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If I could have just 0.1% of this weeks funding total

Meesho, TaiDoc Health, DEEPX, and more raised funds this week.

18 May 2024 3:00 pm
These are the most active investors in Singapores startups

Which investors are writing the most checks to Singapore-based startups?

18 May 2024 2:30 pm
Vietnams top-funded tech companies in the last decade

Our automated tracker makes sure that you aren't late to the countrys next unicorn party.

18 May 2024 12:30 pm
Good Meats SG partner becomes first retailer worldwide to sell lab-grown meat

However, the lab-made chicken consists of only 3% animal cells, with the rest being plant protein.

17 May 2024 3:47 pm
Smooth Q1 waters for Sea

We look at Sea Groups financial health after a solid start to the year and a profitability milestone for Grab.

17 May 2024 3:00 pm
Wise introduces accounts service, prepaid card in the Philippines

With these products, Wise aims to cater to groups such as freelancers, international students, travelers, and relatives of overseas workers.

17 May 2024 2:46 pm
20 top angel investment networks in Asia

Here's our regularly updated list of Asia's top angel investment networks.

17 May 2024 2:30 pm
Vertex Ventures launches $64m fund for Japan investments

Vertex Ventures Japan aims to identify early-stage opportunities in deeptech, digital transformation, AI, and the creator economy.

17 May 2024 1:33 pm
Japans top-funded tech companies in the last decade

Our automated tracker can help you keep an eye on the funding activities of Japan's tech firms as they close in on the billion-dollar mark.

17 May 2024 12:30 pm
Get curated fundraising startups, right in your email inbox

A new benefit for paid subscribers, in beta.

17 May 2024 9:28 am
Glasswall: The things anonymous founders say about VCs

Check out the recent anonymous reviews for these VC firms.

17 May 2024 7:30 am
New SG home listings portal poses little threat to PropertyGuru, 99.co

PropertyGuru leads the market in Singapore, while 99.co emphasizes that property search is a long journey involving multiple website visits.

17 May 2024 6:30 am
Osome raises $17m series B funding months after mass layoffs

The Singapore-headquartered startup's fundraise is a mix of equity and debt from new and old investors.

17 May 2024 6:30 am
JD.coms revenue growth steady as income from operations rises

Its revenue of US$36 billion for the first quarter of this year was up by 7% from Q1 2023.

16 May 2024 5:21 pm
Baidus AI pivot helps drive revenue, despite overall sluggish growth

Aside from its AI Cloud unit, the Chinese tech giant also made significant strides in its AI and intelligent driving businesses.

16 May 2024 4:57 pm
Singapores Sqreem acquires youth-focused digital ad platform TotallyAwesome

The deal would help Sqreem navigate ethical youth marketing amid rising global debates on responsible AI usage, especially around young audiences.

16 May 2024 4:44 pm
Golden Gate Ventures launches $100m MENA fund in Qatar

The fund has US$20 million in commitments, supported by anchor investors Al Khor Holding, Al Attiya Group, and Sheikh Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani.

16 May 2024 2:14 pm
How VCs can beat currency depreciation

Venture capital investing in tech startups that disrupt industries in primed emerging markets may be the answer to beating currency depreciation.

16 May 2024 1:30 pm
Grabs financial health in 11 charts

These charts offer a snapshot of how Grab is performing.

16 May 2024 11:30 am
IPO-bound Indian insurtech firm Go Digit bags $141m

In the IPO, which opened for subscription yesterday, the company aims to raise about US$313 million - lower than its initial target of US$440 million.

16 May 2024 10:21 am
Tech in Asia Founders Meetup Vietnam

Founders Meetup is returning to Vietnam for one night only! On May 30, join us as we celebrate the grand finale of the inaugural Tech in Asia Saigon Summit.

16 May 2024 9:45 am
Capital SEA: Southeast Asias funding landscape

Who are the new active investors on the block? Which funding rounds look like outliers? This visual story answers all this and more.

16 May 2024 9:30 am
Grab records all-time adjusted EBITDA high for Q1

This has led the company to revise its 2024 adjusted EBITDA guidance upward to between US$250 million and US$270 million.

16 May 2024 8:11 am
Mapping Indonesias leading D2C brands

Between 2020 and 2024 so far, direct-to-consumer players in the F&B space attracted the most funding, followed by those in the FMCG segment.

