Captain’s Log, October 31: Amazon has created an Indian Alexa, Apple may ditch Qualcomm

Also, Indonesian travel site Tripvisto shuts down Amazon Echo’s Alexa for...


LALA World, the startup that helps migrant workers send money for lower cost, raises US$2M in Series A

LALA World provides financial services support for under-served communities,...


Malaysia partners with global ecosystem partners to boost tech ambitions

Mountain Partners will provide over 400 job opportunities in Malaysia The...


India-based startup Cashfree raises funding from Y Combinator to automate bank transfers

This will be the first time the startup has received external financing...


Alpha JWC Ventures closes US$50M first fund, preparing to raise next fund

Alpha JWC has recently seen an exit of its portfolio company Spacemob to...


AI-powered analytics startup Snapcart raises US$10M to expand beyond Indonesia, Philippines

Snapcart also plans to launch a new platform that will tackle the unstructured...


Jirnexu raises US$2M pre-Series B funding round led by SBI Group, will further develop XpressApply

Kuala Lumpur-based Jirnexu also expects to close its Series B funding round by...


New venture capitalists find strength in numbers

 Ian Rountree, the twenty something captain at the helm of Cantos Ventures,...


Online investment platform CapBridge raises US$2.9M from SGX, Tim Draper

The funds will go into building multiple functions on the CapBridge platform for...


Fingerlix grabs US$7M more to deliver ready-to-cook food at your doorsteps

Mumbai-based Fingerlix serves a wide range of products like batters, mixes,...