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
For Malaysia, a country in which almost 9 in 10 households owns a car, this usually means that for most of the time a majority of these vehicles will be sitting idly at parking lots or at garages, and in some cases many may not see road use at all…Continue Reading
In the dental space, wearing conventional braces can be quite a daunting task as they are both pricey and uncomfortable for people to wear. Some people feel self-conscious about wearing them, and the fact that braces require at least six months of use does not help. Nevertheless, with today’s rapid…Continue Reading
Frequent travellers around Southeast Asia will probably be familiar with the transaction fees that are charged on their credit cards, as well as the unfavourable exchange rates that they have to deal with when converting currency. The transaction fees and higher markup on exchange rates can be a substantial burden…Continue Reading