Logistics
IMC Ventures partners with PIER71 to invest in maritime and supply chain ecosystem in Singapore
IMC Ventures, a newly-launched Singapore-based venture capital firm focused on investments in the maritime and supply chain industries, has announced that it has joined PIER71 as a venture capital partner with an objective to invest and nurture the maritime and supply chain ecosystem in Singapore.
With Flash Express entering Unicorn status, will we see more Southeast Asia Unicorns emerge?
The logistics startup plans to use the fresh funding to expand into more communities, introduce payments services, and support online merchants through loans. Earlier this year, the company launched in Laos, and it also plans to enter Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
How Parcel Perform is reimagining the logistics experience for businesses and end-users [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Online retail is the main driver of parcel delivery volume and there are ways to better manage the e-commerce industry, especially in the last mile delivery. In the past, it was considered a norm to leave the customer’s experience journey to the carriers. However, with the rise in the expectations of the last mile journey, leaving our customers dissatisfied…
JustKitchen’s cloud kitchen model uses data and logistics optimizations to ensure quality of hot food delivery [Q&A with Kent Wu]
On the technology front, we're putting a lot of resources into building the backbone and foundation of what's needed to operate a multinational dark kitchen across various geographies, languages, and ethnicities. Traditional F&B isn't an easy sector to expand effectively in, we're really pushing to leverage technology to enable our expansion.
Grab inks SPAC deal with Altimeter Growth as it readies US IPO at $39.6B valuation
It is expected to be the largest-ever US equity offering by a Southeast Asian company as the deal values the leading Southeast Asian super app at approximately $39.6 billion. The company is expected to be traded on NASDAQ under ticker “GRAB” as it goes public.
Aespada Technologies digitalizes ‘archaic’ construction logistics toward sustainable and lean operations
Digital adoption will help in attaining a higher productivity rate with the limited resources available on the market. This will actually speed up the construction processes and ensure that the industry operates lean and more sustainably.
For SWAT Mobility, domain knowledge is essential in building tech to drive efficiency in moving people and goods
In this TechNode Global Q&A with Nicholas Stipp, CRO at SWAT Mobility, we learn how the company is helping enterprises solve their challenges in logistics and in employee transportation.
How technology drives efficiency in last-mile logistics with DRVR [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
In this TechNode Global Q&A, DRVR's Co-Founder and CEO David Henderson shares how tech-driven innovations are making the industry more responsive to the needs of the times in what is “one of the fastest-growing parts of the world economy."
ORIGIN: How data and technological innovations are driving the future of logistics and freight management
Technological innovations in logistics and freight management are meant to address these opportunities in the rapid growth of e-commerce, enhanced trade across the region, and accelerated infrastructure development.
