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…
Acronis secures $250M increasing valuation to $2.5B to increase technical capabilities and datacenter presence
Acronis plans to boost the manpower in engineering, sales, and technical support teams. Currently, the company has 1,600 employees worldwide, with roughly 1,000 of them in…
JustKitchen’s cloud kitchen model uses data and logistics optimizations to ensure quality of hot food delivery [Q&A with Kent Wu]
On the technology front, we're putting a lot of resources into building the backbone and foundation of what's needed to operate a multinational dark kitchen across various…
We need contextualized solutions to address sustainability challenges across Southeast Asia [Q&A with Durwin Ho for Startup Weekend Singapore 2021]
Innovation and sustainability come hand in hand. For sustainability to truly be sustainable, it actually requires the presence of a vibrant ecosystem that is able to introduce new…
POPS WORLDWIDE Founder & CEO Esther Nguyen on the importance of localization in digital entertainment [TechNode Global Q&A]
"For POPS WORLDWIDE, we recognize the importance of localization and hence we have a team for each market, creating local content for the local audience. We also help brands and…
Replication of small-scale successes is often the most secure way to grow [Q&A with Yann LeMoël for Startup Weekend Singapore 2021]
The emergency of climate change requires drastic changes. However, a lot of issues do not need a disruptive technology (often then contrary: old tech, low tech, symbiotic tech),…
