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Friday 12 November 2021
Malaysian unicorn Carsome aims to go public in US
Malaysian secondhand car selling site Carsome has reportedly raised about US$200 million in its latest round of fundraising, and it aims at IPO in the US in 2022, sources familiar...
Friday 12 November 2021
6 megatrends in capital market: Interview with Duncan Davidson, co-founder of Bullpen Capital
Companies around the world kept tapping the capital market with trillions of dollars. In 2021, some US$8.7 trillion has been raised through equity sales, bond offering, and loan deals,...
Thursday 11 November 2021
IOT Factory expands into Asia to seek EaaS partners
Almost six years after its establishment in Europe, Belgian company IOT Factory is paving the way for its future development in Asia, avid for serving the Equipment as a Service (EaaS)...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
New economy in Taiwan likely to grow threefold in 10 years: Q&A with QIC CEO Alex Lee
In a pre-event interview with DIGITIMES, Quantum International Corp. (QIC) founder and CEO Alex Lee shared his insights on the triple forces boosting the growth of Taiwan after the...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
The Philippines paves its way to the second unicorn
Startups in the Philippines have emerged as key drivers of the country's economic recovery, inclusive and sustainable growth as well as job creation. As the Philippines enters the...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Innovation's way at Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub Demo Day
The Department of Economic Development, Taipei City Government is actively fostering its International Startup Soft Landing Program. To this end, the department founded the Taipei...
Monday 8 November 2021
India roundup: Starlink registers business in India
The fast-growing logistics startup in India, Delhivery, plans to raise US$1 million through IPO, while Elon Musk's Starlink is poised to start its satellite and network services in...
Monday 8 November 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Gojek and Gogoro to test battery-swapping e-scooters
Gojek and Gogoro are testing out battery-swapping e-scooters soon in Jakarta, Indonesia, while Germany-based IC vendor Infineon is encouraging more innovations on mobility and sustainability...
Friday 5 November 2021
Gogoro in strategic partnership with Gojek to boost urban smart mobility in Indonesia
Own-brand electric scooter maker Gogoro has signed with Gojek, an Indonesia-based provider of mobile on-demand services including ride-hailing, for a strategic partnership to promote...
Thursday 4 November 2021
SEL EdTech startup MEandMine leverages AI and digital tech to scale
After successful seed-round funding, Silicon Valley-based Social-emotional learning (SEL) education startup MEandMine is launching multiple efforts in 2022, building the momentum...
Thursday 4 November 2021
Singapore offers strong incentives to attract startups
Startboard, a Taiwan-based startup incubator, hosted a Singapore-themed evening on October 29th in Taipei on why it makes sense to start a business in Singapore for startups.
Wednesday 3 November 2021
Singapore-based edtech Geniebook raises US$16.6 million
Geniebook, the largest online education provider in Singapore, has raised US$16.6 million in round A fundraising led by well-known angel investors and a few private investors including...
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Vietnam-based One Mount paves its way to becoming next unicorn
VinID, VinShop, and OneHousing are accelerating the digital transformation in Vietnam. The growing popularity of these digital services is helping parent company One Mount become...
Monday 1 November 2021
India roundup: carmakers are running low on lithium battery
India continues pushing for its local manufacturing of EV and semiconductors; however, lithium batteries are hard to find. Honda may launch its first electric two-wheeler in India...
Monday 1 November 2021
Flexciton optimizes wafer fab scheduling to improve production efficiency
Flexciton, a UK-based software startup, deployed its production scheduling optimization software in Seagate's factory in Derry, Northern Ireland. The software is based on mixed-integer...