Meet Tun Yat, the Myanmar-based Agritech Startup That Aims to Use IoT to Revolutionize the Country’s Farming Sector
Tun Yat is an innovative agritech startup based in Myanmar that claims it is the country’s first ever online platform that connects farmers and machine suppliers to facilitate the rental of farming machinery so as to benefit both farmers and machine owners, and also the country’s agriculture sector, as a…Continue Reading
Singapore-headquartered Fintech Startup SynOption Launches Platform for Electronic FX Options Trading
SynOption, a financial technology startup headquartered in Singapore, recently introduced its platform for electronic foreign exchange options (FX options) trading earlier this month. As an institutional platform, the fintech startup enables traders and investors to request quotes from several different banking institutions for the purpose of executing foreign exchange options…Continue Reading
Indonesian Wearable Tech Startup ZULU Confirms Investment from Regional Unicorn Gojek
ZULU, an Indonesian startup that specializes in innovative and functional wearable tech for the urban commuter, recently confirmed that it has managed to raise an undisclosed amount of funding from regional unicorn Gojek. Presently, Gojek is the wearable tech startup’s only investor, though it is understood that the startup is…Continue Reading
Meet the Malaysian Startup That Wants to Eliminate Dengue At Its Source – Killing the Mosquito Eggs
Inhabitants of the humid and tropical regions of Southeast Asia would be quite familiar with the Aedes mosquito, a pest that is capable of spreading several dangerous diseases such as dengue fever, Zika fever, Mayaro, chikungunya and other disease agents. According to statistics, every year between 50 and 528 million…Continue Reading
Malaysia’s MDEC Forms Partnership with Startup Genome to Accelerate the Country’s Startup Ecosystem For the New Decade Ahead
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) along with Startup Genome recently announced the formation of a strategic partnership that is aimed at accelerating the development and expansion of Malaysia’s vibrant startup landscape and ecosystem for the upcoming decade, with the Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur area serving as the initial focus. It…Continue Reading
Meet Joni.AI, the Singapore-based AI-powered Edtech Startup That’s Providing Highly Personalized and Engaging Learning Experiences For Students
When it comes to educating the young, one of the challenges is in finding the right format that can continually sustain their focus and motivation to keep on learning. If the curriculum is too difficult, they will quickly become overwhelmed and lag behind as a result. On the other hand,…Continue Reading
No Grab No Problem. Meet the Ride-Hailing Startup That’s Making An Impact in Laos
When it comes to the buzz and hype surrounding the fast emerging tech startup ecosystem of Southeast Asia, most people would immediately think of Singapore, Vietnam, or Indonesia, which already boasts unicorn startups such as Grab, Gojek and VNG Corporation among their ranks. Not many would consider Laos to be…Continue Reading
Singapore-headquartered AI-powered Chatbot Startup Pand.ai Raises Funding From Bualuang Ventures in Pre-Series A Funding Round
Pand.ai, a Singapore-headquartered artificial intelligence (AI) startup that provides smart chatbots powered by their proprietary natural language processing (NLP) engine, recently announced that it has successfully secured an undisclosed sum of funding in a pre-Series A financing round participated by Bualuang Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bangkok Bank and…Continue Reading
Singapore-based Digital Wealth Management Startup Kristal.AI Secures US$6 Million in Chiratae Ventures-led Series A Funding Round
Kristal.AI, an artificial intelligence-powered investing platform startup based in Singapore, announced recently the raising of a US$6 million Series A financing round that was led by Chiratae Ventures – formerly known as IDG Ventures India – a leading technology venture capital fund in India with a focus on fintech, healthtech…Continue Reading
Singapore-based Biotech Startup TurtleTree Labs Raises Funding in Lever VC-led Pre-Seed Funding Round
Singapore-based TurtleTree Labs, a biotech startup that aims to disrupt the multi-billion dollar dairy industry by recreating real, full milk via the latest advancements in biotechnology, has secured an undisclosed sum of funding from its pre-seed funding round. The financing round was led by Lever VC, a United States-Hong Kong…Continue Reading