The Southeast Asian tech deck is running hot right now! Investors around the world want a piece of the action. 2021 saw a record high of USD 124.8 billion in M&As. And guess what? Even without Grab’s USD 40 billion merger with Altimeter, the M&A activity still represents record levels. Also, in the first half...
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August 9, 2021August 9, 2021Agritech, Featured, Startup Story, Technology
Startup Accelerators in South East Asia
Startup accelerators, known as seed accelerators, are fixed-term, cohort, or group-based programs that involve seed investment, sales, connections, mentors, education, and in most cases, a pitch event to acquire capital for graduating startups in this competitive industry. It provides education, guidance, and funding to early-stage, growth-oriented businesses. Southeast Asia is regarded as a powerhouse for...
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June 12, 2021January 22, 2022Entrepreneurship, Featured, Gig Economy, Opinions, Uncategorized
How a startup from Southeast Asia managed to defeat Uber
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...