‘It will take another 5-10 years to rebuild the Myanmarese startup ecosystem’
“The military is in power and it couldn’t care less about startups,” a founder from Myanmar told me e27. “The military has much bigger things to worry about.” The startup…
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Ecosystem Roundup: Sea, Fazz slash jobs; police probe into IPO-bound F88; Terra’s woes continue
Dear Pro Member, The new development does not bode well for the listed F88. The HCMC offices of the financial firm were raided by hundreds of police on Monday….
This year, International Women’s Day calls for the tech startup ecosystem to look within
UN WOMEN announced the theme for International Women’s Day 2023 last December. For us in the tech startup ecosystem, it was something that is near and dear to our hearts:…
Ecosystem Roundup: SG tops SEA’s equity funding amid slowdown, eFishery said to earn unicorn tag, SG blockchain investor closes US$75M fund
Hi Pro Member, Is failure a failure? We know it’s not because we always have one or more lessons to learn from our failures, which will be useful when building…
CelcomDigi, SK Telecom sign MoU to develop Malaysia’s metaverse ecosystem Both parties to collaborate on developing, offering metaverse & AI use cases Collaboration will enable co-creation of metaverse content, services for M’sians CelcomDigi Berhad (Cel
To collaborate on developing, offering metaverse & AI use cases Will enable co-creation of metaverse content, services for Malaysians CelcomDigi Bhd and SK Telecom, South Korea’s leading wireless telecommunications operator,…
Ecosystem Roundup: SEA’s VC fundraising topped pre-COVID levels in 2022; Zilingo’s net liabilities exceed US$328M; More layoffs at Zenius
Dear Pro Member, AI is the most debated topic in the tech world today. It has “invaded” our lives, and tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E-2 are used by many of…
Semaai nets funding to create integrated digital ecosystem for farmers, toko tanis in Indonesia
(L-R) Semaai co-founders Muhammad Yoga Anindito, Gaurav Batra, Abhishek Gupta Semaai, a startup providing agri-tech solutions to farmers and rural MSMEs in Indonesia, has closed a bridge funding round led…
Ecosystem Roundup: Vietnam-Oman JV to invest in F88; GetGo scores US$15M; 500 SEA gets 3 new Partners
Dear Pro Member, Last week I had a casual chat with a startup founder in Myanmar whose startup ecosystem is in dire straits. The COVID-19 outbreak, the February 2021 coup…
Boost for Malaysian startup ecosystem as 100Soonicorns program selects its first 24 founders
Aspires to create a founder-driven leadership and coaching program Identify startups with the potential to grow into Malaysia’s next unicorns ScaleUp Accelerator Sdn Bhd (ScaleUp Malaysia) and Proficeo Consultants Sdn…
Ecosystem Roundup: J&T Express may raise US$1B in HK IPO; Terraform boss charged in US; Alibaba’s growth to accelerate from 2023
GGV Capital requests to raise DKK 2.5 billion. USD for 4 new venture funds The new funds are likely to continue to focus on China, the US and SEA; GGV…
Ecosystem Roundup: Layoffs at Foodpanda SEA, Aspire bags US$100M, OrderEZ acquires FoodRazor
Finance OS for SMEs Aspire Scores $100M, Claims $12B Annual Payment Volume The investors include Lightspeed, Sequoia Capital, Paypal Ventures, Tencent and LGT Capital Partners; Aspire will use the funds…
Reboot: How the Anwar Ibrahim Government Can Jumpstart Malaysia’s Startup Ecosystem Pt2
The Ministry of Communications and Digital must be the startup storyteller Need for central coordination to help focus efforts for maximum impact Funding: Fuel For The Fire After presenting our…
Reboot: How the Anwar Ibrahim government can jumpstart Malaysia’s Startup Ecosystem
Tap into the brightest of the over 100,000 international students in Malaysia Encourage the use of Malaysian solutions and trigger a virtuous cycle of innovation As we move in different…
Alogic’s new Matrix ecosystem makes wireless charging easy anywhere
In these busy times, when your important gadgets run out of power – your iPhone or Apple Watch, for example – it can really ruin your plans. That’s why Alogic…
OnePlus India CEO on 5G push, ecosystem strategy, tablet market, Telecom News, ET Telecom
New Delhi: OnePlus India CEO Navnit Nakra during the launch of One Plus’ 11 and 11R smartphones at Aerocity in New Delhi. (PTI photo)( Smartphone maker OnePlus said 5G will…