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Thailand Accelerator project launched to assist Thai & Southeast Asia startups in raising capital, accelerating growth

Thailand Accelerator is still accepting applications from organizations interested in collaborating and supporting the initiative. You can reach them at accelerator@techsauce.co

EDBI’s CEO and President Chu Swee Yeok steps down to set up new fund

EDBI, the investment arm of Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), has on Monday announced that Chu Swee Yeok is stepping down from her current role as Chief Executive Officer and President of the company, effective from February 1, 2023.

Indonesia’s TipTip raises over $13M Series A Funding led by East Ventures

TipTip, a monetization platform for content creators based in Indonesia, has secured its $13 million Series A funding round, following thestartup’s $10 million seed round funding earlier this year. The Series A funding was led by East Ventures with continued participation from Vertex, SMDV, B.I.G. Ventures and prominent angels.

Singapore’s ComfortDelGro partners Indonesia’s Gojek to tackle transport industry issues

Singapore-based taxi operator ComfortDelGro and Indonesia-based on-demand mobile platform Gojek are coming together to jointly explore ways to address key issues affecting the point-to-point transport industry, including driver shortage.

Making digital transformation happen with low- and high-code

Low-code development is an extremely powerful tool for any organization looking to accelerate its digital transformation journey. The low-code, high-code combination maximizes internal IT teams’ productivity while empowering more employees within the organization to embrace and be a part of the digital future. 

ESG brings color back into the business model, says VinFast Director of ESG Dr. Morgan Carroll [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

At VinFast we envisage an ecosystem unit that is neutral in nature and compliments stakeholder environmental sentiments.

Flexible and remote work is here to stay, says Solos CEO Ricky Willianto [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Solos helps freelancers tap into the most powerful social selling strategy, which is through word-of-mouth, to help them get new clients and projects.

Chair of the VinFuture Prize Council: Everyone will be surprised and convinced by the second season’s winning innovations

As the second season of VinFuture Prize's Award Ceremony draws closer, Prof. Sir Richard Henry Friend -- Chair of the VinFuture Prize Council -- revealed for the first time the most outstanding works that will be honored and shared about the international influence of the Vietnamese-initiated global science and technology award.

MYStartup accelerator Program Cohort 2 opens for registration, offering funding to fuel tech startups in Malaysia

MYStartup, is bringing back the Accelerator Programme for Cohort 2 following the success of Cohort 1 during its launch in June earlier this year. To meet the criteria for the Accelerator Programme, the startup must be (i) an incorporated company in Malaysia; (ii) a tech startup with a scalable nature; (iii) in the stage of MVP or revenue-generating and;…

The GrowHub partners ManukaLife to distribute honey products in Southeast Asia, China, helped by Web3 tech

Singapore’s one-stop farm-to-table solution for food traceability and data analytics The GrowHub Innovations Company (The GrowHub) has on Friday announced its strategic partnership with ManukaLife, a Western Australia’s high-grade manuka plantation developer and producer of premium-grade manuka products. The GrowHub will be ManukaLife’s appointed…