Widuz Co-Founder Dr. Alireza Javadian on the contribution of deep tech toward greener and smarter cities [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

With BVL we aim to address three main challenges faced by the construction and furniture industry; firstly deforestation due to excessive demand for timber, waste generation due…

Solar AI Technologies’ Bolong Chew on improving access to renewable tech [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

When it comes to sustainable innovation, the first key challenge is the lack of trust and awareness in the technology available in the market. In the context of solar, cost…

Singapore’s Haulio acquires Indonesian logistics technology firm Logol

Haulio, Singapore’s largest and Southeast Asia’s fastest growing digital haulier, announced Tuesday that the company will be securing its first overseas acquisition with a…

Indonesia’s Fairatmos raises $4.5M seed round led by Go-Ventures and Kreasi Terbarukan TBS

Fairatmos, an Indonesia-based carbon technology platform, has raised $4.5 million in its seed round, led by Go-Ventures and Kreasi Terbarukan TBS, the investment arm of one of…

Airwallex aims to accelerate growth in APAC with new Chief Revenue Officer and APAC GM

Australia-based global fintech platform Airwallex has on Tuesday announced that Kai Wu has been jointly appointed as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Asia-Pacific…

Malaysian EWA startup Paywatch raises $9M funding led by Third Prime

Malaysian earned wage access (EWA) service provider Paywatch has raised $9 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by returning investor Third Prime. The round also saw…

India’s Accacia raises $2.5M Seed round led by Accel and B Capital

Accacia, an India-based decarbonisation platform focused on the real estate and infrastructure sectors, has closed $2.5 million in seed funding led by Accel and B Capital. Blume…

SGX-listed Silverlake Axis partners Siam Commercial Bank for micro-lending solutions

Singapore listed enterprise technology, software and services company Silverlake Axis Ltd (SAL) has on Tuesday announced its agreement with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) - one of…

Crypto winter exacerbated by FTX fallout; What’s ahead in 2023?

From promoting better crypto investment education to constructively working with regulators, trust building takes time and requires consistent, careful management.

AMODA’s Robin Yovianto on innovating the construction industry for efficiency and sustainability [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

AMODA’s tech-enabled property management and construction solutions provide increased productivity and transparency in the real estate market by making cost-effective,…

Telkomsel’s Jockie Heruseon on the relevance of the digital economy in supporting sunstainable innovation [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Telkomsel Corporate Accelerator (Tinc) is our flagship startup accelerator program as a footprint for the telco industry in supporting other verticals with Telkomsel capability &…

ALAMI Group Founder Dima Djani on the role of truly sharia financial products in driving social impact [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

As the financial technology ecosystem, ALAMI has a bold mission to spread the positive impact and build a more equitable society using technology based on sharia principles, so we…

True Digital Park’s Dr. Tarit Nimmanwudipong on the economic and societal role of the innovation ecosystem [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

The park is a critical driver for the development of the startup and innovation ecosystem in Thailand. All under one roof, startups, entrepreneurs, tech companies, investors,…