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Announcing the winners for the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020

TechNode Global has announced the winners for the first edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards. The winners were announced during the ORIGIN Conference, an on-demand conference track…

Announcing the finalists for the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020

TechNode Global has announced the finalists for the first edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards. The ORIGIN Innovation Awards recognizes outstanding startups, corporates, ecosystem…

New VC focuses on Southeast Asia’s women-led startups

Southeast Asia’s entrepreneurs now have a new VC to pitch to: Her Capital. The Singapore-based investment team is shaking things up by focusing solely on female-led startups,…

Inaugural ORIGIN Innovation Awards celebrates the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship

Back in 2018, aiming to deepen cross-border commercial ties between China and the global market, TechNode Global was set up with the commitment to better serve the Asia tech…

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Two new funds add $860m to Southeast Asia pot

Two investment firms have just revealed new funds that bring a collective $860 million in fresh capital to Southeast Asia’s startup industry. Northstar $800 million for fifth…

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’This is an extinction-level event’

Thomas Tsao, a tech investor with decades of experience, has weathered the dot-com bubble, 9/11, the SARS virus, and a major recession—and yet he’s still astonished at the severe…

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How VCs, founders across Southeast Asia are adapting to virus disruption

It’s too early to see the scale of the coronavirus job losses, wage cuts, or even bankruptcies that might emerge across Southeast Asia’s tech industry, but it’s already clear that…