Singapore’s Wavemaker Partners names ex-Facebook exec Andy Hwang as General Partner
Wavemaker Partners, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, has on Wednesday welcomed Andy Hwang as its new General Partner, as the firm celebrates 10 years of investing in the…
South Korean SaaS firm Toss Lab secures $1.2M strategic investment from Taiwan’s Kdan Mobile Software
Toss Lab Inc, a South Korean software as a service (SaaS) firm, has secured $1.2 million strategic investment from Kdan Mobile Software, Ltd, a global SaaS company headquartered…
Revisiting the Terra crash: The cause and the impact it had
This piece seeks to examine what happened back in May leading up to the Terra crash and the impact it had on the crypto market afterward. But first, let us briefly explore what…
Transforming steel manufacturing with smart steel
The ability of today’s technology can do plenty in making the business more sustainable – from lowering power consumption, to monitoring waste. Leaders must now be changemakers…
J&T launches fresh delivery service in Malaysia
J&T Express Malaysia announced Tuesday that it has commenced full operations of the fresh delivery service in Malaysia. The J&T Fresh Delivery service is an end-to-end…
Ni Hsin launches electric vehicle motorcycles in Malaysia
Ni Hsin EV Tech Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia-listed Ni Hsin Group Berhad, has on Tuesday launched its TAILG EBIXON electric vehicle (EV) motorcycles. The firm…
Hong Kong brandtech group Gusto Collective expands to Japan
Gusto Collective, a Hong Kong-based brandtech firm, announced Tuesday the establishment of its operations in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. The expansion is spurred on by…
GoTo’s revenue rises 30 percent year on year to $375M in 3Q
PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the Indonesia merged entity of Gojek and Tokopedia, announced Monday that its gross revenue up 30 percent year on year to Rp5.9 trillion ($375…
Singapore’s Chinese media platform 7.5 Degree raises $ 1.4M in Pre-Series A Funding
Launched in 2017, the Singapore-based brand 7.5 Degree has been the first Chinese digital media that focus on Southeast Asia's new economy.
How good are Vietnamese tech talents and software developers?
Without running the risk of discriminating against other nationalities, I would argue that they are one of the best in the Southeast Asia region if not the best (generally…
[event recap] Multilingual AI in the Era of Mobile Internet Indonesia (Jakarta Station)
Part of the 2022 IFLYTEK 1024 Developer Festival, the event in Jakarta is also co-organized by National Intelligence Voice Innovation Center and Huawei.
Singapore’s Kristal.AI secures $10M for its pre-series B funding round
Kristal.AI, a digital private wealth management platform based in Singapore, has raised over $10 million for its pre-series B funding round. The latest funding round has seen…
China’s Xinghuo BIF appoints Malaysia’s MyEG to own and operate Xinghuo International Supernode
China’s national blockchain Xinghuo Blockchain Infrastructure and Facility (XInghuo BIF) has inked an agreement with Malaysian listed digital services firm MY E.G. Services Bhd…
Meet the top 3 impactful start-ups of JICA NINJA accelerator program 2022
Bell Society, CarbonEthics, and Surplus are the three selected start-ups to join JICA NINJA accelerator program 2022.
