March 1, 2019
Tiger Global and Ant Financial lead $500M investment in China’s shared housing startup Danke
A Chinese startup that’s taking a dorm-like approach to urban housing just...
January 14, 2019
Akulaku reportedly raising US$100M Series D funding from Alibaba
Alibaba strengthens its grip in the Indonesian market through an investment into...
August 27, 2018
China moves to block online payments for cryptocurrency on overseas exchanges
Following China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency and ICO, some domestic...
August 22, 2018
The top 10 startups from Y Combinator’s Demo Day S18 Day 2
Fifty-nine startups took the stage at Y Combinator’s Demo Day 2, and among...
June 8, 2018
Today’s top tech news, June 8: Google bars AI use for weapons, Ant Financial raises US$14B
Today’s biggest headline in tech also includes an update from Xiaomi and...
June 6, 2018
The Reign of Peng: Is Lucy what Lazada needs?
What started off as Alibaba’s trojan horse in Southeast Asia has now...
May 17, 2018
Fragmentation may be Southeast Asia’s competitive advantage
Over the long run, China’s Duopoly and America’s oligopoly may...
April 12, 2018
Today’s top tech news, April 12: Allianz X invests in Go-Jek, WeWork confirms naked Hub acquisition
We also have updates from Warburg Pincus, Ant Financial, and...
April 9, 2018
Today’s Top Tech News, April 9: Lucy Peng leaves Ant Financial and Singapore GovTech gets new boss
Also, a Chinese facial recognition startup is the highest valued artificial...
March 15, 2018
Today’s top tech news, March 15: Regulators raid Amazon Japan on suspicion of anti-trust violation
Also in the news is Chinese social media giant WeChat’s payments...