Indonesia

GoBear adds $17m to pot to grow its financial marketplace app

Financial services app continues Southeast Asia growth.

coffee

Rocket Internet has a coffee startup now

But Flash Coffee faces strong rivals ready for regional expansion.

Gojek goes for gold with new investing service

Both Gojek and Grab brace for clash of wealth management products.

Kopi Kenangan, coffee

Indonesia’s Starbucks rival Kopi Kenangan brews up $109m funding to build empire

With over 300 stores already, it’s planning expansion to three countries after the pandemic.

Meet the Harvard grad who left ‘big pharma’ for his own startup

With mClinica, he’s shaking up how pharmacies are run.

Sequoia backs Indonesia insurance startup Qoala

Insurance on your new iPhone? This startup bets on growing demand.

Gobi’s Thomas Tsao on a decade as a Southeast Asia VC

Tsao dishes out insights, talks trends, and gives his perspective on the virus crisis.

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Two new funds add $860m to Southeast Asia pot

Here’s what the two VCs are targeting in the region.