Velocity by 917Ventures, a venture building program for Southeast Asia founders, to start 3-month bootcamp in April
917Ventures, described as the largest corporate venture builder in the Philippines, is set to close applications for its first cohort of Velocity, a three-month bootcamp open to founders in Southeast Asia. Announced in November 2020 as a venture-building program focused on FinTech, E-Commerce, HealthTech, and AdTech, Velocity by 917Ventures is also open to ideas within other verticals as well.……
Indonesia last-mile delivery platform SiCepat closes $170M Series B and looks to potentially expand across Southeast Asia
Indonesian LogisticsTech company SiCepat has announced that it has raised a total of $170 million in its Series B round of funding. The round was participated in by the following: Falcon House Partners, Kejora Capital, the German Development Finance Institution, MDI Ventures, Indies Capital, Pavilion Capital, Tri Hill, and Daiwa Securities. The startup plans to use its fresh capital to invest in…
How Oddle utilizes its expertise in data and O2O in optimizing restaurant delivery and dine-in [Q&A with CEO Jonathan Lim]
Oddle is Asia's leading e-commerce and order management solution for the F&B sector. Currently available in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, the homegrown Singapore company was launched in March 2014 to empower F&B businesses to grow and with full control over their online presence.
Oddle also provides end-to-end support to restaurants with operations, logistics, and digital…
Grab gets backing from South Korean retailer Shinsegae Group’s corporate VC arm Signite Partners
Southeast Asia superapp Grab has just received an investment of undisclosed amount from Shinsegae Group through its venture capital arm, Signite Partners. A report from The Korea Herald reported that the VC firm announced the investment on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.
The South Korean retail giant has been actively making moves to invest overseas through its VC arm, Signite Partners. Since…
Clubhouse: Hype-fuelled gimmick or the future of events and podcasting?
The new audio app has quickly become the most exciting thing to hit the social media sphere in years, but can it maintain the momentum, asks the C-suite Co-Founder & CEO Dean Carroll? This article was originally published on the C-Suite Founder Download blog.
Facebook wasn’t the first social network. Anyone remember Bebo? Google wasn’t the first search engine. How about Ask Jeeves, as…
Q&A: Roambee gets strategic backing from Reefknot Investments for global expansion and COVID-19 vaccine distribution
After on-demand supply chain visibility platform Roambee completed its Series B1 fundraise, Temasek-backed Reefknot Investments invested an undisclosed amount to support the company. Roambee, a logistics technology company, plans to take advantage of the strategic investment in further innovating its technology and expanding its reach to global markets, including Asia.
The strategic investment…
How SandStar enhances the customer experience with AI-powered contactless retail [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Editor’s note: This interview is part of a Q&A series with winners of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020. SandStar is a winner in the category Startup Awards – Artificial Intelligence.
Digital retail has gained a foothold amid the pandemic, with online purchases being considered safer than physical transactions. These are seen to have sustained retail even amid social distancing and…
Pan-Asia tech media TechNode Global raises $1M from Kairous Capital, Nutty Capital Venture, and SPH Ventures
TechNode Global, a Pan-Asia technology media startup, has raised a seed round of funding led by Kairous Capital (Hong Kong) with participation from Nutty Capital Venture (Hong Kong) and SPH Ventures (Singapore).
The investment will accelerate TechNode Global’s efforts in building Pan-Asia’s leading tech media platform. The company plans to cover more technology stories, deliver high-quality…
Google launches free ‘Startup School’ For EMEA, Americas, and APAC region
International tech giant Google has just announced the launch of a new program aimed to help startup founders and their teams through virtual courses called Startup School. The program will be available for anyone within EMEA, the Americas, and the APAC region.
In a blog post that announced the launch of the new program, Head of Google for Startups, APAC Michael Kim said, “Over the years, I’ve…
Rocketship.vc backs BukuWarung in improving digitalization, monetization for micro biz across Indonesia
BukuWarung has recently announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount with the support of Silicon Valley-based VC firm Rocketship.vc and an Indonesian retail conglomerate. The startup plans to use its fresh capital to invest in working on its platform and adding more monetization products to increase its revenue streams.
Sources say this fund brings the startup’s total funding up to an…