovski as an online video platform. By 2026, Rumble operated a video-sharing, live-streaming and advertising platform alongside infrastructure products.
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111, Inc was co-founded in China in 2010 by Gang Yu and Junling Liu to build technology-enabled healthcare and pharmacy services. The group developed consumer pharmacy, clinic and business-to-business pharmaceutical platforms under brands including 1 Drugstore, 1 Clinic and 1 Drug Mall and listed on Nasdaq in September 2018.
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Airtasker was launched in Sydney in 2012 by Tim Fung and Jonathan Lui. The platform connected people needing everyday tasks with workers willing to perform them, expanded internationally and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2021.
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