Blog Singapore Foodie channel’s Malaysian parent raises funding for expansion Dec 26, 2018 Penang-based Good Foodie Media — the startup behind the online food channels Penang Foodie and KL Foodie has secured RM220,000 (US$53,000) from…
Tech and Gadget Naspers leads $1bn funding round for India’s Swiggy Dec 25, 2018 Naspers is leading a $1bn funding round in Indian food-delivery service Swiggy, in the South African ecommerce and media investor’s latest big bet…
Tech and Gadget AR startup Blippar in danger of becoming a blip as shareholders Dec 11, 2018 Blippar, the U.K.-based AR startup that raised more than $130 million, may be nearing the end of the road. The company has been burning through cash…
Entrepreneurship OYO CEO’s Eyes Clearly Set on the Future: Spearhead the Hotel Sector by 2023 Dec 7, 2018 The meteoric rise of Oyo is phenomenal but it seems there is no stopping for the hotel chain. The franchise model has already made an advent into…
Tech and Gadget Experian leads US$10M funding in Malaysian fintech firm Jirnexu Dec 5, 2018 Jirnexu’s existing investor, SBI Group, also participated in the round Liew Ooi Hann, Co-Founder of Jirnexu & CEO of RinggitPlus.com; Yuen…
Tech and Gadget Indonesia’s SMDV leads US$20M funding round for Thai SaaS platform Eko Nov 28, 2018 Eko was founded by an heir to the Chearavanont family, the Thaiconglomerate behind the Charoen Pokphand Group Thailand-based business communication…
Innovation Relative unknown pulls biggest-ever funding for AI-enabled logistics robots Nov 27, 2018 Chinese firm Geek+, which makes robots for logistics, manufacturing, and retail, just announced the closing of $150 million in Series B funding.…
Computing US mobilizing funding for Quantum AI to match China in multi-billion race Nov 26, 2018 The White House released a National Strategic Overview for Quantum Information Science that outlines its plan for advancing the field. The Department…
Tech and Gadget Real estate platform Lamudi raises funding from Ringier AG, Axel Springer | Digital Asia Nov 21, 2018 Global real estate platform for emerging market Lamudi has named two European media and digital classifieds companies Ringier AG and Axel…
Tech and Gadget Vegan products review platform abillionVeg raises US$500K seed funding round | Digital Asia Nov 8, 2018 The majority of abillionVeg users are coming from the US, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Canada Singapore-based plant-based consumer products review…