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It is too early to say that Airbnb will not float in 2020, but it's not too early to say that a public listing in the first half of the year is out. Let's explore why.

Deepgram, a startup focused on high-quality, real-time speech recognition, announced a $12 million Series A this morning. The startup, founded a half decade ago, according to Crunchbase data, with just a few million in raised capital, is interesting, as its success to date was founded on two consecutive experiments. The first dealing with its technology, […]

gojek reportedly lays off employees: report  gojek has reportedly laid off employees in the mid to lower level positions, as the Indonesian ride-hailing giant continues to focus on efficiency and profitability, according to to DealStreetAsia. People familiar with the development told the publication that the latest round of job cuts was done last month. “Good businesses […]

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Over the years, we have shed the light on Southeast Asia’s startups and have been witness and supporters of the region’s journey to realise its potential of becoming a global innovation powerhouse. We have worked with different organisations to give you events, programmes, and platforms to aid in your business growth. Because of this we […]

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Finance Indian space-tech startup Agnikul raises US$3.16M pre-series A round of funding led by pi Ventures Indian space-tech company Agnikul has secured INR 23.4cr (US$3.16 million) in a pre-series A round of funding led by deep-tech-focused early-stage venture fund pi Ventures.  Also participating in the round are Hari Kumar of LionRock Capital, Artha Ventures, LetsVenture, Globevestor, CIIE, and existing investor Speciale Invest. Based in […]

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With COVID-19 outbreak going rampant in countries such as China, Italy, and South Korea, followed by quarantine in the Philippines and recent lockdown in Malaysia, Indonesia’s clock is ticking in trying to contain the spread. So far, the archipelago has recorded 134 cases, with more expected to come in light. President Joko Widodo has urged […]

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