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Square Peg raises $550m fund, keen to throw a lot of it at SEA startups
Square Peg is raising $550 million to expand its commitment to back startups, with a growing focus on Southeast Asia’s booming tech markets. Read more…
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Walled-garden super apps are not the future, warns Lazada CEO
Lazada CEO Chun Li says digital companies in SEA should steer away from creating walled-garden super apps, as this discourages competition. Read more…
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AWS adds Local Zones in Southeast Asia and elsewhere
AWS is adding 32 new AWS Local Zones outside of the US, including the first AWS Local Zones for Southeast Asia: Manila, Hanoi and Bangkok. Read more…
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Remote healthcare heats up in SEA and Foxconn plans to cash in
Foxconn plans to enter the Southeast Asian digital healthcare device market by 2023 via its upcoming remote healthcare monitoring platform. Read more…
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Kaspersky forecasts cybercrime wave across Southeast Asia in 2022
Seven in 10 Southeast Asians will be targeted by cybercriminals this year, according to a new report by Kaspersky Lab. Read more…
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Moving the needle on tech diplomacy in Southeast Asia
In what seems to be steps toward tech diplomacy, Biden administration officials have made multiple trips to Southeast Asia in the last year. Read more…
Views
Watch out for these Southeast Asia tech trends in 2022
Southeast Asia tech trends take hold as tech companies become more prevalent and tech-focused millennials begin to make their mark on society. Read more…
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Southeast Asia unicorn valuations are getting crazy, says VC firm
Valuations of Southeast Asia startups like Grab have become irrational due to heavy capital inflows from global investors, says Golden Gate Read more…
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SE Asia unicorn Grab lists on Nasdaq after successful SPAC merger
Grab officially lists on Nasdaq as a merged entity with SPAC Altimeter Growth, giving US investors a new chance to invest in Southeast Asia. Read more…
Features
Who dominates e-commerce markets in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam?
It’s evident that Southeast Asia’s e-commerce landscape has been on a steady growth, but who dominates in the key Southeast Asia markets. Read more…
