Tech recruitment platform GetLinks raises funding from SEEK Group, Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund

GetLinks started off as an online headhunter service which curates and connects...


Beauty services marketplace Mecapan completes equity crowdfunding campaign, launches in Indonesia

Launching the campaign in January, Mecapan raises MYR300,000 (US$76,000) from...


SoftBank moving US$20B of ride-hailing investments into Vision Fund: FT

Today’s news update is a reminder of how intertwined Asia’s...


Interview with Cradle Fund group CEO (Part 1): ‘Scaling, talent shortage key challenges for Malaysian startups’

“Malaysia’s first priority is that local startups do well; we...


Philippines’ AI-powered HR-tech startup Sprout Solutions raises US$1.6M led by Kickstart Ventures

Sprout’s Insight can help predict attendance levels...


Asia fintech investment on par with West but is more concentrated

Driven by large whales, two deals accounted for 40 per cent of dollars spent in...


Square and Stripe investor Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co. invests in Malaysian fintech firm Soft Space

Soft Space also operates the Digital Payment Hub in Taiwan, a payment...


Vietnamese traveltech startup Triip raises new funding round, readies itself for ICO

Triip has previously raised a funding round from venture capital firm Gobi...


Logistics startup Park N Parcel raises US$648K, aims to enter 3 new markets by Q4 2018

Park N Parcel wants to begin its Asia expansion by entering Thailand, Hong Kong,...


Indonesian student printing platform Cetaku raises seed funding round led by IDN Media

Cetaku is a platform that enables students to upload and print lecture notes and...