J. Angelo Racoma
With $2.5M Seed funding, GajiGesa looks to improve access to financial services for Indonesia’s unbanked
The fresh capital will be used to grow its local team and invest in the startup's sales and customer success.
February 9, 2021
500 Startups’ Global Launch Program opens to Singapore and US startups for 3rd batch
The program will provide access to 500 Startups mentors and founders who have significant business experience in the Southeast Asian Region and in the US. Qualified startups will also have access to the firm’s extensive network of investors.
February 9, 2021
Startup Profiles,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,AI
How SandStar enhances the customer experience with AI-powered contactless retail [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
A winner at the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020, SandStar's unmanned vending platform provides a dynamic recognition technology and advanced motion semantic recognition aimed at the retail industry.
February 8, 2021
FinTech,Startup Profiles,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,RegTech
How Tookitaki enhances trust in FinTech through intelligent and inclusive regulatory compliance [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
"Tookitaki AMLS allows the money laundering patterns to be automatically shared across banks globally (irrespective of their size) to facilitate collective intelligence and outsmart the criminals by identifying the suspicious money trails buried deep inside the mountain of legitimate transactions."
February 5, 2021
Filipino-founded AI-enabled logistics startup Expedock secures $4M Seed fund
The startup is a Silicon Valley-based startup that utilizes its Nuance Technology, which allows its AI to process documents and automate the workflow that businesses involved in the supply chain industry have to deal with.
February 5, 2021
Google launches free ‘Startup School’ For EMEA, Americas, and APAC region
The interactive courses will tackle several topics including digital marketing, product knowledge, and business strategy.
February 4, 2021
News,Indonesia,FinTech,Investments
Rocketship.vc backs BukuWarung in improving digitalization, monetization for micro biz across Indonesia
BukuWarung plans to use its fresh capital to expand its tech and product teams in Indonesia, Singapore, and India. It will concentrate on becoming more self-sustaining by working on its payments solution and releasing new monetization products.
February 4, 2021
News,Investments,Indonesia,InsurTech
Indonesia InsurTech platform PasarPolis raises $5 million in equity financing from The World Bank Group’s IFC
PasarPolis aims to increase insurance penetration and literacy across the region, with plans to scale its Vietnam and Thailand markets this year.
February 4, 2021
News,AI,Singapore,Biotech / MedTech
Bot MD secures $5M Series A amid pandemic-driven demand for MedTech
Fresh capital will be used to expand in other Asia-Pacific countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and the Philippines and improve the platform to include new features based on accelerated demand driven by the pandemic.
February 4, 2021