Your 4-point checklist before meeting an investor

Keep your elevator pitch short, ensure that your presentations are not too long...


Dubai-based Ali Cloud invests US$100M in Just Buy Live, an e-distributor that connects retailers with brands

Just Buy Live enables retailers to buy 24×7, avail every scheme on...


Grab is investing US$100M into Myanmar to boost its market share

Grab plans to grow a talent of 200 to help expand its presence in Myanmar...


SparkLabs launches US$50M early-stage fund for South Korea and Southeast Asia

The fund will be led by a number of C-suite executives including Chris Koh,...


Jonathan Soros’s VC fund, Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures join Ezetap’s new US$16M funding

Ezetap is a SaaS payments system that allows merchants to accept...


SK Planet reportedly exits Elevenia, selling stakes to Salim Group

Elevenia is considered successful in terms of transaction volume, but the...


Singapore-based AI startup Taiger raises US$5.9M to roll out “humanistic” virtual assistants

Tembusu ICT Fund I and SGInnovate participated in Taiger’s funding round...


Captain’s Log, Aug 24: Jack Ma is Indonesia’s e-commerce adviser; UC Web under scrutiny over data theft in India

Also in the news is the fundraise of Circledoo, a social network...


URWork aims for largest location ever after US$30M funding round

The co-working giant wants to construct a 30,000 square meter behemoth of a...


[Discussion] I got a great idea but have little business or social skills; how can I approach investors?

I think my product will be revolutionary, but I have no business acumen, so how...