Indonesian FinTech startup FUNDtastic secures $7.7M Series A for market expansion and new product development
The new fund aims to expand our market scope, and also develop more products and features.
Wireless tech startup Transcelestial to enter Philippines’ internet infrastructure market with $2M investment from Kickstart Ventures
The company aims to address the Philippines’ Internet infrastructure bottleneck problem through its tech. It plans to provide ISPs, enterprises, and government agencies with a…
Eurazeo to allocate 40% of $97M Smart City II Fund for energy, mobility, property, & logistics investments in SEA & China
The new fund will continue to invest in companies seeking to address the challenges brought about by . The fund will mainly look at investing in energy, mobility, proptech, and…
The trouble with Google and Facebook: Is absolute power corrupting absolutely?
The Goo-book duopoly dominates our lives now that the internet has become a public utility run by private sector companies, but politicians have yet to find a way to regulate ‘big…
Grab gets backing from South Korean retailer Shinsegae Group’s corporate VC arm Signite Partners
The South Korean retail giant has been actively making moves to invest overseas through its VC arm, Signite Partners
Robo-advisor StashAway aims to make it simple and cost effective to invest intelligently [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
StashAway's proprietary investment framework monitors a customer’s investment goals and continuously optimizes the portfolio based on evolving macro trends across multiple assets…
ORIGIN: How FinTech is disrupting business banking and wealth management in Southeast Asia
Digital banks and tech-driven wealth management platforms are optimizing how businesses and users transact and invest in the Asia Pacific region.
Clubhouse: Hype-fuelled gimmick or the future of events and podcasting?
The new audio app has quickly become the most exciting thing to hit the social media sphere in years, but can it maintain the momentum, asks the C-suite CEO & co-founder Dean…
Kata.ai is optimizing customer touchpoints through automation and intelligent engagement [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
The company provides a conversational AI platform that enables enterprises to automate some of their operational procedures, such as customer service and helpdesk.
With $2.5M Seed funding, GajiGesa looks to improve access to financial services for Indonesia’s unbanked
The fresh capital will be used to grow its local team and invest in the startup's sales and customer success.
500 Startups’ Global Launch Program opens to Singapore and US startups for 3rd batch
The program will provide access to 500 Startups mentors and founders who have significant business experience in the Southeast Asian Region and in the US. Qualified startups will…
How SandStar enhances the customer experience with AI-powered contactless retail [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
A winner at the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020, SandStar's unmanned vending platform provides a dynamic recognition technology and advanced motion semantic recognition aimed at the…
