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Ampere, the chip startup run by former Intel President Renee James, announced a new chip today that she says is designed specifically to optimize for cloud workloads. Ampere VP of product Jeff Wittich says the new chip is called the Ampere Altra, and it’s been designed with some features that should make it attractive to […]

DocSend has become one of the most popular tools for sharing venture fundraise decks, not only because of the control it offers, but also because of the analytics it can provide founders on how VCs read decks and where they might get stuck as they are perusing from slide to slide. The company has been […]

Singapore’s P2P knowledge sharing startup Kalpha expands to Vietnam Singapore-based edutech startup Kalpha, which provides a P2P knowledge-sharing platform, will officially launch its application on April 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This also marks its first international expansion. Founded in 2018 by Jack Soh and Jaden Teo, the startup aims to make learning […]

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The agritech industry in Indonesia is facing several pressing challenges, including poor infrastructure and digital literacy. The socialisation of the products and the mass market adoption are the other main hurdles. “Socialising our platform for farmers and clients is a costly process, but this is something that all startups have to go through. Luckily for […]

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Global payments giant Mastercard has announced that it will be leading Indonesian fintech holding company Digiasia‘s Series B funding round. Other details were haven’t been disclosed. Mastercard will provide both capital and strategic assistance to Digiasia in strengthening its suite of financial services that the company claims expand the ways individuals and MSMEs can take part […]

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iPrice Group, which helps comparison shoppers in Southeast Asia by pulling together prices from different e-commerce platforms, has closed a $10 million Series B. Led by ACA Investments, the round also included participation from Daiwa PI Partners and returning investors Line Ventures, Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund. The company’s last funding announcement, from Line’s venture […]