There is no magic in crafting the magic wand for fashion tech, just old fashioned hard work!

I learned to persist by taking small, incremental steps toward my goal. I had to piece together critical clues given by mentors, formulate strategies to navigate around…

CloudTheatre digitizes theater-going with live, interactive, and watch-party-style experiences [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

CloudTheatre is an online ticketed streaming platform for arts and culture shows. Designed and developed by Malaysian theater practitioners, its innovative digital theater has…

How much does it cost to hire an app developer in Vietnam vs. Singapore?

Vietnam is well known for being one of the best offshoring destinations for its affordable but wide tech talent pool.

5 E-commerce fraud prevention trends taking shape as the pandemic accelerates digital transactions

With the threat of payment fraud accelerating faster than ever, it's important that merchants stay vigilant and ahead of emerging fraud trends. Here are five ways to protect…

How Aquaconnect is improving aquaculture through AI, IoT, and better access to financial services [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Aquaconnect is a technology venture that promotes sustainability through data-driven farm advisory and marketplace solutions for Aqua Farmers. Its AI powered mobile application…

Can blockchain really provide value to companies by preventing counterfeit products and offering new growth opportunities?  

Companies have to ensure that their blockchain initiatives are able to relieve persistent pain points and cases, where product source is key to value and pricing is strong. Those…

How Parcel Perform is reimagining the logistics experience for businesses and end-users [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Online retail is the main driver of parcel delivery volume and there are ways to better manage the e-commerce industry, especially in the last mile delivery. In the past, it was…

Trabble is enhancing guest engagement by consolidating the fragmented travel industry [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Our vision is to consolidate the fragmented travel industry, by providing a Guest Engagement solution that is flexible, transferrable, and revolutionary to travel businesses…

More consumers are choosing to support businesses with sustainable missions [Q&A with Sam Rhee for Startup Weekend Singapore 2021]

There has also been an increase in demand for ESG investments. The demand has led businesses to relook at their business models and move towards sustainable practices. This also…

NGC Ventures launches $20M fund to invest in blockchain projects in Solana ecosystem

The fund is one of five strategic investment funds that are set to inject $100 million worth of new capital into the Solana ecosystem. The ecosystem is composed of a community of…

Returning investor Telkomsel boosts Gojek investment by $300M to grow Indonesia’s digital lifestyle infrastructure

Gojek’s total funding now sits at $5.3 billion. Telkomsel has been working together as early as 2018 when they partnered to subsidize mobile data costs incurred by Gojek’s…

The future of the world is predicated on humanity solving three challenges: food, energy, and waste [Q&A with Tan Szue Hann for Startup Weekend Singapore 2021]

Climate change causes changing harvest patterns that threaten the predictability of supply, while over-cultivation leads to the desertification of land. Food self-sufficiency, and…