Captain’s Log, Nov. 14: Indonesia’s Mobilkamu raises funding from East Ventures
Also in the news is Slack’s raising of US$250 million, co-led by SoftBank...
Exclusive: Fenox VC is opening a startup incubator in China; to launch over US$50M India-focussed fund in 2018
As part of the incubation programme, Fenox will give US$50,000 each for 10 per...
With fresh funding, iPaymy wants to help SMEs unlock the power of the credit card
iPaymy offers SMEs an avenue to access a capital injection, interest free, for...
Singaporeans need to learn that ‘failure’ is not a dirty word — before it is too late
Embrace failure with open arms, and listen and learn from it When I was...
Captain’s Log, Nov 09: Singtel Innov8 joins Qubole’s US$25M funding; Goldman Sachs to invest US$876M in Japanese startups
Also in the news is Tencent’s earmarking of US$4.5B to fund the...
Indian students develop an innovative billboard that purifies air
Air pollution is a huge problem in big cities, but a device attached to...
Singapore ‘marketplace for investors’ raises US$13.5M Series B from Sequoia
Smartkarma Co-founder Jon Foster pointed to the Sequoia investment as a big deal...
WhatsApp temporarily goes down in places across the world
Not that people in China give a damn about it The world’s most popular...
Meet the 30 startups participating in the Unilever Foundry programme
Advertising and influencer marketing were a major theme of the companies chosen...
Captain’s Log, Oct. 26: Indonesia’s Toko Bitcoin and Bitbayar close down; Grab to allow rides without surge pricing for a flat membership fee
Also in the new is Indian logistics firm GoJava’s filing of criminal...