J. Angelo Racoma
eCommerce,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Startup Profiles,Logistics
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 considered a norm to leave the customer’s experience journey to the carriers. However, with the rise in the expectations of the last mile journey, leaving our customers dissatisfied…
May 17, 2021
Startup Profiles,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Transportation
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 globally. We help businesses leverage technology to upskill staff and automate operations and level the competitive landscape for smaller industry players especially in post-COVID…
May 15, 2021
Community Interview,Sustainability
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 adds pressure to businesses and leads them to claim that their products and services are “clean”, “organic”, “sustainable”.
May 14, 2021
News,Venture Capital,Blockchain / Crypto
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 projects and apps that were built on the blockchain founded by former Qualcomm, Intel, and Dropbox engineers.
May 13, 2021
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 driver-partners. In November 2020, Telkomsel invested $150 million into the company to explore a “broad range of collaboration opportunities.”
May 12, 2021
Community Interview,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Sustainability
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 farming in urban areas, could revolutionize our traditional modes of procuring food.
May 12, 2021
News,Investments,Cybersecurity
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 technical roles. It plans to double the number of technical employees in Bulgaria, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, and Arizona within the next 2 to 3 years.
May 12, 2021
TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Logistics,FoodTech
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 geographies, languages, and ethnicities. Traditional F&B isn't an easy sector to expand effectively in, we're really pushing to leverage technology to enable our expansion.
May 12, 2021
Community Interview,Sustainability
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 technologies and perspectives to address the challenges we face today.
May 11, 2021
Startup Profiles,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Media / Streaming
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 creators to think local and go global--providing them with the local expertise they need to reach out to over 407 million fans."
May 11, 2021












