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Grab co-founder Tan Hooi Ling to step down from official positions by year-end

Grab Holdings Limited has on Thursday announced that Tan Hooi Ling has informed its board of directors of her intention to step down from her operating roles at Grab, including her directorship, by the end of 2023.

PropertyGuru first quarter revenue climbs 16 percent to $24.5M

PropertyGuru Group Limited, a Singapore-based property technology company, has on Tuesday announced its revenue rose 16 percent year on year to SGD 33 million ($24.5 million) in the first quarter of 2023.

ORIGIN Conference: Southeast Asia: A Race to Go Sustainable

The panelists discussed sustainability issues and development across Southeast Asia. Avant Meat’s Chan and SWAP Energi’s Irwan explained how their startups can help to achieve sustainability goals while Ting, from Trive Ventures, gave examples on how the startups his firm invested in are driving sustainable innovation. He also gave his views from an…

ORIGIN Conference: Why is Southeast Asia Prime for the Next Decade?

The panellists discussed about the reasons why Southeast Asia is prime for the next decade and where they see opportunities within the region. They also discussed the challenges of investing and operating in the Southeast Asian region and had given some pieces of advice to investors and companies looking into this multi-cultural and diverse market.

Grab says ‘on track’ to achieve breakeven by 4Q after losses narrow in 1Q

Grab, the Singapore-based super app, is on track to achieve breakeven by the fourth quarter after its losses narrowed in the first quarter. It has revised up its full year adjusted EBITDA guidance range by $80 million to $90 million.

Southeast Asian tech startups raises $10.4B in 2022 despite global slowdown

Southeast Asian tech startups raised $10.4 billion in 2022, the third strongest year on record and on par with the pre-pandemic investment levels, said a report revealed by Momentum Works and Cento Ventures on Tuesday.

Doceree partners with Hello Health to strengthen global footprint; forays into eight SEA markets

Doceree, a global platform building solutions for healthcare professional marketing (HCP) programmatic marketing with proprietary data tool, has on Wednesday announced its long-term partnership with Singapore-based health tech firm Hello Health Group.

BEYOND Expo 2023 opens in Macao, redefining technology

The three-day expo will focus on showcasing and discussing technologies related to consumer technology, healthcare, and sustainability.

TDCX: ASEAN SMEs plan to invest $130 billion in digitalization

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in ASEAN do not plan to slow down their investment in digitalization, and plan to invest a further $130 billion for digitalization over the next three years, according to a recent white paper published by TDCX.

Bain: SEA private equity deal value falls 52% in 2022

Southeast Asia’s (SEA) private equity (PE) market deal value fell 52 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, with deal count also declining 15 percent year-on-year, Bain & Company (Bain) said Thursday.