Yimie Yong

Plant-based leather startup PEEL Lab aims to replace 1% of existing leather market by 2030, says Co-Founder [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

A winner of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2022: Startup Leader of the Year — Startup Trailblazers award, PEEL Lab Co-Founder Jim Huang noted that millennials and GEN-Z are looking for eco-friendly products and brands. The startup hopes to make its leather affordable and accessible to everyone.

Thailand Accelerator project launched to assist Thai & Southeast Asia startups in raising capital, accelerating growth

Thailand Accelerator is still accepting applications from organizations interested in collaborating and supporting the initiative. You can reach them at [email protected]

UK FinTech giant Wise sees cross-border payments in Malaysia still lag behind, aims to close gap [Q&A]

In the interview, Lim also shared why Wise's services would be appealing to Malaysians, the payment firm's strategy to expand further in the country and the challenges it faces.

Singapore Blockchain Innovation Program launches hackathon to accelerate blockchain adoption

S$80,000 in prizes for the nation's best hackers to bring their blockchain innovation to life.

Singapore’s Chinese media platform 7.5 Degree raises $ 1.4M in Pre-Series A Funding

Launched in 2017, the Singapore-based brand 7.5 Degree has been the first Chinese digital media that focus on Southeast Asia's new economy.

[event recap] Multilingual AI in the Era of Mobile Internet Indonesia (Jakarta Station)

Part of the 2022 IFLYTEK 1024 Developer Festival, the event in Jakarta is also co-organized by National Intelligence Voice Innovation Center and Huawei.

Meet the top 3 impactful start-ups of JICA NINJA accelerator program 2022

Bell Society, CarbonEthics, and Surplus are the three selected start-ups to join JICA NINJA accelerator program 2022.

Singapore’s Temasek writes down $275M investment in FTX; says currently have no direct exposure in cryptocurrencies

“In view of FTX’s financial position, we have decided to write down our full investment in FTX, irrespective of the outcome of FTX’s bankruptcy protection filing,” Temasek said.