The land of unicorns: The rise of startups in Indonesia

What will it take to realize Indonesia’s potential as the land of unicorns? In a nutshell, it entails a paradigm shift within Indonesia’s startup ecosystem. Instead of fast…

How Komerce bridges micro SMEs with e-commerce capability and community impact [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

In this TechNode Global Q&A, we learn how Komerce is bridging the e-commerce gap for micro-enterprise, and how the company is also providing social impact by training and hiring…

Getting help for your mental health is okay

For me, it is partially catharsis, but it is more about trying to feed the narrative that we can and should talk about mental health, and because I believe normalizing getting…

Digital-first pet insurance platform Oyen launches in Malaysia

The new platform allows pet owners to digitally buy and manage medical insurance for their cats and dogs.

Hobby lifestyle e-commerce platform Mercular raises $3M Series A led by Kairous Capital

The fresh capital will help fuel Mercular’s goal to build a fully integrated value chain and community around the hobby lifestyle category, particularly through building its hobby…

myCashback finds balance in addressing the three pillars of e-commerce [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

In this TechNode Global Q&A with Sarun Vichayabhai, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of myCashback, we find out how relationships are an important part of success in digital…

Execs from Microsoft, Google, Twitter join XA Network board, with aim of fostering inclusive innovation in SEA

Since its founding in 2018, the organization has grown to 100 members. It has also made 30 investments and has already had its first exit with Lomotif, a Singaporean video-sharing…

HealthTech platform Halodoc secures $80M Series C to further improve digital healthcare in Indonesia

The company plans to use its fresh capital from the Series C fundraise to continue working on its digital solutions. It will be used to penetrate key healthcare verticals across…

Decentralized tech gives new meaning to ownership and distribution of creative works [ORIGIN Q&A with Mighty Jaxx]

The growing demand for better-reselling options is driven by the desire to feel more confident in purchasing art in today’s context, and providing more leeway to sell will allow…

Airport innovation in a time of COVID

While COVID-19 has affected the travel and airport industry tremendously, it has been proven to accelerate some innovations in many sub-sectors, changing the priorities of…

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