Today’s top tech news, Sept 6: Alibaba acquires NetEase Kaola for US$2B
In addition to Alibaba and Kaola, we also have updates from Swiggy,...
Meet the 5 regional finalists of Alibaba-MDEC Jumpstarter 2020 competition
These companies will compete in the grand finale in February next year, and top...
Alibaba, Facebook co-founders back East Ventures’s new US$75M fund focused on Indonesia
East Ventures was recently named one of the most consistent top performing VC...
Africa Roundup: Canal+ acquires ROK, Flutterwave and Alipay partner, OPay raises $50M
In July, French television company Canal+ acquired the ROK film studio from...
Aspire raises $32.5M to help SMEs secure fast finance in Southeast Asia
Aspire, a Singapore-based startup that helps SMEs secure working capital, has...
Executing your mission the Alibaba way
Have clearly-defined long-term goals This article is part of the series of...
Meituan, Alibaba, and the new landscape of ride-hailing in China
Instead of switching between apps to secure a ride during rush hour, people in...
Kabbage secures $200M to fuel its AI-based loans platform for small businesses
Kabbage, the AI-based small business loans platform backed by SoftBank and...
Africa Roundup: Jumia’s post-IPO earnings, Gokada’s $5.3M raise, Facebook’s fake-news purge, Joe Montana’s fintech investment
Jumia held its first post-IPO earnings call and weathered a short-sell assault...
Alibaba-owned e-commerce firm Daraz appoints Rakhil Fernando as MD for Sri Lanka
He earlier founded Kashmi, a P2P payments and digital banking platform with...