News Roundup: Indonesia’s mPOS firm Cashlez to raise US$6M via IPO to acquire IT firm

Finance Medtech startup Biolidics plans to raise US$2.2M to fuel expansion...


Used-car trading startup Carsome appoints new CFO Juliet Zhu, looking to strengthen market position

Carsome, Southeast Asia’s used-car trading platform announces the...


From coffee to dentistry: The top 10 funding news that rocked the Southeast Asian startup ecosystem in 2019

There are many reasons why a piece of funding news can rock a startup ecosystem....


Why 2019 is a game-changing year for Southeast Asian startup ecosystem – Part 1

We tend to say that about the year, that is about to end. But this time, we mean...


Carsome raises $50M for its used-car sales platform in Southeast Asia

Carsome, a Malaysia-based marketplace for trading used cars, has closed a new...


Carsome closes US$50M Series C; aims to be operationally profitable by end-2020

Carsome, a used-car trading platform in Malaysia with a presence in several...


These 5 growth-stage startups bucked the trend to create own brand in Malaysia

These five startups have proved to the world  growth-stage funding can...


How Carro co-founder Aaron Tan raised US$78M by thinking beyond the classifieds model

Aaron also originally envisioned Carro as an automotive marketplace that would...


Malaysia’s Carsome raises US$19M Series B round to strengthen presence in Indonesia and Thailand

Since January 2017, Carsome claimed to have experienced more than four-fold...


Gobi Partners expands ASEAN team, promotes Kenneth Tan and Taraec Hussein as VPs

Gobi is currently raising US$200M for its Meranti ASEAN Growth Fund, which...