TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The platform currently has 20,000 gig workers, who are called “GoGetters,” and has onboarded 5,000 businesses, including Lazada Malaysia, IKEA Malaysia, Foodpanda and flower delivery service BloomThis. While Malaysia has other on-demand work platforms, including Supahands and Kaodim, each has its own niche.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

The company is headquartered in Japan, with operations in Malaysia, and plans to expand into Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. The capital will be used to expand its fulfillment infrastructure, including a network of warehouses and cold chain logistics, hire more people for its engineering team, and sales and marketing.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Founded in 2019 by Mohd Wassem, Rhythm Gupta and Abdul Khalid, Easy Eat AI currently has operations in Malaysia, and plans to expand into other Southeast Asian markets. Based on that information, it created marketing campaigns to draw back people who hadn’t returned in 20 days. A menu created with Easy Eat AI.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Beam, which currently operates e-scooters and e-bikes in 35 cities across Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, aims to spread into markets like Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Turkey. . Advanced rider assistance systems: Tech spawned by the politics of micromobility.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

It claims to be the first in Asia to do so (its closest competitors are Cardinal Path in the US and fifty-five in France) and is already advising companies such as Google, Malaysia Airlines and SingPost. As companies try to boost their online businesses, Sparkline’s focus on data is well-placed to help them figure out how to do so.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

Peeba says the lack of B2B-focused online wholesale solutions and tech infrastructure hampered Asia’s antiquated B2B retail, wholesale market in business growth and new market entries during the pandemic. The platform brings both emerging and traditional brands to the world of local retail in Asia.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

and expand its product in APAC, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and Japan. It will also double down on existing markets such as the U.K./Europe. Asked what the upside of the Wirecard acquisition was, the Railsbank founder says it helps maintain an orderly market in the U.K.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Oyo is ready to explore the public markets. The eight-year-old Indian budget hotel giant has filed the paperwork (PDF) with the local market regulator for an initial public offering, in which it is seeking to raise about $1.16 to name a few markets. Oyo has also streamlined its relationship with hotels in recent quarters.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in the States. So he started researching markets with large populations of Muslim people. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3% Indonesia emerged as the best choice.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

KeyPay was founded in 2010 by Phil Bernie, Richard McLean, Paul Duran and Kristian Reynolds, and is active in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and the United Kingdom, which Employment Hero said will help it grow in those markets. Employment Hero’s co-founder and CEO Ben Thompson was a seed investor in KeyPay in 2012.

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The three guests individually presented insights into their local markets and the varied challenges involved in developing the digital economy. Empowering women to build their own businesses in Malaysia Fintech, short for financial technology, refers to the use of technology and innovation to provide financial services and solutions.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

It expanded into five markets before shutting down its operations in Taiwan and the Philippines in 2016. It continues to operate in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Founded in 2014, HappyFresh was the first Instacart-style grocery delivery service to launch in Southeast Asia.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The funding will be used to expand in the Asia-Pacific region, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, and to add new features in response to demand from hospitals and healthcare organizations during COVID-19. All 59 startups that launched today at Y Combinator’s S18 Demo Day 2.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Comparable to DoorDash Drive or Lalamove (Malaysia), Dostavista is a “crowdsourced” same-day delivery service. In a statement, Mike Alexandrovski, founder of Borzo, said: “With the new round closed we continue to move toward our goal of becoming one of the top courier delivery companies in every market we operate in.

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The Verge

JUNE 30, 2020

Spotify is launching a new real-time lyrics feature in 26 markets today, including India and countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America, TechCrunch reports. There’s no word on if or when the new real-time lyrics feature might expand beyond the new markets. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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TechNode

JUNE 21, 2024

Luckin Coffee plans to bring its beverage brand to the Malaysian market with a local partner as the Chinese coffee chain expands beyond Singapore, its first foreign location. Malaysias media outlet The Edge cited sources familiar with the matter in a report on Thursday.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Both companies are based in Singapore and operate in Southeast Asian markets. ShopBack, which has raised about $126 million from investors like Rakuten, Temasek Holdings, EV Growth, EDBI and East Ventures, says it is now used by about 30 million shoppers across 8,000 merchants in nine Asia-Pacific markets.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This is part of a strategic investment, with startup and MUFG planning to expand into new markets and product together in 2023. Akulaku, which operates in the Philippines and Malaysia in addition to Indoensia, offers a virtual credit card and installment shopping platform, as well as an investment platform and neobank.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Despite dealing with the pandemic’s impact in all of its markets, including Hong Kong and Malaysia, the company began to see business improve during the second quarter of this year. During the pandemic, FunNow faced different challenges in each of its markets. During the outbreaks, FunNow’s team adapted the app’s services.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

TechCrunch caught up with Benjamin Croc , the company’s co-founder and CEO, who is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (the city pictured in the image at the top of this post). In our conversation, TechCrunch was curious about how prevalent SaaS as a model is in Malaysia and the other countries the startups wants to sell into.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2022

Even in markets where credit card penetration is high, shopping cart abandonment is still a major source of concern for online vendors. It supports more than 50 different payment methods, including all the major ones in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia (including Atome, GrabPay, Boost and GoPay).

