WeChat Prevtechinasia.com - Nathaniel Fetalvero Kent Lau first heard about the WeChat Developer Challenge in June from his longtime friend Claire Chen, the project director of digital agency Imp …
Robotics Gitai gets $4.1m from Spiral Ventures, otherstechinasia.com - TIA Bot Japanese robotics startup Gitai has raised about US$4.1 million from Spiral Ventures Japan, DBJ Capital, J-Power, and 500 Startups Japan (now Coral …
Indonesia Indonesia's Kedai Sayur bags $4m in East Ventures-led roundtechinasia.com - Miguel Cordon Indonesia-based Kedai Sayur, which digitizes vegetable hawkers in the country, has raised US$4 million in a round led by East Ventures. Local firms …
Startups Aussie startup Swoop Aero raises 7-figure fundingtechinasia.com - Dafizeck Bin Daud Swoop Aero, a provider of on-demand autonomous air transport service for medical supplies, has secured seven-figure funding in a round co-led by …
Japan Google rarely invests in Japanese startups. Meet the exception.techinasia.com - Nikki Natividad Abeja (https://abejainc.com/en/) is an artificial intelligence consulting company that’s making waves in the Japanese tech industry. The startup has …
OCBC, Singtel in talks for virtual bank license, sources saytechinasia.com - TIA Bot • Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) is in discussions with companies including Singapore Telecommunications about seeking one of the city-state’s …
Fitbit Fitbit partners Singapore on public health projecttechinasia.com - Miguel Cordon Fitness wearables maker Fitbit has partnered Singapore’s Health Promotion Board (HPB) on a population-based public health project in support of the …
Facial Recognition China universities deploy facial recognition for student registrationtechinasia.com - Sarah Dai Back-to-school season in China’s universities has become another example of how facial recognition technology is now part of people’s everyday lives, …
Cities Pinduoduo's latest results prove it isn’t for cheapskatestechinasia.com - Zen Soo Pinduoduo, a Chinese ecommerce platform that is seeking to dispel an association with price-sensitive customers, said it gained more customers from …
Venture Capital Gaming VC firm Play Ventures closes first fund at $40mtechinasia.com - Dafizeck Bin Daud Play Ventures, an early-stage gaming venture capital fund, announced the final closing of its first fund at US$40 million, exceeding the original …
Drinking Water The ‘tree’ that turns the sea into drinking watertechinasia.com - Stephen Chen A Chinese-led international research team has created a “tree” that can generate clean drinking water. Drawing its energy entirely from the sun, the …
Baidu chief calls for bold moves to ‘get back on top’techinasia.com - Sarah Dai Baidu co-founder and chief executive Robin Li Yanhong has called on his employees to make bold moves to “get back on top” as the company prepares to …
Malaysia Malaysia OKs motorbike-hailing, paving way for Gojektechinasia.com - TIA Bot • Malaysia’s Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Yusof said the Cabinet has agreed to give motorcycle ride-hailing services …
Shenzhen Shenzhen needs to attract global talent for Greater Bay Areatechinasia.com - Iris Deng China is addressing a potential hurdle to creating a global technology and innovation powerhouse in the Greater Bay Area by wooing talent – sourced …
Startups Pulsifi predicts whether a job candidate will be a good hiretechinasia.com - Melissa Goh Jay Huang and Peter Yoong first met at CtrlShift, a digital advertising company which the latter co-founded. Back then, Huang was struck by how …
Venture Capital RateIt secures $5m in round led by Tin Men Capitaltechinasia.com - Dafizeck Bin Daud Real-time customer management platform RateIt has secured US$5 million in a series A round led by Tin Men Capital, a Singapore-based venture capital …
Insurance Health insurance startup The CareVoice gets series A fundingtechinasia.com - Steven Millward While China has universal basic healthcare in name, the emphasis is on basic – people often pay from half to 70% of expenses out of pocket for minor …
Meituan-Dianping Prevtechinasia.com - Putra Muskita Indonesian venture capital firm East Ventures announced that it has closed its latest fund at US$75 million, more than double its initial US$30 …
Vietnam Vietnam's Tiki acquires ticketing platform TicketBoxtechinasia.com - Dafizeck Bin Daud Vietnam’s Tiki has acquired online ticketing site TicketBox in a bid to become an all-in-one ecommerce platform. The deal marks Tiki’s first ever …
Protest Prevtechinasia.com - TIA Bot (And yes, we’re serious about ethics and transparency. More information here.) TIA Bot loves eating data for breakfast and turning it into useful …
Indonesia Prevtechinasia.com - Ainun Nadhifah We’re down to the last 1,5 months before our blockbuster Tech in Asia Conference happens in Jakarta on October 8 & 9. If you’d like to meet hundreds …
Seed Funding Vegan food review platform Abillionveg bags $2m seed fundingtechinasia.com - Miguel Cordon Abillionveg, a Singapore-based reviews and recommendations platform for vegan-friendly food, restaurants, and products, raised US$2 million in a seed …
Freight Carigos reinvents the fragmented freight and cargo industrytechinasia.com - Melissa Goh One might not immediately associate the freight and cargo industry with a high degree of digitalization, but a Singapore-based startup is looking to …
Investing CoinFLEX nets $10m, launches program to grow trading volumetechinasia.com - Miguel Cordon Coin Futures and Lending Exchange (CoinFLEX), a physically delivered cryptocurrency futures exchange, announced it has raised over US$10 million in …
Paul Allen Vulcan Capital commits $100m for SEA, opens Singapore officetechinasia.com - Miguel Cordon Vulcan Capital, the investment arm of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has opened its first international office in Singapore, committing US$100 …
Huawei Prevtechinasia.com - Li Tao Doan Kim Chi works for a local bank in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, and has been a loyal iPhone user for years. She recently received an iPhone …
Singapore Singapore launches public trial for autonomous shuttletechinasia.com - Dafizeck Bin Daud The public trial for Singapore’s autonomous shuttle was launched at Sentosa today, more than a year after on-road testing began in June 2018. ST …
Indonesian fitness startup nets $1.25m in pre-series A roundtechinasia.com - Miguel Cordon Indonesian fitness brand Ride Jakarta has changed its name to R Fitness after raising US$1.25 million in a pre-series A round led by local venture …
WhatsApp eyes launching mobile payments in Indonesiatechinasia.com - Miguel Cordon • Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp is in discussions with multiple digital payment firms in Indonesia to offer their mobile transaction services …
