March 22, 2023
Startups From Around the World Compete...
By Shige Ihara, President & CEO, NEC X “Changing the world in a positive way” was the theme of the competition Technology has made an impact on society by improving and simplifying lives in an unlimited number of ways. This was the theme of the first-ever NEC Innovation Challenge, where I participated as a judge on […]
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March 16, 2023
Shige Ihara Interviewed by Authority Magazine...
Shige Ihara, president and CEO of NEC X, shares his experiences starting and running NEC X in an interview with Authority magazine. He describes the entrepreneurial thought process used to launch the company back in 2018, including how to incorporate NEC’s technology in startups that provide value to society. Shige also shares five things he […]
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March 9, 2023
Manny Cerniglia Sits Down with Authority...
Manny Cerniglia, co-founder and CEO of Flyhound, shares his background and experiences starting his company with his co-founder from NEC Labs Europe through NEC X’s venture studio program. Flyhound’s localization technology helps to find missing people 100x faster than traditional search-and-rescue methods. In this interview with Authority magazine, Cerniglia discusses lessons learned and how his company […]
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January 18, 2023
Flyhound Takes Off with Patented Missing...
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Jan. 18, 2023 – NEC X Inc., the innovation incubator and accelerator for NEC’s emerging technologies, announced today that technology startup Flyhound Corporation has graduated from its Venture Studio Program. The search for missing people and disaster victims can be a time-sensitive task, and with the Flyhound solution, a missing person […]
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November 3, 2022
Listen to Our Graduate Sukhi Lamba...
One of our startup graduates, Sukhi Lamba, co-founder and CEO of NavigateIO, was recently interviewed on Enterprise Radio by the Enterprise Podcast Network. Lamba describes the rationale behind his passion for solving firefighters’ problems, his experience with our program, and more. Listen to the full Enterprise Radio podcast episode here.
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August 31, 2022
Shige Ihara Interviewed by Authority Magazine...
Our president and CEO, Shige Ihara, sits down with Authority Magazine to discuss the future of robotics in the labor force. To read more about how the development of robots in the workforce can help companies and learn more about Shige’s background in robotics, startups and R&D, click here.
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July 12, 2022
NavigateIO Graduates from NEC X Corporate...
PALO ALTO, Calif. and PRINCETON, NJ – July 12, 2022 –NEC X, the innovation accelerator for NEC’s emerging technologies, and NEC Laboratories America announced today that NavigateIO is the sixth startup to graduate from the NEC X Corporate Accelerator Program (CAP). NavigateIO is launching a first commercialized product from a unique infrastructure-free, real-time localization technology, supported […]
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July 6, 2022
The Four Key Attributes of a...
By Ryoko Hirano, Director of Market and Business Acceleration, NEC X As an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) the most challenging part of any venture is starting. You’ve willed your idea into reality, and now what? Execution is a much more arduous task than most people realize. It doesn’t matter how much you mull an idea over. In […]
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May 16, 2022
It’s Go Time! 2 Ways to...
By Ryoko Hirano, Director of Market and Business Acceleration, NEC X Let’s face it: Launching your startup is no easy task. Behind every great startup is an even greater team of founders. At NEC X, we do everything we can to make sure the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs) going through our Corporate Accelerator Program (CAP) have access to the […]
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April 26, 2022
NEC X Announces Fifth AI Start-up...
TOKYO and PALO ALTO, Calif. – April 26, 2022 – NEC Corporation, a leader in IT and network technologies, and NEC X, the innovation accelerator for NEC’s emerging technologies, announced today that Beagle Technology is the fifth startup to graduate from the NEC X Corporate Accelerator Program (CAP). Beagle Technology has developed unique computer vision and […]
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