The pandemic started a global crisis which ravaged economies and businesses around the world. It has certainly brought everything to a standstill and forced SMEs in Indonesia to adapt and change their business plan and strategy to survive.
Indonesian SMEs form the backbone of the nation's economy and contribute largely...
Jungle Ventures raised $225 million in the first close of its fourth fund as the venture capital firm seeks to replicate its successes in startups across Southeast Asia and India.
Many of its existing investors in previous funds backed the latest one, founding partner Amit Anand said in an interview....
It is almost certain that when we talk about financial technology (fintech) development in Asia-Pacific, the focus usually shifts on China or even India to some extent. These large economies tends to overshadow Southeast Asia potential. But, it might not be the case for long.
Southeast Asia is emerging as...
Fintech and e-commerce companies in Southeast Asia are raising hefty amounts of capital as global investors bet on post-pandemic technology plays, bankers and investors said, a trend that is also stoking concerns about frothy valuations.
Public equity capital raising by Southeast Asian firms has surged to a four-year high of...
PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) will invest $200 million into its digital arm to fend off competition from tech giants Gojek and Sea Ltd. that are expanding into one of the world’s largest unbanked markets.
The Southeast Asian nation’s biggest lender by market value will use the funds to help...
WeWork, a global space provider, has launched WeWork Growth Campus, a new initiative aimed at boosting Southeast Asia’s entrepreneurial startup ecosystem.
While Southeast Asia has seen some scale-ups rise to new heights during the pandemic, COVID-19 has presented a huge challenge for startups and the community that supports them. With...
Indonesia consumer confidence fell to a 10-month low in July as the latest outbreak of COVID-19 and mobility restrictions imposed by the government cast doubt over businesses and household income in Asia's new pandemic epicenter.
The country’s consumer confidence index was at 80.2 in July, falling sharply from 107.40 in...
A report by the Wall Street Journal on Monday (Aug 2) claims that the highly contagious Delta variant is stalling Asia's economic recovery after an early rebound.
The report said that adding to rising COVID-19 cases, slow progress on vaccinations has begun to paralyze the region that had, until recently,...
Indonesia pulled out of recession in the second quarter, reporting its strongest annual growth rate in 17 years, but analysts warned its economic recovery will suffer a setback due to a recent surge in COVID-19 infections.
Southeast Asia's largest economy grew 7.07% in the April-June quarter compared with a year...
Huawei announced its plan to invest US$100 million in startup support at the inaugural HUAWEI CLOUD Spark Founders Summit, which took place simultaneously in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Huawei said the investment would go towards its Spark Program in the Asia Pacific region, which aims to build a sustainable startup...
At the moment with the never ending sight of the pandemic waning away, obviously there's a high degree of uncertainty in the world.
For some though, in this unprecedented time, it's the perfect opportunity to start a business. Historically, after every financial crisis, innovation and creativity tends to spark new...
SoftBank Group (SBG) is stepping up investment in startups in Southeast Asia again. Many of these startups are unicorns -- a company valued at over $1 billion -- or soon-to-be unicorns.
SBG aims to repeat the success it made with Grab, a Singapore-based ride-hailer, whose corporate value shot up after...
