Esports Players League (ESPL), an esports tournament startup based in Singapore, announced recently that it has landed an undisclosed amount of investment from 500 Startups, the renowned early stage venture fund and seed accelerator founded by entrepreneur Dave McClure, as part of its fundraising efforts for its seed funding round….Continue Reading
Grab, the regional superapp unicorn, announced recently that its venture building and investment arm, Grab Ventures Velocity (GVV), which is a scale-up program focusing on post-seed startups’ development to help them scale and expand across Southeast Asia, is now accepting new applicants across the region for its third cohort of…Continue Reading
SparkLabs Group, an international network of venture capital firms and startup accelerators that include such notables as SparkLabs Taipei, SparkLabs Korea and SparkLabs Cultiv8, recently announced that it has debuted SparkLabs Connex, an entirely new global accelerator program with a focus on smart cities, Internet of Things (IoT) and property…Continue Reading
As part of Vietnam’s ‘Grab for Good’ roadmap that is focused on alleviating poverty, promoting financial inclusion and skilled workforce building, regional superapp unicorn Grab recently announced that it has debuted Grab Ventures Ignite (GVI), a six-month accelerator program focused on early stage startups in the country aimed at fulfilling…Continue Reading
SOCAR Malaysia, a car-sharing startup with headquarters in South Korea but with its operations based primarily in Malaysia, recently announced that it has launched TREVO, an application-based marketplace that enables car sharing between drivers and car owners, in Malaysia. While SOCAR Malaysia itself is also a car-sharing service just like…Continue Reading
Nowadays people across the globe are increasingly becoming more aware of the impact of climate change and the need for more sustainable practices in agriculture and food production. The demand for meat alternatives and substitute meat has given rise to a fast expanding food industry as evidenced by the rise…Continue Reading
hoolah, a Singapore-based startup that provides a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution to merchants across the Southeast Asian region, recently announced that it has entered the market of Malaysia. With its entry into the country, the BNPL solution startup will bring its payment option solution that enables customers to…Continue Reading
ShopRunBack, a Cambodian-French logistics startup that provides returns solutions for a broad range of industries and sectors, has recently raised US$900,000 in a pre-Series A funding round. Leading the financing round was OBOR Capital, a Phnom Penh-based project management and venture capital firm. The reverse logistics startup’s pre-Series A funding…Continue Reading
Teky, a Vietnam-based edtech startup that is the country’s first to implement the STEAM (Science – Technology – Engineering – Art – Mathematics) curriculum for children aged four to eighteen years old, is striving to raise a generation of youths that are well-equipped with the necessary digital skills and technical…Continue Reading
According to various news sources, it has been confirmed that Indonesian superapp unicorn Gojek has bought a US$30 million minority stake in Blue Bird, a taxi company in Indonesia that is famous for its ubiquitous blue taxis. PT Pusaka Citra Djokosoetono, which is Blue Bird’s parent company, filed an information…Continue Reading