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Everybody seems to be taking a keen interest at the Indonesian market, and Tim Draper sees the reasons why Like many foreigners arriving for the first time in Jakarta, veteran investor Tim Draper was so baffled by the traffic jam that he got off his bus and took a Go-Jek ride to the venue where […]

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Corporate innovation in Malaysia is a problem, and MaGIC hopes these two programmes can help fix the issue One of the key takeaways from a VC Panel discussion at Echelon Malaysia in April was that lack of corporate involvement is a problem for Malaysia’s startup economy. In an opening address today at the Malaysian Global […]

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As part of the deal, SoftBank has also acquired Schaft, a bipedal robotics firm Japanese internet conglomerate SoftBank Group has acquired Google owner Alphabet’s robotics firm Boston Dynamics for an undisclosed amount. As part of the deal, Japanese bipedal robotics company Schaft will also come under the ownership of SoftBank. The transaction is subject to […]

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Dilution happens like shit happens. If you raise money, hire staff, engage in M&A, give shares to lawyers when you were broke, you are going to get diluted No one was born knowing everything; You have to learn at some point and in some way. How you make money in a startup is one such point. […]

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Yindisiriwong will play an integral role in driving momentum for Omise’s focused verticals, including the insurance, telco, airlines, property management and the retail sectors Southeast Asian fintech startup Omise has promoted Head of Sales Visit Yindisiriwong as the new Country Manager for Thailand. In this role, he is responsible for the overall sales strategies and initiatives for the […]

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With the deal Seven Angels Holdings wants to strengthen its financial competitiveness by adapting to a P2P regulatory environment On June 1st, Seven Angels Holdings announced the acquisition of real estate P2P financial platform, Elefund, in addition to welcoming Jun-kyun Kim, ex-director at HI Asset Management, as its new business adviser and CEO of Elefund. […]

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