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Vietnam-based foodtech firm KAMEREO raises $4.6m July 19, 2021 Vietnam-based food-tech startup KAMEREO has raised a $4.6 million funding co-led by Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand’s CPF Group, Quest Ventures, and Genesia Ventures. KAMEREO said in a statement it will use part of the new investment to expand its team and develop a one-stop procurement platform for its F&B businesses. The Ho Chi Minh City-based company will expand to Hanoi next year, build a new warehouse management system, as...

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GajiGesa, a fintech focused on Indonesian workers, adds strategic investors and launches new app for micro-SMEs GajiGesa, a fintech startup that provides earned wage access (EWA) and other services for workers in Indonesia, has added strategic investors to help it launch new services and expand its user base. Its new backers include OCBC NISP Ventura, the venture capital arm of one of Indonesia’s largest banks, and the founders of grab-and-go coffee chain Kopi Kenangan. GajiGesa also recently...

Consumer Insights Provider Populix Raises New Funds May 4 2021 Indonesia-based consumer insights provider Populix has raised $1.2m in a pre-Series A round of funding, which it will use to roll out new products and expand its marketing efforts. Founded in 2018 by CEO Timothy Astandu and COO Eileen Kamtawijoyo, Populix offers a platform to help businesses connect with respondents and better understand consumer preferences in Indonesia, as well as subscription-based services for brand health track...

SEA Digest: ScaleUp Malaysia, Quest to back 11 startups; MyMy partners Sukaniaga Photo by Josh Appel on Unsplash March 3, 2021 ScaleUp Malaysia and Singapore-based venture capital firm Quest Ventures on Tuesday announced they will invest a total of $680,185 in 11 companies. In a separate development, fintech firm MyMy Payments Malaysia and loan management solutions firm Sukaniaga have formed a consortium to bid for a digital banking license. ScaleUp Malaysia, SG’s Quest Ventures to invest in ...

By Digital News Asia March 2, 2021   LOCAL accelerator ScaleUp Malaysia, which launched its second cohort of 20 companies in October 2020 in partnership with Quest Ventures, has selected 11 companies for their second cohort, disbursing a total of US$676,000 (RM2.75 million). These 11 companies will receive an investment of US$61,844 (RM250,000) each to grow their business regionally, the company said in a statement. Diversity was also a highlight of this cohort, a...

Gojek hunts for a new head of marketing for Singapore Details 18 February 2021 Gojek is on the lookout for a new head of marketing in Singapore. This comes as its previous head of marketing for Singapore, Archishman Ramasubramanian, has moved on to take on the role of head of global demand, strategy and planning, transport group. The appointed individual will be tasked to define the long term brand strategy for Gojek Singapore, according to a job post...

Details 13 January 2021 Gojek has been thrust into the spotlight recently for alleged merger talks with Grab and Tokopedia respectively. The Indonesian ride-hailing app was reportedly in advanced merger talks with Tokopedia to seal a US$18 billion deal while it allegedly also "made substantial progress" to merge with Grab. Both Grab and Tokopedia have solidified their reputation in their respective industries. Grabs net revenue increased by 70% in 2020 and r...

Share The post-pandemic era will be the best time to acquire new capabilities and human talents, according to Seah. As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the global economy, financing nosedived in Southeast Asia, where there was a 13% drop in the amount of capital invested in the region compared to the same period of 2019, while the total numbers of deals declined by 15%, according to research by Cento Ventures. The pandemic has complicated the fundraising process for many startups and vent...