April 26, 2018
Today’s top tech news, April 26: Alibaba, SoftBank invest US$110M in Paytm Mall
This infusion fills up Paytm’s coffers with a total of US$220M and...
April 25, 2018
Today’s top tech news, April 25: Founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance sued by Sequoia
Also, Bitcoin computers seized in China, Vietnamese startup Edu2Review raises...
April 25, 2018
SoftBank moving US$20B of ride-hailing investments into Vision Fund: FT
Today’s news update is a reminder of how intertwined Asia’s...
April 24, 2018
Today’s top tech news, April 24: Softbank and Google invest in China truck-hailing firm
Also, Bluedot Series A, possible Go-Jek and ComfortDelGro partnership, and...
April 2, 2018
The Grab-Uber deal is just the beginning for homegrown SEA startups
The story of Grab’s ascension actually aligns quite well with historical...
March 27, 2018
‘It’s complicated’: Experts weigh in on the possibility of Uber striking a deal with India’s Ola
Instead of bleeding more money in markets, where achieving profitability is...
March 22, 2018
Venture platform Hatcher+ partners with accelerator BlueChilli to co-invest in 240 global startups
The investment will be made from Hatcher+’s second fund worth US$125...
March 16, 2018
SoftBank leads US$61.6M Series E round in Indian online super market Grofers
As per some reports, Grofers is in merger talks with Alibaba-backed hyperlocal...
February 7, 2018
Today’s tech news, Feb 09: Indonesian bitcoin PoS firm Pundi X eyes India entry
Also in the news is Apple’s partnership with Alibaba to bring a...
January 22, 2018
Today’s top tech news, January 22: Snow raises US$50 million from Sequoia and Softbank
Besides Snow, there are new rules to govern ride-hailing in Indonesia and a...