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Malaysia’s drone tech hub ambition: Opportunities & Challenges [Part 2]

Editor’s note: In Part 2, we focus on the challenges faced by drone tech startups, the Malaysia government’s initiatives to support the industry and some suggestions from drone…

Clearer laws, better funding: A startup wishlist for Philippine regulators

TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines delves into why Filipino startups are attracting venture capital (VC) money in droves. In this fourth and final part, TechNode Global…

VCs scout opportunities in MedTech despite higher valuation fueled by pandemic

Editor’s note: Kairous Capital, AC Ventures & StratifiCare are participants of Life’s a Pitch! (MedTech) on Feb 25. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, medical…

Finding a niche in the Philippines’ Iron Triangle

TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines delves into why Filipino startups are attracting venture capital (VC) money in droves. In this third part, we explore how much…

Malaysia’s drone tech hub ambition: Opportunities & Challenges [Part 1]

Editor's note: In this first part, we briefly look into the opportunities awaiting Malaysia drone tech startups. We talked to drone startups, MDEC, MRANTI and Gobi Partners, which…

Beyond The Billion partner funds invested over $600M in close to 800 female-founded startups in 2 years

Beyond The Billion, whose first pledge campaign (The Billion Dollar Fund for Women launched in 2018) mobilized a global consortium of venture capital funds (VC) and limited…

Striking while the iron is hot: The Philippine venture scene is heating up and getting hotter

TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines will delve into why Filipino entrepreneurs and founders are attracting venture capital (VC) money in droves. In this second part, we…

Philippines: Southeast Asia’s next big breakout market?

TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines will delve into why now, after years of depending on income from remittances, Filipino entrepreneurs and founders are attracting…

Unicorns-in-the-making: The underrated, untapped, and unknown of Malaysia’s tech ecosystem

So much has been said and written about the vast potential of the Malaysian tech ecosystem--and for all the right reasons. Within ASEAN, Malaysia was one of the first countries to…

Southeast Asia’s top 50 rising women in tech 2021 [Updated]

Southeast Asia has seen its fair share of unicorns--23 at last count if we include startups that have already gone public like Sea and Razer. A quick scan of these billion-dollar…