Colin Tung
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Inspired by sci-fi films, 23-year-old builds drone company SwarmX
The Singapore-based CEO and founder Pulkit Jaiswal is one of Asia’s 10 most outstanding innovators under the age of 35 → Read More
In rebranding, GrabTaxi to be known simply as Grab from today
All the company’s existing services, including GrabTaxi, GrabCar, GrabBike, GrabHitch, and GrabExpress to be under one umbrella → Read More
In rebranding, GrabTaxi to be known simply as Grab from today
All the company’s existing services, including GrabTaxi, GrabCar, GrabBike, GrabHitch, and GrabExpress to be under one umbrella → Read More
Startupbootcamp Fintech makes FastTrack pitstop in Taiwan
Meet the five startups that pitched for a chance to join Startupbootcamp FinTech’s acceleration programme → Read More
8 reasons why you need to join TOP100 Startup Search today
It’s not just a startup pitching competition. It’s a chance for you to… → Read More
Startupbootcamp Fintech makes FastTrack pitstop in Taiwan
Meet the five startups that pitched for a chance to join Startupbootcamp FinTech’s acceleration programme → Read More
E-commerce sales up 40% in fortnight leading up to 2015 Lunar New Year
The finding was part of an analysis of 174 million online transactions in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam → Read More
8 reasons why you need to join TOP100 Startup Search today
It’s not just a startup pitching competition. It’s a chance for you to… → Read More
Conversational commerce platform Belazee raises new round of funding
Originating from Malaysia where it is known as Bemalas, the startup handles 30,000 requests monthly, to which it plays concierge → Read More
CarPal leverages existing cars and drivers to meet on-demand delivery needs
The Singapore-based courier service has 6,000 drivers on its platform delivering goods, documents, and even pets → Read More
Conversational commerce platform Belazee raises new round of funding
Originating from Malaysia where it is known as Bemalas, the startup handles 30,000 requests monthly, to which it plays concierge → Read More
Gigfairy strikes the right note with Tune Studios and BAC Ventures
Acquired for an undisclosed amount, the Malaysian live music-booking platform is targetting expansion in the region → Read More
New accelerator gets US$4.5M to drive IoT innovation in Hong Kong
The accelerator will be San Francisco-based Wearable IoT World’s first foray into Asia → Read More
Thailand's Stylhunt snags close to US$500,000 in pre-Series A round
The platform for discovery of online merchants is looking to scale in Thailand before expanding in Southeast Asia → Read More
UK's Entrepreneur First to launch in Singapore to help spur innovation
The programme, in partnership with Infocomm Investments, will help 400 STEM experts build startups over the next four years → Read More
Malaysia's TheLorry raises US$1.5M Series A
With SPH Media Fund as lead investor in the latest round, the on-demand logistics service provider will expand into Singapore → Read More
Growing importance of technology in Singapore government restructuring
The Government Technology Organisation and Infocomm Media Development Authority will be set up from the second half of 2016 → Read More
77 per cent of drivers carpool to save money: RYDE survey
Saving time is the second reason, shares the survey conducted amongst 1,000 of RYDE’s pool of 20,000 members in Singapore → Read More
Singapore carpooling app RYDE expanding to Hong Kong
Its 20,000 members — both drivers and riders — have doubled since November 2015 → Read More
Building a football community in a cricket-crazy country
Indian startup The Football Mind provides a networking and communication platform for fans, players, clubs, and more → Read More