Singapore

Shopee’s explosive growth pushes Sea to near $1b revenue

April orders up 140% as lockdowns boost Shopee usage.

visa, payments, credit cards, credit

Visa invests in Singapore’s Nium

Formerly known as InstaReM, Nium specializes in cross-border payments.

Ninja Van just got its biggest ever funding round amid online shopping surge

$280 million for startup that handles one million parcels daily.

Dead: Hooq

Subscribers left in the dark with no refunds.

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.

fire, insurance, risk

Ex-Grab exec pockets fresh funding for insurance startup

On top of that, Axinan is rebranding as Igloo.

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.