Investments

car, sportscar, Toyota

Toyota invests in Thailand’s Stripe rival

Formerly Omise, it’s now called Synqa.

karaoke, ktv, singing, performance, stage,

Singapore startup gets funding for socially distanced karaoke

South and Southeast Asia expansion is new target.

WeMo Scooter

Scooter-sharing startup preps expansion to Southeast Asia

It's banking on people wanting fewer interactions with strangers after lockdowns lift.

cash, coins, finance, payments, funding

Curlec gets funding to help businesses get paid on time

Malaysian startup wants to cut down on biz paperwork.

Gojek’s GoPlay gets funding for streaming battle

Indonesia’s Netflix rival wants more originals.

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Singapore invites startups to apply to $205m Covid crisis fund

For early or later startups, it’s designed to bridge the funding gap.

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

Facebook invests in Gojek

Facebook and WhatsApp want to "serve small businesses" with this Gojek deal.

AI, robots, robotics

Singapore AI startup gets series A funding to go global

With the cash, Sentient.io is expanding to Japan, Indonesia, and the US.

Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar

China’s Ant Financial ventures into Myanmar

It just invested in local fintech app Wave Money.