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Bezos-backed Ula wants to help digitalize MSMEs in Indonesia. Here’s how. [Q&A]
We talked to Ula’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Alan Wong to learn more about the key barriers of adoption for digital tech in Indonesia outside of big metro areas, its plans and strategy after securing funding, among other issues.
Techsauce Global Summit to return to Bangkok in physical form
Techsauce Global Summit 2022 is Southeast Asia’s largest tech event. The innovative conference takes place on the 26th and 27th of August at ICONSIAM, Bangkok, Thailand. Now in its 8th year running, Techsauce Global Summit is connecting the biggest minds in tech, it will bring together over 15,000 attendees and 1,500 startups from across the globe.
Singapore’s Temasek warns of cautious outlook, expects to slow down investment
The state-owned investor has 13 offices in 9 countries around the world: Beijing, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Singapore in Asia; and London, Brussels, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Mexico City, and Sao Paulo outside Asia.
East Ventures remains bullish on Indonesia & Southeast Asia despite headwinds
In the exclusive interview, Cuaca also shared his views on the overall tech ecosystem in Indonesia, startups’ valuation and the firm’s exit strategy.
Women in tech: How these VCs are helping to close gender gap in Southeast Asia
We talked to several venture capital (VC) firms in the region to learn more from their perspectives about gender gap in the tech ecosystem. We sought for their thoughts on gender lens investing and asked for their suggestions on how female tech entrepreneurs can improve further, addressing their challenges in the male-dominated tech startup ecosystem.
[In-person event] Reconnect: How to engage employees in hybrid workplace
In metropolitan cities like Bangkok, Jakarta, and Kuala Lumpur, the perennial traffic jams are returning post-pandemic. Long commuting hours and time spent stuck in traffic are affecting productivity and quality of life. What do workers prefer these days and how can technology play a part in helping businesses bring back the balance?
Bangladesh’s ShopUp announces $65M follow-on round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures
The company had previously completed a $109 million Series B Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures leads $75 million Series B in Bangladesh’s ShopUp">six months ago.
