Jan 5, 2015 | China, East Asia, News, Southeast Asia
TechCrunch Lalamove, an Uber-like service for logistics, has raised $10 million to expand its presence across Asia, where it already operates in six cities. The company, which began life in Hong Kong in December 2013, offers iOS and Android apps that allow customers...
Dec 16, 2014 | News, Southeast Asia
TechCrunch Bangkok-based gaming startup Infinity Levels has landed $500,000 in funding to help it follow the model of success popularized by Supercell’s business and its blockbuster smash title Clash Of Clans. Infinity Levels actually pivoted from an original focus on...
Nov 10, 2014 | India, News, South & Central Asia, Southeast Asia
MUMBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Temasek Holdings has bought a 10.16 percent stake in Intas Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held Indian drugmaker, Intas said on Monday. Temasek bought the stake through a secondary purchase of shares from private equity...
Oct 22, 2014 | News, Southeast Asia
Tokopedia, an online marketplace in Indonesia, has raised an impressive $100 million round led by SoftBank Internet and Media (SIMI), with participation from Sequoia Capital and returning investor SB Pan Asia Fund. The valuation was undisclosed. The investment is the...
Oct 21, 2014 | News, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Aiming to build a bridge between East and West — specifically, Singapore and London — the Singaporean state-funded VC Infocomm Investments is extending its $200 million fund to European tech startups, including investing in the London-based fintech accelerator run by...
Oct 21, 2014 | News, Southeast Asia
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the taxi app war is exclusively a US phenomenon, such is the fierce battle between Uber and Lyft, but similar rivalries are actually ongoing across other parts of the world. The battle is heating up in Southeast Asia today, after...
