Singapore-based Forge Ventures hits first close of maiden fund at $21.9M
Forge Ventures said it will build a concentrated portfolio of just 15 companies over the next three years with a focus on Singapore and Indonesia.
Victor Chua of Vynn Capital on investment opportunities, finding fundable teams, and unicorn startups [Podcast Q&A]
Victor Chua is a founding and managing partner of Vynn Capital, a Southeast Asia-based VC firm with a core focus on value creation for institutional investors as well as founders…
Ant-backed Ascend Money hits $1.5B valuation with $150M new funding, becomes Thailand’s first tech unicorn
The funds will be used to grow the user base of its e-wallet application - TrueMoney Wallet - and to expand digital financial services, including digital lending, digital…
Malaysia & Singapore to link real-time payment systems in Q4 2022
The first phase of the DuitNow-PayNow linkage will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2022 and will allow customers of participating financial institutions to make real-time…
Startup Studio Indonesia announces 15 startups for Batch 3
Startup Studio Indonesia has selected 15 early-stage startups - out of a total of 5,723 registrants - to take part in Startup Studio Indonesia's third batch of incubation…
Ninja Van bags $578M in Series E, ropes in Alibaba as investor
The funds will be allocated towards infrastructure and technology systems that will support a sustainable long-term cost structure, as well as the quality and consistency of Ninja…
Telehealth and online pharmacies are leading the growth in the healthcare industry, says Doctor Anywhere’s Lim Wai Mun [Q&A]
In this interview with Lim Wai Mun, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Doctor Anywhere, we learn how digital solutions are changing the habits of Southeast Asians when it…
How business analytics enable innovative companies to scale and grow faster
Many organizations rely on business analysts that help them to expand operations and warn about any fractured policy that top-level management could implement. In any company, the…
Indonesia social commerce platform KitaBeli bags Series A extension from Meesho founders, Kopi Kenanga Capital & others
The additional funds will be utilized for KitaBeli’s expansion into more cities, as well as build out a wider stock-keeping unit mix.
Sustainable development in Asia Pacific – innovating for energy efficiency [Event highlights]
The panel discussion hopes to take a closer look at the role of innovative energy efficiency solutions in achieving carbon reduction goals. It also hopes to dive deeper to…
Sea’s Shopee launches food delivery service in Malaysia rivalling GrabFood, Foodpanda
ShopeeFood will be competing with other food delivery players including ride-hailing giant Grab's GrabFood and German-based Delivery Hero's subsidiary Foodpanda.
How TADA convinces big brands to prioritize customer retention
"Our main goal is to educate clients on the importance of customer retention and why it has to be done together with customer acquisition efforts. We aim to help them understand…
Snaphunt envisions a future with a global talent pool, fully-automated recruitment [Q&A with Tulika Tripathi]
Wherever possible, more people are now looking for technology to help them with outcomes as compared to before the pandemic. As a result, we’re seeing international barriers to…
SoftBank Ventures Asia leads FinTech startup OY! Indonesia’s $30M Series A funding round
Other investors include MDI, Pavilion Capital, AC Venture, CCV, Wavemaker, PT SAT, Saison Capital, Orion Advisors (DST Founders).
