Asia, Covid-19, Indonesia, KK Fund, Malaysia, Meet your Match, News, online pitch, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam 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…
community, Indonesia, Malaysia, Opinion, Southeast Asia, Startups, Thailand, Vietnam The 4 most important economies in the world for startups Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia have just the right mix of economic growth, population size, investment, and entrepreneurial ferment. Source…
coding talent platform, edtech, Investments, News, Quest, REAPRA, Startups, Thailand Thai edtech startup Quest raises seed funding from Reapra, others It’s looking to raise more funds by the fourth quarter of this year as it seeks to address the tech…
Central Group, ecommerce, Looksi, News, online retailing, pomelo, Startups, Thailand Pomelo absorbs Thai ecommerce platform Looksi With the deal, Looksi will no longer operate its app and website and instead join Pomelo’s ecosystem. Source link
Anders Heikenfeldt, H&M, Investments, News, online fashion, pomelo, Startups, Thailand Pomelo appoints former H&M exec to lead retail expansion in Southeast Asia Anders Heikenfeldt will be responsible for Pomelo’s retail strategy and experience. Source link
aCommerce, ecommerce, Indies Capital Partners, Investments, News, Startups, Thailand Ecommerce enabler aCommerce secures $15m from Indies Capital Partners The fresh capital will go towards the company’s initiative to reach group profitability. Source link
blockchain, cross-border remittances, Fintech, Investments, Lightnet, News, Startups, Thailand Thai fintech startup Lightnet secures $31.2m from UOB, others It will use the new funds to further invest in its underlying blockchain technology, Stellar. Source link
digital wealth management, finnomena, Gobi Partners, Investments, News, openspace ventures, Startups, Thailand Thailand’s Finnomena bags $10m in round led by Gobi, Openspace The digital wealth management startup will use the funds to expand in Thailand and in Southeast Asia. Source link
Asia, blockchain, central banks, China, Cryptocurrencies, Digital Currency, Fintech, Hong Kong, News, SCMP, Thailand Asia’s central banks are ahead in developing digital currencies, experts say Central banks in the region are clearly actors when it comes to innovation, rather than spectators. Source link
GoWabi, Premium Content, Profiles, Startups, Thailand Beauty-booking platform GoWabi looks to beat the odds as rivals fall away “We had to find a way to make revenue from the very beginning because we didn’t get that funding.” Source…
