Kata.ai is optimizing customer touchpoints through automation and intelligent engagement [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
The company provides a conversational AI platform that enables enterprises to automate some of their operational procedures, such as customer service and helpdesk.
With $2.5M Seed funding, GajiGesa looks to improve access to financial services for Indonesia’s unbanked
The fresh capital will be used to grow its local team and invest in the startup's sales and customer success.
500 Startups’ Global Launch Program opens to Singapore and US startups for 3rd batch
The program will provide access to 500 Startups mentors and founders who have significant business experience in the Southeast Asian Region and in the US. Qualified startups will…
How SandStar enhances the customer experience with AI-powered contactless retail [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
A winner at the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020, SandStar's unmanned vending platform provides a dynamic recognition technology and advanced motion semantic recognition aimed at the…
How Tookitaki enhances trust in FinTech through intelligent and inclusive regulatory compliance [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
"Tookitaki AMLS allows the money laundering patterns to be automatically shared across banks globally (irrespective of their size) to facilitate collective intelligence and…
Filipino-founded AI-enabled logistics startup Expedock secures $4M Seed fund
The startup is a Silicon Valley-based startup that utilizes its Nuance Technology, which allows its AI to process documents and automate the workflow that businesses involved in…
Google launches free ‘Startup School’ For EMEA, Americas, and APAC region
The interactive courses will tackle several topics including digital marketing, product knowledge, and business strategy.
Rocketship.vc backs BukuWarung in improving digitalization, monetization for micro biz across Indonesia
BukuWarung plans to use its fresh capital to expand its tech and product teams in Indonesia, Singapore, and India. It will concentrate on becoming more self-sustaining by working…
Indonesia InsurTech platform PasarPolis raises $5 million in equity financing from The World Bank Group’s IFC
PasarPolis aims to increase insurance penetration and literacy across the region, with plans to scale its Vietnam and Thailand markets this year.
Bot MD secures $5M Series A amid pandemic-driven demand for MedTech
Fresh capital will be used to expand in other Asia-Pacific countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and the Philippines and improve the platform to include new features based…
6 Things I have learned to embrace as an entrepreneur
"There is nothing romantic about being an entrepreneur, and I wondered why there are schools that even think that starting a business is an imperative rite of passage for any…
ORIGIN: AI as a game changer in retail, finance, and customer engagement amid increased digitalization
Given the accelerated demand for digital services including e-payments, digital fund transfers, e-commerce purchases, and customer engagement, it will be too burdensome for…
