Steven J. Milton
🪓☠️ Covid-19: Southeast Asia tech layoffs and shutdowns
Here’s a list, regularly updated, of tech startup layoffs and shutdowns amid the Covid–19 pandemic. It’s not an exhaustive list, and it doesn’t reflect other troubling trends such…
💸 Here’s a handy list of Southeast Asia’s newest VC funds
Where’s the new cash for startup founders? This list, updated regularly, has the answers, with a compendium of recent VC funds accessible here in Southeast Asia. (First published…
In Singapore, AI helps cancer patients find clinical trials
Clinical trials have been going on for centuries to find new ways to improve treatments and the quality of life of patients. But now artificial intelligence (AI) is getting…
Meet the 4 winners of Gobi’s SuperSeed II Championship
After several months of paring down from 64 initial startups over four stages of evaluations, Malaysia’s SuperSeed II Championship on Friday reached its crescendo with the…
China’s Tencent picks Singapore as Southeast Asia HQ
Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent today said it'll open an office in Singapore to serve as its Southeast Asia hub. "Tencent is expanding its business presence in…
Singapore startup wants global hit with ‘Yelp for vegan foodies’ app
If you’re hunting down a plant-based burger, there’s an app that can help you out. Created by a team in Singapore, A Billion Veg is seeking a global hit with its app, which…
SoftBank Ventures backs Indonesia logistics startup
Continuing a year of bumper investments for tech startups in the business of moving goods from A to B in Indonesia, Waresix today announced it has secured $100 million in its…
Homegrown Vietnam VC debuts $50m fund
A duo of experienced, serial entrepreneurs in Vietnam today took the wraps off their new, homegrown venture capital firm. Do Ventures is aiming at $50 million for its debut fund,…
Celebrity shoutout apps are ready for the limelight
If you want Snoop Dogg to bless your buddy’s birthday or Manny Pacquiao to congratulate your brother on his promotion, there’s an app for that: Cameo. The US-based startup is now…
Livspace gets $90m to be go-to place for home decoration
Livspace, which is basically a combo of IKEA and a home decoration service, has secured $90 million in series D funding, the startup announced this morning. Launched first in…
