fruit, food, mangoes, market, singapore

Singapore turns to blockchain and digital currency to tackle food safety issues

Will rewards for shoppers help this new system catch on?

Honda, cars

Used car startup Carsome tries something new

It has just opened its first physical store—and more are coming.

SuperSeed II Championship heats up as only 16 teams remain

64 startups entered. Here’s the "sweet 16" selected by Gobi Partners’ expert judges.

Vietnam, motorbikes, motorcyycles, scooters

Vietnam’s ‘eBay for motorcycles’ gets big funding

Vietnam is the world’s fourth biggest market for motorbikes and scooters.

This ‘super app’ from Central America is prepping expansion to Southeast Asia

But it’ll steer clear of competing directly with Grab and Gojek. Here's how.

Shopee is now an $8 billion juggernaut

The Lazada arch-rival app just hit a consumer spending record.

Webinar: Cashing in on Thailand’s digital economy, on August 26 2020

Join us for a webinar as we shine a light on Thailand's social commerce, market opportunities, potential pitfalls, and initiatives supporting foreign companies.

AR glasses, MAD Gaze

Life’s A Pitch: from AR glasses to digital health, 6 startups join our online pitchfest

Six regional VCs got the chance to woo three big-name local VCs.

shrimp, fish,

Gojek’s Go-Ventures invests in fish farm tech startup

Fish and shrimp farming is on the rise, and that’s a tasty opportunity for startups.

calculator

Sequoia funds biz financing startup Incomlend

Singapore fintech firm does "invoice trading" to help businesses get cash fast.

Matthew Tippetts

Cambodia payments startup CEO admits ‘challenges and setbacks’ after delaying launch

Clik started in 2016, but, four years on, hasn’t yet launched its app.

Disney Plus arrives next month in Indonesia

Netflix, iFlix, GoPlay get a strong new rival.