Corintis raises $24M to scale chip-cooling tech
Swiss liquid cooling startup Corintis closed a $24 million Series A aimed at accelerating deployment of microchannel cooling systems for high-performance chips. The round also brings Intel’s former CEO Lip-Bu Tan onto the board, reinforcing the technology’s strategic appeal in data center and AI infrastructure markets.
IIT-M incubated Wankel Energy snags $1M to turn industrial steam into power
Wankel Energy Systems, incubated at IIT Madras, has raised $1 million to commercialize a steam-to-power conversion technology for heavy industry. The startup targets sectors like textiles, chemicals, and paper where waste steam is abundant, offering a dual play in efficiency and decarbonization.Â
China unveils new rules for cross-border personal data transfers
China’s regulators have issued the country’s first national safety standards for processing personal data across borders, effective March 2026. The move tightens governance of B2B data flows amid rising global scrutiny.
China installs nearly 10× more factory robots than U.S. in 2024
In 2024, China installed some 295,000 industrial robots—nearly ten times the U.S. count—under a state-driven push to modernize manufacturing. This escalation could shift global competitiveness in high-volume production.
AI now automates 80% of work for B2B marketing teams
At Aviatrix, the CMO says ~80% of content, video, and analytics tasks are now fully handled by AI, freeing up focus for high-impact creative and strategic work. The experiment is a bellwether for what’s coming in marketing ops.
UP International Trade Show 2025 drives $425M in MOUs, 31,650 B2B meetings
India’s UP Trade Show wrapped with 31,650 business meetings and 3,900 MOUs worth ~USD 425 million. The scale of active dealmaking suggests trade shows are still highly relevant in B2B ecosystems.
