500 Startups rebrands Southeast Asia fund to 500 Southeast Asia
It remains dedicated to seed-stage investing, cutting checks of up to $500,000, but is now open to larger follow-on checks of up to $5 million, as well as potential investments…
Shippit’s ASEAN marketing lead on the importance of owned media and storytelling
Market expansion in ASEAN can be tricky, as each country has different norms and consumer behaviors. Shippit’s regional marketing rep Divya Saraf shares key findings.
Singapore’s Parcel Perform bags $20M in Series A funding from Cambridge Capital, Softbank Ventures Asia
Parcel Perform will use the fresh funding to build out its technology offerings and invest further in artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
Mobile gaming has become a social lifeline and community connection during the pandemic, says SHAREit Group’s Karam Malhotra [Q&A]
No platform is more ripe with opportunities for game developers and publishers than mobile. Mobile games offer publishers a direct line to a broader audience of players than…
How cloud kitchens offer endless opportunities for rapid expansion amid the pandemic
With the F&B industry amidst one of its most revolutionary periods of all time, we are likely to see increased interest in cloud kitchen models. This space offers the potential of…
Singapore’s Real Estate Doc collaborates with Huttons Asia to digitalize real estate processes & transactions
Under their digital road map, this collaboration will encompass several pillars, which include digitalizing real estate workflows and transactions.
Tech-enabling Indonesia’s 63M MSMEs, the engine of growth for the post-pandemic recovery
MSMEs are the engine of growth for the Indonesian economy, with 60 million+ registered MSMEs contributing approximately 61% of GDP. This enormous category employs over 116 million…
AirAsia’s BigPay raises up to $100M in financing from South Korea’s SK Group
BigPay said the funding from SK Group further strengthens AirAsia’s digital endeavor as it accelerates the scope of growth for its digital businesses, including logistics and…
Microsoft, Ant-backed Bukalapak share price jumps 25% on trading debut
Bukalapak is Indonesia’s fourth-largest e-commerce company after Tokopedia, Sea Ltd’s Shopee and Alibaba’s Lazada.
The business case for investing in youth development and STEM
Besides improving lives, the business case for developing the next generation of thinkers, leaders, and creators is strong. From better R&D investment ratios to more disruptive…
PropertyGuru completes acquisition of iProperty Malaysia, thinkofliving
iProperty Malaysia and thinkofliving will continue to operate separately, PropertyGuru said. The group will work to ensure the smooth integration of the businesses while…
Singapore property platform Ohmyhome raises $5M in Series A+ funding
The company will use the fresh capital to enhance its data-matching technology across its Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippine markets.
A deep-dive into the importance of entrepreneur-driven disruptions in education and learning [Q&A with Kaizenvest’s Sandeep Aneja]
In a deep-dive Q&A, we learn about the challenges in education, both as an industry and as a pedagogy. "The three key challenges, which are to be addressed by education are…
