Stop glamorizing startups with fancy labels; Let’s focus on real metrics
With innovation and tech growing at an unprecedented pace, no two startups can be described the same or be compared apple to apple. Our entrepreneurial journeys are unique to one…
How Oddle utilizes its expertise in data and O2O in optimizing restaurant delivery and dine-in [Q&A with CEO Jonathan Lim]
In this TechNode Global Q&A with Jonathan Lim, Co-Founder and CEO at Oddle, we learn about the dynamics of the restaurant, F&B, and logistics industry in the region, particularly…
Quest Ventures and ScaleUp Malaysia team up to invest in 11 companies for #Quest2Scale
The joint venture will be disbursing a total of $680,185 (RM2.75 million). Each of the 11 companies will be receiving an investment of $68,144 (RM250,000) to help grow their…
AppWorks targets $150M Fund III to provide support for more startups across Taiwan and Southeast Asia, already raising $114M so far
With its Fund III, AppWorks is now stocking up on marketing securities to make more investments in sectors such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, blockchain, and…
UNObank to pilot in the Philippines as Xebia partners with Singapore-based DigibankASIA to launch the full-service digital bank
It will be a full-service digital bank that will have its pilot launch in the Philippines with a target to expand across the region.
P2P lending platform Amartha secures $50M debt financing to empower rural female entrepreneurs in Indonesia
with Lendable’s support, Amartha can take their business a step further and help empower Indonesia’s 22 million female micro-entrepreneurs to develop or start their businesses as…
Hybrid events platform Hubilo secures $23.5M Series A for product design and global expansion
Hubilo plans to use its Series A investment to continue expanding globally in both its existing market and possible new markets. It also plans to continue investing in product…
Aktivolabs makes insurance more engaging by building a conversation around health and wellness powered by data [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
In this TechNode Global Q&A with Gourab Mukherjee, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aktivolabs, we learn how a focus on data can change the dynamics of the insurance…
How DocDoc combines the power of AI with human expertise in delivering powerful healthcare solutions [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
In this Q&A with TechNode Global, DocDoc Co-Founder and President Grace Park discusses how intelligent healthcare services lead to the delivery of more impactful solutions.
Singapore leads Southeast Asian FoodTech movement as Next Gen secures $10M Seed fund to launch its plant-based chicken alternative
Southeast Asia continues to grow in the FoodTech and meat alternative industry as investors continue to back foreign and regional companies. Singapore spearheads the movement with…
China’s Black Lake continues to digitize industrial China and APAC with $77M Series C
Black Lake plans to use its fresh capital to invest in product development, manpower, market expansion, and creating an open platform for third-party partners. The company also…
More homegrown meat alternatives in Southeast Asia as Green Butcher secures $2M Seed fund for planned Q2 2021 mainstream launch
The startup plans to utilize the fresh capital by expanding its research and development team, and scaling its production capacity to launch into mainstream retailers by Q2 2021.
