Steven J. Milton
Indonesia’s Starbucks rival Kopi Kenangan brews up $109m funding to build empire
With over 300 stores already, it’s planning expansion to three countries after the pandemic.
Ex-Lazada exec admits defeat with Vietnam fashion store
Luxury flash sales worked in Europe, but not in Vietnam.
Visa invests in Singapore’s Nium
Formerly known as InstaReM, Nium specializes in cross-border payments.
Sequoia in $25m funding for Indonesia startup helping mom-and-pop stores to stock up
GudangAda, started just last year, has bagged series A money.
Ninja Van just got its biggest ever funding round amid online shopping surge
$280 million for startup that handles one million parcels daily.
Dead: Hooq
Subscribers left in the dark with no refunds.
Meet the Harvard grad who left ‘big pharma’ for his own startup
With mClinica, he’s shaking up how pharmacies are run.
Southeast Asia VC funding rocketed to $5.7b in Q1, but rest of year is probably going to suck
Here’s brand-new data from KPMG.
Sequoia backs Indonesia insurance startup Qoala
Insurance on your new iPhone? This startup bets on growing demand.
Ex-Grab exec pockets fresh funding for insurance startup
On top of that, Axinan is rebranding as Igloo.
