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KK Fund rolls out program to help founders meet investors virtually

A total of 70 investors have signed up, including Vertex Ventures, Gobi Partners, Sequoia Capital, and SoftBank Vision Fund. Source…

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Singapore’s Antler to deploy up to $500k for startups battling Covid-19

Interested teams may apply until April 15. Source link

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Bounce’s founders give up salary to keep team intact amid Covid-19

Employees have also agreed to take a 20% to 60% pay cut. Source link

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Myanmar travel startup lays off staff as bookings drop to zero

Flymya was on track to bring in US$30 million in annual booking revenue, but it now expects a 90% drop…

community, Covid-19, Covid-19 impact, Opinion, Startups, Tips

How startups can shift gears and overcome the downturn

Founders need to contend with the dual catastrophes of the Covid-19 outbreak and the stock market crash. Source link

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VCs in Southeast Asia launch programs to support tech talent, startups

The initiatives are aimed at driving startup revenues and opening up new opportunities for employees hit by the Covid-19 crisis….

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Despite Covid-19, shared-ride aggregator Via raises funds at a $2.3b valuation

Covid-19 may have hit the brakes on fundraising, but niche businesses are still beating the downtrend. Source link

chubb, community insurance, coronavirus, Covid-19, critical illness, Fintech, gojek, GoSure, Grab, Grab insurance, GrabCare, grabinsure, health insurance, Internet, microinsurance, ntuc income, Premium Content, Profiles, RideCover, travel insurance, TravelCover, Trends, ZhongAn

How Grab’s super-app advantage is reconfiguring insurance for the masses

Just shy of a year old, GrabInsure has already issued over 7 million policies in Singapore and Malaysia. Source link

coronavirus, Covid-19, cybersecurity, domain hosting, domain name, Malware, phishing attack, remote access tool, Video Conferencing Software, zoom

Hackers Begin Exploiting Zoom’s Overnight Success to Spread Malware

As people increasingly work from home and online communication platforms such as Zoom explode in popularity in the wake of…

Covid-19, Grab, News, partner relief initiatives, Startups

Grab leaders to take up to 20% pay cut amid Covid-19 pandemic

Grab will also expand its GrabMart and GrabAssistant services to create additional income opportunities for its partners. Source link