Jack Ellis
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How SG Bike’s low-key approach helped it outlive Singapore’s bike-sharing giants
The homegrown startup recently took over Mobike’s local operations in a US$1.85 million deal. → Read More
Jay-Z's fund backs Zilingo, others in Southeast Asia push
Ecommerce portal Zilingo is among its latest targets. → Read More
In brief: LaunchPad-backed workforce management platform Jibble gets funding
It’s expecting to hit $1m in annual recurring revenue next year. → Read More
East Ventures wants to bring on-demand coffee to Jakarta with latest venture
The VC firm wants to build on the buzz around China’s Luckin Coffee. → Read More
In brief: Party propaganda department takes over games licensing in China
A government reshuffle has led to a freeze in games license approvals, severely affecting the country’s multi-billion-dollar industry. → Read More
Razer will go it alone in effort to make Singapore cashless, says CEO
‘As we do not see any third-party […] gaining traction, we plan to launch RazerPay in Singapore by Q1 2019.’ → Read More
Go-Jek’s first foreign adventure
The Indonesian firm will face no shortage of competition as it takes its ride-hailing service overseas for the first time. → Read More
In brief: Grab says it commands 65 percent of Indonesia’s ride-hailing market
A roundup of the latest news from around the region. → Read More
AirTrunk, one of the region’s best-funded startups, banks $621m for expansion
The ‘hyperscale’ data center operator has its sights set on Australia and Hong Kong. → Read More
In brief: Iflix to source original stories from Wattpad and turn them into movies
A roundup of the latest news from around the region. → Read More
In brief: Smart kiosk startup Warung Pintar scores $4m from Line, Vertex
A roundup of the latest news from around the region. → Read More
Grab confirms $2b funding as race to become Southeast Asia’s top O2O app intensifies
The amount includes the $1b invested by Toyota earlier this year. → Read More
Go-Jek offers cashless payments to Indonesia’s mom-and-pop stores
There are now more than 300 of Warung Pintar’s ‘smart kiosks’ scattered throughout the Indonesian capital. → Read More
Grab enters Cambodia with local partnerships and infrastructure commitment
Grab has made another advance in Southeast Asia with the official launch of its services in Phnom Penh. → Read More
Tech workers need lower rents and more friends. These guys help with both
Singapore-based Hmlet, which curates “co-living spaces” for startup workers, has raised $1.5m in seed funding. → Read More
Online services portal Kaodim raises $7m for marketing and expansion
Square Peg Capital and Susquehanna International Group have led the investment in the Kuala Lumpur-based startup. → Read More
Vietnam news site Saigoneer bags 500 Startups backing
Investors in the seed round – which also included accelerator VIISA – are attracted by the startup’s plans to tap regional digital ad budgets. → Read More
Brief: Fujitsu trials blockchain money transfers with Japan’s three biggest banks
Japan continues to push ahead of the pack in adopting blockchain technology for everyday financial transactions. → Read More
Brief: Japan approves 11 cryptocurrency exchange operators, no plans for ICO ban
Following China’s crackdown on exchanges and ICOs – and Korea’s ban on token sales, announced today – Japan appears to be taking a more permissive line. → Read More
Here’s what you might’ve missed in Southeast Asian tech
A roundup of last week’s top tech industry headlines from the region, as Zilingo and Red Dot Payment nab over $22m in series B funding. → Read More