Former execs from Carousell, OVO & Airbnb launch Rainforest with $36M Seed fund to consolidate APAC Amazon Sellers
The startup will be using its seed fund to acquire Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) brands, invest in technology, and bolster the company’s efforts in recruitment.
Singapore-based agrifoodtech catalyst GROW launches the second cohort of its flagship accelerator program
Advancing new frontiers in sustainable agriculture and food production, GROW’s Impact Accelerator acknowledges the urgency of addressing the global food crisis not only to feed…
Thai FinTech startup atato raises $1M in Seed round led by Zipmex and SOSV
atato plans to use its fresh capital to continue working on its digital assets products and to strengthen its teams, security, and compliance. It plans to continue helping…
How can Open Finance benefit SMEs in Indonesia?
With Open Finance, banks and lending platforms can credit score their lenders in a faster and more accurate manner. By accessing their cash flow statements, these lenders will…
Anti-Money Laundering guidance for FinTech
Though it’s true that FinTech has made our lives much more convenient, it’s also true that the delay in its maturity can and has led to its exploitation. And with the adoption and…
A beginner’s guide to customer acquisition
Apply strategies to get customers on board, but never take them for granted once they are committed to your brand. It's a relationship of trust where you have to make the efforts,…
HK logistics platform Buyandship partners with local merchants for overseas market expansion, with partner Yoho seeing 1,000% surge
Partner merchants will be able to benefit from Buyandship’s platform by making use of its large membership base and established logistics platform. The company also offers a…
Indonesian P2P FinTech startup Amartha secures $28M investment led by Women’s World Banking fund
The company plans to use the investment to continue empowering rural Indonesian women with proper working capital and further develop its products and offerings.
Innovating for the future: Meet the engineers, developers, and product managers of e27 Luminaries
In this first coverage of e27 Luminaries, we are putting the spotlight on the first two kinds: engineers, developers, and product managers.
Promoting breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations [Q&A with Vingroup’s Dr. Le Mai Lan]
The VinFuture prize award ceremony will be a festival honoring not only outstanding academic work but also promoting excellent research and inventions that bring the best and most…
For HERO Protein, meat alternatives should taste and feel just like the real thing [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
In this TechNode Global Q&A with Coco Tse, Vice President, Strategy & Operations at HERO Protein, we learn how the company is improving on the concept of meat alternatives through…
Why DeFi is disrupting the lending landscape
Decentralized lending has many advantages over bank-based lending, all of which result in increased trust and accessibility. This is why DeFi lending has the potential to become…
