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…
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…