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

This technological breakthrough prompted multiple sources to confirm that Huawei has discreetly initiated a comprehensive strategy to reenter the global smartphone market, actively preparing its channeling and marketing teams for international markets. This month, Huawei is also expected to launch a new smartwatch in Spain.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The company launched in Singapore in May, followed by Malaysia in August. “Southeast Asia is predicted to be the world’s largest e-commerce market in the next five years, and the addressable market for us in Southeast Asia alone is already five times the size of Australia and twice the size of the U.S.,”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Upmesh was launched nine months ago by Wong Zi Yang, Soh Jan, Nhat Vu and Shawn Teow, and is now used by almost 300 live commerce merchants in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. The way the software is structured has to be very customized to the individual markets,” Wong said. If we look at an interesting comparison to the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

The app also has an AI-based nutritionist called Ria that is trained for cuisines in different markets through a combination of user-tracked data, guidance from local nutritionists and databases from sources like the United States Department of Agriculture. When it enters a new market, the company localizes its services using a playbook.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

The Hong Kong-headquartered startup will use the fresh capital for its market penetration into Southeast Asia, specifically Singapore and Malaysia, as well as the U.K. The global social commerce market is projected to rise to $6.2 Slack now has a team of 60 members in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and the U.K.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Founded in 2019, Intellect’s markets now include Malaysia, Singapore, India and Hong Kong. We are pleased to invest in Intellect, a market leader in this rapidly growing category, to boost their growth and enhance access to millions more people who require support, care or treatment.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Founded in Sydney in 2014, the company is now expanding into Southeast Asian and Western European markets. Employment Hero began entering new markets in October 2020, launching localized versions of the platform in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Singapore.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Today the Hong Kong and Malaysia-headquartered startup announced it has raised $23 million in Series B funding to scale its team and product. In many emerging markets, and mature markets like Europe, WhatsApp is the preferred communication channel between customers and businesses. WATI founders Ken Yeung and Bianca Ho.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

The amount of the investment is not being disclosed, but Aldagram said it will use the funds to sharpen its focus on India, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and other countries in the region. The global construction management software market is expected to reach $23.9 billion in 2031, up from $9.3

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Its fourth fund is focused on Malaysia and run by a separate team). Its team has grown to 35 people, with most based in Indonesia, but ACV also recently established Singapore and Malaysia offices. Fund V has already made five investments, including SkorLife , IDEAL and Atma. ACV recently hired Helen Wong as managing partner.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2022

It is currently used by over 10,000 merchants in Singapore and Malaysia, with plans to expand into more Southeast Asian markets, including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. The Y Combinator alum announced today that it has raised $15.75 Then it will integrate the most popular payment methods.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The company is currently operating its service in Singapore, but plans to enter other markets like Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Gordon Tay said. . “We Asia’s general insurance market is about $564 billion, and Singapore has approximately $2.9 million in GWP transactions by the end of this year. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2021

Despite the economic impact of COVID-19, interest in stock investing grew as people took advantage of market dips (the Jakarta Composite Index fell in the first quarter of 2020, but is now recovering steadily). For mutual funds in particular, Bibit said investors grew 78% year-over-year to 3.2

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

The capital will be used for expansion and growth in markets including New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom. Employment Hero doubled the number of its full-time employees to 200 last year, and launched versions in New Zealand, the UK, Malaysia and Singapore. Virtual HQs race to win over a remote-work-fatigued market.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Jamil Wyne is a co-author of the World Bank report “The Evolution and State of Singapore’s Start-up Ecosystem: Lessons for Emerging Market Economies.” As of 2019, Singapore had over $19 billion in PE and VC assets under management, more than twice that of neighboring Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand combined.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

For brands, it gives them a way to conduct market research and collect first-party data, which is important as marketers prepare for a post-cookie world. Supermom currently has a presence in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand, and plans to expand into more markets.

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