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New regulatory hurdles in Indonesia bring Grab, Uber, and Go-Jek together in...
Ridzki Kramadibrata, managing director of Grab, speaking on behalf of Grab, Go-Jek, and Uber, at a press conference today. Almost a year ago, Indonesia’s ministry of transportation released rules for...
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Y Combinator-backed startup takes a shot at dominating car repairs in India
Photo credit: Pexels. There are over 28 million cars on India’s roads. Thanks to poor roads, crazy traffic, and erratic driving, a car will have to visit a garage multiple times in a year. In 2015...
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28 startups in Asia that caught our eye
Here’s our newest round-up of the featured startups on our site this week. If you have startup tips or story suggestions, feel free to email us. Enjoy this week’s list! 1. Ematic | Singapore (Startup...
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Alibaba’s favorite ‘warehouse robot’ maker gets funding
Photo credit: Geek+. China has been the world’s number one buyer of industrial robots since 2013, and last year surpassed Japan’s total of operating robots. And as the country battles rising wages, the...
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Last Week in Tech: We are overrun by Snap clones, and ride-hailers unite in...
Starting the important conversations. Photo credit: Facebook Messenger Day video. Welcome to Last Week in Tech, where we look back at what happened in the tech and startup ecosystem in the last seven...
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Xiaomi makes 1 phone every second in India
Over 90 percent of the workforce at Xiaomi’s manufacturing plants in India are women. Photo credit: Xiaomi. Xiaomi from China. We’ve gotten used to hearing the “from China” suffix after Xiaomi. But...
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4 rising startups in Japan
This week’s roundup features energy, ecommerce, and the return of Japan’s laundry-folding robot. Full details below: Favy Photo credit: André Luís. Favy has raised US$3 million from Energy &...
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5 insurtech trends to watch in Southeast Asia
Photo credit: Pexels. When you think of insurance, certain things come to mind. The overbearing smell of coffee when meeting your own insurance agent for one, or the ink fumes after filling in the long...
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Mobike begins global expansion as it rolls into Singapore
Photo credit: Mobike. China’s Mobike today rolled into Singapore, marking the startup’s first expansion out of its home nation. The bicycle-rental app, after weeks of quiet testing and “months of...
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HungryGoWhere enters meal delivery via FoodPanda. A match made in food heaven?
HungryGoWhere CEO Frank Young. Photo credit: HungryGoWhere. Singapore’s food delivery market doesn’t seem like the most inviting one to enter. Sure, Singaporeans love good food. But the Lion City...
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AI whiz Andrew Ng quits Baidu
Andrew Ng giving a presentation at Stanford in February 2017. Screengrab from Stanford video. Andrew Ng, chief scientist at Chinese search giant Baidu, today announced his resignation. Hired in 2014,...
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10 health and wellness startups to watch in Asia
Photo credit: Pexels. Technology is rapidly changing the way people view so many aspects of their lives From IoT to data management, healthtech is quickly becoming prevalent. Smartphone apps can help...
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China’s bike-sharing craze gets electric
Smartphone-nation: a college student rents a electric scooter from Chinese startup Zeebike. Photo credit: Zeebike. A ride down one of Shanghai’s streets reveals a surprising amount of diversity these...
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Fintech overtakes ecommerce in SEA, and other insights in our latest funding...
Tech in Asia’s new biannual report looks at the most recent developments in the region’s booming tech scene in terms of funding activity, fast-growing verticals, and exits – and how these fit into the...
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Chinese AI startup partners with Xiaomi on a verbal agreement, and regrets it
Li Zhifei, Mobvoi CEO. Photo credit: Mobvoi. China is often referred to as the Wild West. That’s especially true for foreign companies that enter with optimism, only to perish in a market that tends to...
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How Malaysia’s top financial comparison site plans to dominate Southeast Asia
Suppose you want to compare loans, credit cards, or insurance plans. Depending on where you live, your destination would be different: Moneysmart in Singapore, Cermati in Indonesia, or RinggitPlus in...
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They’re on track to turn a news startup into a new media empire
The News Lens’ Mario Yang (left) and Joey Chung (right). Photo credit: Tech in Asia. While the media industry flails and self-flagellates over fake news and the inscrutable powers of the Facebook...
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Used-car marketplace Carro will now lend you money to buy a car
Genie, Carro’s automobile financing subsidiary. Photo credit: Carro. It was around September last year that Singapore-based used-car marketplace Carro ran into issues trying to get loans for its...
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Facebook advertising hacks for your startup
Facebook has been a disruptive force in the advertising world. It incited a shift of focus from promoting content on mass media to tailoring content for personal connections. Capitalising on the power...
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Central bank of Singapore wants to set up new framework for investment funds
Photo credit: Pixabay. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) continues to make it easier for investors to set up new funds and operate in the city-state. Today it announced it has opened a public...
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