SEA
Nine in ten companies in ASEAN face challenges in recruiting, nurturing and retaining tech talent, a survey shows
Nine in ten companies in ASEAN face challenges in recruiting, nurturing and retaining tech talent, while 91 percent of tech talent are open to leaving their companies, according to the Growth & Scale Talent Playbook launched by Southeast Asian venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures with global consultancy firm Kearney and technology recruiting platform…
Funding Societies crosses $27.8M in loan disbursements to SMEs in Thailand
Funding Societies | Modalku, the Singapore-based small and medium enterprise (SME) digital financing platform, has on Wednesday announced that its Thai business (Funding Societies Thailand) has reached THB1 billion ($27.8 million) in loan disbursements to small businesses in the country for year-to-date 2022.
Vietnam’s Society Pass partners with Stripe to ease payments settlement
Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), the Vietnam's based data-driven loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, has on Monday announced the integration of Stripe’s financial infrastructure solutions onto the SoPa platform to power transaction settlement services for merchants and customers on SoPa’s ecosystem.
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]
Singapore’s ComfortDelGro partners Indonesia’s Gojek to tackle transport industry issues
Singapore-based taxi operator ComfortDelGro and Indonesia-based on-demand mobile platform Gojek are coming together to jointly explore ways to address key issues affecting the point-to-point transport industry, including driver shortage.
Yangzijiang Financial partners Heliconia Capital to launch $109M fund to invest in Southeast Asian SMEs
Singapore-listed financial firm Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd, has partnered with Temasek-backed investment firm Heliconia Capital Management Pte. Ltd. (Heliconia), to launch S$150 million ($109 million) fund to invest in promising small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries.
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.
PropertyGuru’s revenue rises 47 percent year on year to $25.1M in 3Q
PropertyGuru Group Limited, the Singapore-based property technology company, announced Monday its revenue for the third quarter this year rose 47 percent year on year to S$34.6 million ($25.1 million), underpinned by consistent growth in all markets and segments. Its net loss was S$7.4 million ($5.37 million) in the quarter and its adjusted earnings before…
ESR’s ARA partners Export–Import Bank of China for $1B infrastructure fund
ESR Group Limited's ARA, a Singapore real asset fund manager, announced Monday it has entered into a partnership with the Export–Import Bank of China for the closing of a $1 billion infrastructure fund – China-ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund1 II (CAF II). The fund will invest in ASEAN countries across various infrastructure, energy resources including…
