Tencent leads US$54M in music app startup Smule to help it expand footprint in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia accounts for 40 percent of Smule’s 52 million monthly...


Grab to launch taxi-sharing service in Singapore, making official something everyone is already doing

Users can book two destinations via GrabShare and wait for either a taxi or...


This Blockchain-based VC fund lets any individual become a startup investor

BitcoinGrowthFund uses advanced blockchain technology and issues tokens, which...


Didi becomes more expat-friendly in China with addition of bilingual features

The best part? Translation between English and Chinese to facilitate...


Indonesian B2B e-commerce platform Bizzy acquires Alpha, gets ex-Mbiz CEO as new CEO

Bizzy and Mbiz have been seen as direct competitors in Indonesia’s budding...


Columbus welcomes urban problem solvers with new accelerator

 Every American city wishes it could better support technology,...


Indonesian angel investor network ANGIN expands to Medan, seeing “huge opportunities” for growth and disruption

ANGIN is also exploring similar opportunities in other regions across Indonesia...


Urbanhire teams up with media mogul Kompas Gramedia to revamp jobs platform KompasKarier

Urbanhire helps KompasKarier built a job listing search engine to help job...


Indonesian dating site Setipe gets acquired by Lunch Actually, will focus on revenue and profitability

In 2016, Lunch Actually and Setipe joined forces to launch dating education...


What a 2400-year-old book taught me about business

Lessons can be learned in the most unexpected places. They are there waiting for...