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

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How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

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Despite early traction in hardware, the startup is focused on building a full-stack robotics system that unites the “brain” and “body” of machines.

More than a hardware play: Robot Era’s founder sets the record straight on the company’s true ambitions

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What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Challenges remain, but the NEV maker sees significant upside in expanding its commercial vehicle business beyond China.

As China’s commercial vehicle market slows, Gecko Motors shifts gears abroad for growth

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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

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 happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Augmentus raises Series A+ funding, Coda to acquire Recharge, Origgin Capital debuts second fund, and more

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Sudo Lim

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

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

The company believes that the future of fintech is a convergence between banks and retailers.

SoCash is turning small shops in Singapore into ATMs: Startup Stories

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Ursula Florene

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

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Social Bella has raised USD 110 million in funding from big-name investors like Temasek, East Ventures, Pavilion Capital, and Jungle Ventures.

From e-commerce site to digital beauty ecosystem: Q&A with Social Bella's president Christopher Madiam

From e-commerce site to digital beauty ecosystem: Q&#038;A with Social Bella&#8217;s president Christopher Madiam

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Khamila Mulia

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Dropee helps independent retailers to match with suppliers and brands. It also offers a SaaS platform for wholesalers to bring their businesses online.

This is how Dropee addresses common problems in the B2B supply chain: Startup Stories

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Traveloka said it witnessed "a historic drop" in business activity caused by the pandemic towards levels never seen before.

Traveloka raises USD 250 million to help support operations amid COVID-19

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Since taking over Uber's business, Grab has to seek permission on pricing from Singapore's consumer watchdog.

Grab applies for platform fee in Singapore, plans to improve safety measures

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

The new feature is calculating routes and travel costs, with the additional benefit that users can directly order available Gojek services.

Gojek hints at new integrated map service called GoTransit

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

AwanTunai says it is able to originate low-interest financing to the underserved and unbanked merchants by leveraging merchant transaction data recorded on its app.

AwanTunai raises USD 20 million to fund Indonesia’s MSMEs merchants

StashAway's assets under management have grown more than 330% in the last year.

Singaporean fintech StashAway snatches investment, plans to expand in other countries: CEO

The accelerator program is run in Singapore and San Fransisco, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore under the Global Innovation Alliance network.