How technology drives efficiency in last-mile logistics with DRVR [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. DRVR is a winner in the category Startup Awards–Fleet Management & Logistics.
Based in the Greater Mekong Region, DRVR is a company that develops solutions for the last-mile, logistics, and insurance industry, providing real-time management of vehicle fleets. The company was…
ORIGIN: How data and technological innovations are driving the future of logistics and freight management
The logistics market in Southeast Asia is expected to reach $55.7 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 5.5 percent. Some of the key catalysts in this market include the rapid growth of e-commerce, enhanced trade across the region, and accelerated infrastructure development. This does not come without challenges, however. Last-mile deliveries can be difficult due to complexities in geographical terrain,…
Overdrive IOT enables better business decisions through actionable data and insights [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. Overdrive IOT is a winner in the category Startup Awards–IoT.
The challenges and opportunities that come with digital transformation through IoT are not necessarily just technical. In this TechNode Global Q&A with Zen Chin, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Overdrive, we…
Globe is capitalizing on its 80M+ customer base and 150K+ enterprise partners in venture building through 917Ventures [Q&A with Natasha Dawn Bautista]
917Ventures is Philippines' Globe Telecom’s corporate venture builder that generates, tests, and develops new business ideas that have the potential to grow and scale fast. A brand under Globe Capital Venture Holdings Inc. (GCVHI), which also counts Mynt operator GCash in its portfolio, the venture builder creates solutions that can deliver indelible value to the Philippines and the APAC region,…
AddVentures appoints Prakit Worawattananon as Managing Director to leverage SCG resources and start expansion
AddVentures, a Bangkok-based venture capital firm, has announced that it has appointed Prakit Worawattananon as its new Managing Director as the firm moves towards growing its investments and scaling synergies.
Prakit Worawattananon, Managing Director, AddVentures
Launched in 2017, AddVentures, the SCG's corporate venture capital arm, concentrates on investing in industrial, B2B, and…
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…