Indonesia

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.

money, cash, dollars, funding, VC

Two new funds add $860m to Southeast Asia pot

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

Gojek, motorbikes, motorcycles, transportation, Indonesia

Gojek escalates cashless payments battle with startup acquisition

Gojek just confirmed it has bought iPad cash register startup Moka.

James Tan alongside Goh Yiping and Jeffrey Seah

Southeast Asia VC lifts lid on new $50m fund

Quest Ventures’ second fund comes with new targets.

Lending startup KoinWorks pockets $20m fresh funding

It comes despite big risk to small businesses during pandemic.

truck, trucking, shipping, containers, logistics

Indonesia’s Kargo gets $31m series A funding to keep on truckin’

The 'Uber for logistics' startup has big-name backers.

4 years on, cashierless stores are full of empty promises

Now the hype has died down, here’s how Southeast Asia has really been impacted by retail startups.