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Shopee is now an $8 billion juggernaut

The Lazada arch-rival app just hit a consumer spending record.

Webinar: Cashing in on Thailand’s digital economy, on August 26 2020

Join us for a webinar as we shine a light on Thailand's social commerce, market opportunities, potential pitfalls, and initiatives supporting foreign companies.

AR glasses, MAD Gaze

Life’s A Pitch: from AR glasses to digital health, 6 startups join our online pitchfest

Six regional VCs got the chance to woo three big-name local VCs.

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Sequoia funds biz financing startup Incomlend

Singapore fintech firm does "invoice trading" to help businesses get cash fast.

Matthew Tippetts

Cambodia payments startup CEO admits ‘challenges and setbacks’ after delaying launch

Clik started in 2016, but, four years on, hasn’t yet launched its app.

Grabinvest, Grab Finance,

Grab wants to lend you money and help you invest

Today it's launching GrabInvest, starting with three offerings.

Life’s A Pitch: 6 more startups sweet-talk VCs

And sign-ups are now open for our next Life's A Pitch session on August 13.

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Fighting for survival, Southeast Asia’s Traveloka gets a funding lifeline

Trouble is, summer is cancelled and the travel market is still far from normal.

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Jack Ma’s fintech giant Ant: a brief history of its Southeast Asia empire building

Here’s what Ant Group (formerly Ant Financial) has done so far.

Ex-Amazon drone exec joins Gojek as CTO

Severan Rault joins one month after previous group CTO quit.