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China's recycling, e-commerce and logistics sectors get a welcome boost as Huidu ramps up production of cost-saving eco-boxes nationwide.
China's recycling, e-commerce and logistics sectors get a welcome boost as Huidu ramps up production of cost-saving eco-boxes nationwide.
This startup helps customers skip long checkout lines at brick-and-mortar stores by letting them scan and pay for products with their smart devices.
This startup helps customers skip long checkout lines at brick-and-mortar stores by letting them scan and pay for products with their smart devices.
China's popular trading platform for branded trainers Poizon is gearing up for an IPO to become a one-stop marketplace for fashionistas.
China's popular trading platform for branded trainers Poizon is gearing up for an IPO to become a one-stop marketplace for fashionistas.
TaniHub Group's farm-to-table marketplace and agri-crowdfunding offers a two-pronged approach to help farmers to increase earnings and grow their business.
TaniHub Group's farm-to-table marketplace and agri-crowdfunding offers a two-pronged approach to help farmers to increase earnings and grow their business.
With over 1,000 retail partners, Laku6 offers quality pre-owned smartphones, trade-in and credit facilities to help consumers to upgrade quickly to newer models.
With over 1,000 retail partners, Laku6 offers quality pre-owned smartphones, trade-in and credit facilities to help consumers to upgrade quickly to newer models.
Detecting 500,000 online piracy infringements monthly through AI, specifically image recognition, Red Points offers a speedy alternative to traditional legal action against counterfeiters across sectors.
Detecting 500,000 online piracy infringements monthly through AI, specifically image recognition, Red Points offers a speedy alternative to traditional legal action against counterfeiters across sectors.
This e-retailer taps into the influence of internet celebrities to persuade young viewers to buy cosmetics and other goods.
This e-retailer taps into the influence of internet celebrities to persuade young viewers to buy cosmetics and other goods.
The Shonet harnesses the power of social media influencers to turn users into customers of popular local and international fashion and beauty brands.
The Shonet harnesses the power of social media influencers to turn users into customers of popular local and international fashion and beauty brands.
Local artisans, often little known, get to reach new markets, thanks to this online marketplace that also offers them promotional events and a loan program.
Local artisans, often little known, get to reach new markets, thanks to this online marketplace that also offers them promotional events and a loan program.
Stimulating and prize-winning scientific and mostly educational toys, designed by scientists, with an exceptional variety of 500 products to choose from for all budgets.
Stimulating and prize-winning scientific and mostly educational toys, designed by scientists, with an exceptional variety of 500 products to choose from for all budgets.
Wide Eyes' visual recognition technology help customers link their offline and online shopping experiences, helping to boost sales in the challenging fashion retail e-commerce segment.
Wide Eyes' visual recognition technology help customers link their offline and online shopping experiences, helping to boost sales in the challenging fashion retail e-commerce segment.
Backed by Russian tech investor Yuri Milner, Haoqipei builds a B2B auto parts trading platform so buyers and sellers can find each other efficiently.
Backed by Russian tech investor Yuri Milner, Haoqipei builds a B2B auto parts trading platform so buyers and sellers can find each other efficiently.
Southeast Asian startups to keep riding digitalization, IPO boom, investors say
O2O business models and growing interest in ESG are also key themes, as regional startups gain $4.4bn of funding in first half of 2021
South Summit 2021: Lessons in expanding to Asia from experts on the ground
Cast aside your Eurocentric mindsets, China-based SOSV’s Oscar Ramos and Brinc’s Heriberto Saldivar tell startups, why they should expand to the region, and how best to do it
Smart Agrifood Summit 2021: A global innovation ecosystem is needed to catch up with other sectors
Investors from SVG Ventures/THRIVE, Pinduoduo and others agree that players must join forces to boost agrifood tech investment, internationally and across the value chain
Taronga Ventures takes RealTechX to Singapore; plans Japan, US growth
The Australian proptech investor to focus on ESG in its acceleration program, including women under-representation and site safety
From delivery riders to MSMEs, Igloo aims to make insurance more accessible
Expanding from its origins in e-commerce insurance, Igloo seeks growth in credit insurance and income protection for middle-income groups in Southeast Asia
Refurbed: Electronics recycling marketplace gets $54m for EU consolidation, overseas expansion
Consumers can reduce their carbon footprints by shifting toward a circular economy, become carbon-neutral by planting one tree with every purchase from Refurbed
New sectors, strategies come into play as investors respond to China's Big Tech curbs
Amid the crackdown on China’s tech giants, some investors are sussing out less risky sectors, while heavyweights like BlackRock and Fidelity stay in for the long haul
Petit Pli: Origami-inspired clothes that still fit, even after the body has grown
Founded by a young aeronautical engineer, Petit Pli produces stylish, sustainable pleated garments made from recycled plastic that expand up to seven sizes
Indogen Capital eyes new growth fund of $100m as foreign tech investors stay keen on Indonesia
With its Japanese investment partner Striders, Indogen plans to boost growth-stage funding in Indonesia and open doors for portfolio companies to new markets in East Asia
Scoobic: Nifty electric three-wheelers for last-mile deliveries
Traveling up to 100 km on a single battery charge, Scoobic’s EVs, with delivery capacities of vans, is a sustainable solution to traffic jams and parking restrictions
Bukalapak to raise IDR 21tn in Indonesia's biggest IPO yet
Although trailing rivals Tokopedia and Shopee in market share, Bukalapak cut its losses last year and will be Indonesia’s first unicorn to go public
Because Animals: Pioneering cultured meat for pets
The biotech startup is disrupting the pet food processing industry with cell-based food to minimize environmental “pawprints” and promote animal welfare
AgroCenta: Providing market access and credit to African smallholder farmers
AgroCenta’s platforms empower Ghanaian subsistence farmers, especially women, boosting productivity and sales with e-payments, micro-credits and insurance, and direct connections to buyers, cutting out the intermediaries
Gojek and Tokopedia merge to form GoTo
The new entity, now Indonesia’s largest tech group, plans to go public in Indonesia and the US, targeting a $40bn valuation
Accelerating Asia's Amra Naidoo: We’re at an inflection point in Southeast Asia
Accelerating Asia’s co-founder Amra Naidoo reveals how the program adapts its curriculum to meet startups’ needs and the challenges accelerator programs face during the pandemic