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…
ORIGIN: With fast cashbacks, community impact, and livestreaming, here’s how e-commerce is reshaping the way we buy and sell
In this TechNode Global feature on the winners of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards -- Startup Awards in e-Commerce, we find out how cashbacks, social impact, and livestreaming are…
Indie game dev platform Jambox secures $1.1M Seed funding to foster next-gen competitive game publishing in India and SEA
The Seed fund will be used to fuel the startup’s next-generation competitive game publishing platform for indie game developers specifically in India and Southeast Asia. Jambox…
Indonesia e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak receives backing from state-owned banks in a $234M venture round
The company plans to use its fresh capital to increase its user base of warungs (mom and pop stores), micro, and small businesses in Indonesia. The company’s strategic…
Philippines ‘buy now, pay later’ platform Plentina raises $2.2M in Seed funding round to accelerate credit access to the underbanked
The FinTech startup plans to use its fresh capital to grow its data science, business development, and customer operations teams.
Pakistan logistics tech startup Truck It In raises $1.5M in pre-Seed funding round
The startup plans to use its fresh capital to continue solving complex supply chain issues and to bring Pakistan’s road freight industry to the digital age. Truck It In is also…
The NFT boom: The popularity behind non-fungible tokens and why they are worth millions
The growing popularity of NFTs shows the increasing appeal and expanding applications of blockchain technology. It also evidences the growing appetite for digital decentralized…
Grab inks SPAC deal with Altimeter Growth as it readies US IPO at $39.6B valuation
It is expected to be the largest-ever US equity offering by a Southeast Asian company as the deal values the leading Southeast Asian super app at approximately $39.6 billion. The…
The secret to building a digital health unicorn in Southeast Asia
The secret to success in digital health in Southeast Asia is to take a harder, non-consensus view. But that alone is not enough; you need to continue to believe you’re right…
Vietnam’s Touchstone Partners announces first close of inaugural $50M VC fund to invest in local startups
Touchstone Partners has announced the first close of its inaugural $50 million venture capital fund. The fund is backed by New York-based Pavilion Capital, Vulcan Capital, and…
With $2.6M pre-Series A, Vietnam’s Dat Bike aims to drive the future of Southeast Asia’s e-bike market [Q&A with Founder & CEO Son Nguyen]
We want to transform the 250 million gasoline bikes in Southeast Asia to electric vehicles. We believe that if given a choice, everyone would pick electric over gas.
The 4 drivers of digital transformation
These are critical and challenging transformations that the world’s leading companies must embrace and implement. The mantra then is "Innovate or die."
