FutureLab, an online mentorship platform, and EdTech social enterprise today announced a successful Pre-Series A funding round, securing RM 2 million. The round was led by Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) and participated by US-based investment group, Indelible Ventures, and EduSpaze, Singapore’s first EdTech accelerator.
Carsome Group (Carsome), Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, has closed its US$170 million Series D2 round of funding, valuing the firm at US$1.3 billion and consolidating its status as Malaysia’s largest tech unicorn. This is supplemented by US$30 million in additional credit facilities, bringing the total funds raised to US$200 million. According to...
Grab a Singapore based e-hailing, food delivery and more is now gearing up to be listed on Nasdaq (GROTHAUS, 2021), prior to that this startup which was founded in 2012 by Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling managed to defeat and buy Uber Southeast Asia operation on 26th March 2018 (Mansuri, n.d.). Grab idea started...
The one-stop virtual shopping e-commerce platform Lazada is leveling up. With top competitors such as Shopee, ZALORA, eBay, and iPrice, surely Lazada has to step up a notch to be at the top. With its vast and diverse shopping varieties, this e-commerce platform has introduced its latest ride hailing service – ComfortDelGro available in Lazada...
We had the chance to interview the co-founder of Mytaskboss TAYZEN OOI, Mytaskboss (mytaskboss.com) is a Malaysian freelance service marketplace. Malaysians use Mytaskboss to outsource ad-hoc tasks or complete freelance tasks to earn money. We act as a centralised matchmaker platform connecting people looking for help and people looking for extra income. Our focus is on...