Southeast Asia

Celebrity shoutout apps are ready for the limelight

After the rise of Cameo, here comes Southeast Asia’s homegrown rivals.

Shopee is now an $8 billion juggernaut

The Lazada arch-rival app just hit a consumer spending record.

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Jack Ma’s fintech giant Ant: a brief history of its Southeast Asia empire building

Here’s what Ant Group (formerly Ant Financial) has done so far.

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

Her Capital launched its first fund this week.

Riding the ‘shared mobility’ boom

Here's how one startup is providing services to popular car, bike, and scooter-sharing apps.

With over $1.3b, Sequoia has two new funds for region

Aimed at Southeast Asia and India.

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The startup doing virtual fitness before it was cool

Pre-Covid, 42Race wanted to make running and workouts more accessible. And now that’s paying off.

Lazada gets yet another new CEO

Here’s what you need to know about new CEO Chun Li.

China’s Tencent buys into Southeast Asia’s Netflix battle

Buying iFlix gives the tech titan a rolling start.

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No more at-home massages for you as Gojek adapts to new normal

Job losses hit 430 people (about 9% of workforce) at Gojek.