money, cash, dollars, funding, VC

Two new funds add $860m to Southeast Asia pot

Here’s what the two VCs are targeting in the region.

Here’s what happened at our first Southeast Asia online pitch session

Apply for upcoming pitches in April and May.

Netflix, streaming

Southeast Asia: You’re now spending 60% more time streaming

Here’s the new data on streaming across the region.

Gojek, motorbikes, motorcycles, transportation, Indonesia

Gojek escalates cashless payments battle with startup acquisition

Gojek just confirmed it has bought iPad cash register startup Moka.

coronavirus, virus, COVID, Covid-19,

’This is an extinction-level event’

As the virus impacts startups, a major Southeast Asia VC has bleak numbers and a stark warning.

James Tan alongside Goh Yiping and Jeffrey Seah

Southeast Asia VC lifts lid on new $50m fund

Quest Ventures’ second fund comes with new targets.

food, ice cream, dessert

Singapore food startup gets funding for its ‘healthy’ ice cream

Will consumers scream for low-fat ice cream?

Lending startup KoinWorks pockets $20m fresh funding

It comes despite big risk to small businesses during pandemic.

truck, trucking, shipping, containers, logistics

Indonesia’s Kargo gets $31m series A funding to keep on truckin’

The 'Uber for logistics' startup has big-name backers.

Taiwan, Taipei,

How Southeast Asia founders can take advantage of Taiwan right after the pandemic

Amid the Covid chaos, here’s how Taiwan can be a launchpad.

Huawei Assistant wants you to be less tappy, more swipey

The AI assistant battle heats up with new moves from Huawei.

hotel, travel, RedDoorz

Oyo, RedDoorz put staff on unpaid leave as tourism grinds to a halt

Hotel bookings are way down as the virus hits the travel industry especially hard.

streaming, movie, TV, entertainment

Despite streaming boom, iFlix cuts jobs

All media outlets are struggling as advertisers slash budgets.