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Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

Singapore-based healthtech firm Bot MD announced it has closed a USD 5 million Series A round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, a VC firm with a focus on early-stage startups in Southeast Asia. Existing and new investors include SeaX Ventures, tech executives investment network XA Network, the Singapore government-owned SGInnovate, Biosensors International Group founder Yoh-Chie Lu, and Zilog founder Steve Blank. %

Healthcare startup Bot MD raises USD 5 million in funding round led by Monk's Hill Ventures | KrASIA

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Tech in Asia

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

Southeast Asia's unicorns are considering a merger with a SPAC as option to go public.

Patrick Grove files to raise USD 250 million through blank-check firm | KrASIA

Patrick Grove files to raise USD 250 million through blank-check firm

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

Disney+ Hotstar was launched in September 2020 after the Walt Disney Company acquired Star India’s parent company 21st Century Fox.

Disney+ Hotstar pulls in 2.5 million subscribers in Indonesia, surpassing Netflix | KrASIA

Disney+ Hotstar pulls in 2.5 million subscribers in Indonesia, surpassing Netflix

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

Be says that it currently has over 10 million customers in 10 provinces.

Vietnamese ride-hailer Be’s parent group launches digital banking services | KrASIA

Vietnamese ride-hailer Be’s parent group launches digital banking services

Millennial investors make up 90% of the company's user base.

Indonesian investment platform Bibit bags USD 30 million in new money | KrASIA

Indonesian investment platform Bibit bags USD 30 million in new money

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

As of November, Funding Societies claims to have given out more than SGD 1.8 billion (USD 1.4 billion) across 3.3 million loans.

Singapore’s Funding Societies raises investment from Samsung’s VC arm | KrASIA

Singapore’s Funding Societies raises investment from Samsung’s VC arm

IHV’s Comprehensive Medical Information Exchange platform is used for diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine.

Singapore-based healthtech firm Claritas acquires teleradiology startup IHV | KrASIA

Singapore-based healthtech firm Claritas acquires teleradiology startup IHV

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

The event has been held in Hong Kong for five consecutive years.

RISE tech conference to move to Kuala Lumpur in 2022 with MDEC partnership | KrASIA

RISE tech conference to move to Kuala Lumpur in 2022 with MDEC partnership

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

Vietnammm was one of the earliest players in Vietnam’s food delivery scene and has been the preferred choice of the expat communities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.