May 19, 2026
Let Humans Be Human: Why Debt...
Born from frontline frustration and accelerated by NEC X, Cosmos AI is transforming one of finance’s toughest jobs into an intelligent, scalable system When Hard Work Isn’t Enough Debt collection is one of the most critical—and broken—functions in financial services. Behind every repayment is a system powered by human agents working long hours, managing constant […]
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May 11, 2026
Fishlert | Replacing the Seafood Broker...
This is a summary of the pitch presented at SPIN on April 15th. Hi everyone, I’m Bjarni Heimisson from Fishlert. We’re replacing the seafood broker with AI and building the communication layer for a $25B US seafood distribution market. The Problem Every morning at 5 AM, a broker picks up the phone, calls buyers, sets […]
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May 5, 2026
AriesView | Commercial Real Estate Intelligence
This is a summary of the pitch presented at SPIN on April 15th. Hi everyone, I’m Karan from AriesView. We’re an intelligence platform for commercial real estate investors, sitting between unstructured documents and the investment decisions that depend on them. The Problem The biggest challenge commercial real estate investors face is unstructured data. A typical […]
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May 1, 2026
From Spreadsheets and Silos to Real-Time...
Born from years working inside e-commerce operations, Milkyway X AI is turning fragmented retail data into clear decisions helping brands free cash, prevent stockouts and plan inventory with confidence. For many apparel brands, inventory planning still lives in spreadsheets. Planning teams pull numbers from Shopify dashboards, ERP systems, warehouse software and purchase orders, stitching everything […]
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April 28, 2026
NEC X Wins at the 2026...
Innovation only matters when it makes an impact in the real world. At NEC X, that belief has shaped everything we do from how we support founders to how we bring advanced technologies to practical use. Today, we’re honored to share that NEC X’s Elev X! Venture Studio has been recognized as Best Tech Incubator/Accelerator at the 2026 Global Business Tech Awards. This recognition builds on last […]
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April 20, 2026
Powering the Future of Policing: Multitude...
In today’s rapidly evolving public safety landscape, the demand for timely, accurate and shareable intelligence has never been greater. Law enforcement agencies across the country are tasked with managing vast amounts of information, often spread across outdated systems, siloed databases and disconnected communication channels. Critical intelligence can become buried in email threads, trapped within individual […]
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April 13, 2026
Why AI Agents Are Still Unreliable...
By Ryo Kaneko, Director of Innovations, NEC X AI agents have made rapid progress. They can write code, automate workflows and handle increasingly complex tasks. On the surface, they appear close to real-world readiness. But in practice, reliability remains a challenge. Performance degrades as tasks become longer, outputs vary even with identical inputs, and human oversight […]
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March 24, 2026
NEC X SELECTS SEVEN STARTUPS FOR...
Palo Alto, CA – March 24, 2026 – NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC’s advanced technologies and global businesses, today announced the seven startups selected for Batch 15 of its Elev X! Ignite program, a 12-month accelerator designed to help early-stage founders transform innovative ideas into seed-ready companies. Chosen through a competitive multi-phase selection process from hundreds of applications across […]
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March 3, 2026
Introducing HashQ AI: Redefining the Future...
In today’s evolving business landscape, customer expectations are rising faster than ever – and so are the tools to meet them. Businesses now manage an overwhelming volume of interactions across countless systems, tools and data sources. As a result, post-sales teams, Customer Success Managers (CSMs), Account Managers (AMs) and support leaders often find themselves bogged down by fragmented workflows and manual processes. […]
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February 25, 2026
NEC DEPLOYS METABOB, CUTTING SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE...
NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC Corporation’s advanced technologies and global businesses, today announced that Metabob, an AI-powered code intelligence company from NEC X’s Elev X! Ignite, has been successfully implemented across select NEC internal operations. The solution enables development teams to build more reliable software with greater speed. Validation trials prior to deployment showed Metabob reduced NEC’s software maintenance and in-development remediation times by 66% compared to manual […]
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