16 May 2024 7:25 am
Shopify sues Shopline, alleges wholesale copying of storefront template tech

The US-filed lawsuit claims that Singapore-headquartered Shopline made a hinly-disguised knockoff of Shopify's Dawn technology.

15 May 2024 3:34 pm
20 largest exits in Singapore

Here's our regularly updated list of the biggest startup exits in Singapore.

15 May 2024 2:30 pm
Follow the money: Where is VC investment heading in Indonesia?

Which sectors will be the country's next investment hotspots? Tech in Asia looked at funding data and spoke with venture capitalists to find out.

15 May 2024 1:30 pm
US TikTok creators file lawsuit to block the apps potential ban

While this comes on the heels of TikTok and ByteDance's own lawsuit, TikTok creators have found success with their legal efforts in the past.

15 May 2024 12:00 pm
A list of fundraising startups from Asia (Updated)

Fundraising is hard. To make things slightly easier, we've compiled this list of fundraising startups for our subscribers.

15 May 2024 9:30 am
Saigon Summit 2024

Join Tech in Asias very first Saigon Summit along with more than 700 other regional tech scene enthusiasts to make connections and create opportunities to catalyze the sectors growth.

15 May 2024 8:50 am
Ex-staff sues fintech unicorn Rapyd, alleges $1.1m in unpaid commissions

The UK-based firm has pushed back, saying its clients made round-tripping transactions that invalidated commissions.

15 May 2024 6:30 am
Temasek-backed Allozymes secures $15m for European expansion

Allozymes' platform can analyze over 20 million enzyme variants daily.

14 May 2024 6:09 pm
9Unicorns launches $200m fund, rebrands to 100Unicorns

Previously known as 9Unicorns, 100Unicorns, has funded over 140 startups to date.

14 May 2024 5:48 pm
Tencent grows revenue 6%, operating profits 30% in Q1 2024

However, the internet giant grew its capital expenditure over 3x to US$2 billion in the quarter compared to the same period last year.

14 May 2024 5:41 pm
Sea Groups financial health in 7 charts

These charts offer a snapshot of how Sea Group, the company behind Garena and Shopee, is faring.

14 May 2024 4:44 pm
SoftBank eyes up to $150m deals in Indias AI infrastructure space

This plan aligns with the Japanese tech giant's global push toward robotics, AI, and self-driving cars.

14 May 2024 4:26 pm
Square Peg not looking for round-hole investments

We look at the VC firms plans for a new US$550 million fund and Vietnams VNG missing its revenue target for 2023.

14 May 2024 3:00 pm
MoneyHero onboards ex-Alibaba exec for CFO role

Before joining MoneyHero, Hao Qian served as CFO for Lazada in Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

14 May 2024 2:38 pm
AnyMinds revenue jumps 60%, posts $2.3m in operating profit for Q1

The Singapore-based ecommerce enabler's gross profit also improved by 57% year on year to US$24.3 million.

14 May 2024 1:13 pm
EV battery swapping needs recharging in Singapore

This week's On the Rise dives into Singapore's EV battery-swapping problems, SEAs edtech landscape, and OpenAIs adult content considerations.

14 May 2024 12:30 pm
Indias top-funded tech companies in the last decade

Which Indian tech players are on the rise? Our automated tracker spotlights their investment hauls in the last 10 years.

14 May 2024 12:30 pm
Binance, KuCoin get approval to operate in India

A ban on KuCoin's website was lifted after the exchange paid a US$42,509 fine, while Binance is also set to return once its fine is decided.

14 May 2024 11:54 am
The perils and potential of business management tools

These tools help small businesses work more efficiently, but too much of a good thing can be a problem.

14 May 2024 11:30 am
Uber to buy Foodpandas Taiwan operations in $950m deal

Delivery Hero - Foodpanda's parent company - will shift local customers, merchants, and delivery partners to Uber Eats after the sale.

14 May 2024 10:52 am
SoftBank to leverage $184b portfolio for AI push, Vision Fund CFO says

Navneet Govil told Reuters that with its size, SoftBank can rally its portfolio firms to give it a better grasp on how they can use genAI and LLMs.

14 May 2024 10:22 am
Open AI rolls out new multimodal GPT-4o model

GPT-4o accepts input in any combination of text, audio, and image, and can churn out any combination of these media.

14 May 2024 9:24 am
Product Development Conference 2024

Gain insights from industry leaders, explore current trends, and learn best practices at our Product Development Conference in mid-2024. Sign up as early as now to get special rates for this two-day event in Jakarta.

14 May 2024 8:40 am