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A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

Indonesia

Bank Syariah Indonesia is a consortium of three state-owned banks that will redefine the region's Islamic economy.

Can Indonesia's mega sharia bank empower the country's Islamic fintech ecosystem? | KrASIA

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Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Facebook invested into Gojek back in June.

Gojek further integrates with Facebook to support MSMEs | KrASIA

Gojek further integrates with Facebook to support MSMEs

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

Grab

Sea Group

Shopee

Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company, sometimes referred to as a unicorn. It was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and his Bestfriends from Harvard University, Michael Alexander.

Tokopedia

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Food Delivery

Merger &amp; Acquisition

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

Singapore

A combined entity formed by Gojek and Tokopedia would be valued at more than USD 18 billion, eclipsing Grab's USD 16 billion valuation.

Too big to fail: Are Gojek and Tokopedia about to merge?  | KrASIA

Too big to fail: Are Gojek and Tokopedia about to merge? 

A new tool named Tokoko helps BukuWarung's clients set up online shops. BukuWarung, the Indonesian fintech startup that aims to digitize micro retailers, has added with Rocketship.vc a new investor, in a funding round that also included several unnamed individuals and an Indonesian retail giant. With the money, the firm plans to expand its offerings, as well as the tech and product teams in Indonesia, India, and Singapore.

With new investors, BukuWarung improves payment options for traditional Indonesian retailers | KrASIA

With new investors, BukuWarung improves payment options for traditional Indonesian retailers

Angel Investing

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

Antler Singapore selected 70 founders from 3100 applicants for its fifth cohort. The global startup generator and VC firm Antler on Wednesday revealed the 12 new startups that graduated from its fifth Singapore cohort and the COVID-19 initiative. This year, it welcomed young companies from new segments such as art tech and insurance tech.

Here are the 12 startups graduated from Antler’s fifth Southeast Asia Demo Day | KrASIA

Here are the 12 startups graduated from Antler’s fifth Southeast Asia Demo Day

Deep Tech

Drones

Q&amp;A

Malaysia-based Aerodyne is the world's second-largest drone company, with presence in over 35 countries.

'Urban air mobility will become commonplace in 2030': Q&A with Aerodyne Group CEO | KrASIA

&#8216;Urban air mobility will become commonplace in 2030&#8217;: Q&#038;A with Aerodyne Group CEO

Retail

Ula helps store owners to better manage their inventory and finances. Ula announced on Thursday that B Capital and Quona contributed to its Series A round, with existing investors Lightspeed India and Sequoia Capital also participating. Launched a year ago, the startup operates a wholesale e-commerce marketplace for small and micro retailers.

Indonesian B2B startup Ula snags USD 20 million from B Capital and Quona | KrASIA

Indonesian B2B startup Ula snags USD 20 million from B Capital and Quona

Investment

Female founders of 9 Japanese startups participated in the event that was held in collaboration with the Dell Women Entrepreneurship Network (DWEN).

APT Women helps Japanese female entrepreneurs expand to Singapore | KrASIA

APT Women helps Japanese female entrepreneurs expand to Singapore

Just like in China, the 'sea turtles' of Indonesia who return after lengthy stays abroad play significant roles in building new ventures in Southeast Asia.