Thursday, March 2, 2017

MaGIC launches new global accelerator programme, looking to bring in 80 global entrep

An “evolution” of its MAP programme, MaGIC’s new programme will be the largest it has ever hosted The Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) today launched a new accelerator programme called the Global Accelerator Program (GAP). Dubbed as an “evolution” of its MaGIC’s Accelerator Program (MAP), the new programme will take its predecessor “to […]
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dtac Accelerate launches Batch 5, introduces ‘tracks’ to better serve specific startu

It also introduced Global Expansion Track, which it wants to use to help Thai companies achieve global growth After seven of 11 companies from last year’s dtac Accelerate programme raised over US$1.9 in follow-on funding, it is once again time to get excited about the next batch. Batch 5 is introducing some tweaks to the […]
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Travel booking platform Klook raises US$30M in Series B, clocked in 5M trips in 2016

Sequoia Capital China led Klook’s latest funding round, with participation from existing investors Matrix Partners and Welight Capital Hong Kong-based booking platform for attractions, tours, and activities Klook today announced that it has raised a US$30 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital China. The company’s existing investors such as Matrix Partners and […]
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Singapore’s PolicyPal joins MAS FinTech Regulatory Sandbox, grabs funding from 500 St

PolicyPal will use the newly-raised capital to ramp up marketing and product development Singapore-based insurtech startup PolicyPal*has raised an undisclosed seed funding from 500 Startups*and a group of undisclosed angel investors. It will also use the newly-raised capital to ramp up marketing and product development. PolicyPal will also now join the Monetary Authority of Singapore […]
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“Airbnb for office space” platform FlySpaces launches in Jakarta, home to 300K+ SMEs

Indonesia will be the fifth country FlySpaces has an operation in Online marketplace for short-term office space FlySpaces launches in Jakarta on Wednesday, marking its entry to the fifth country it operates in. It listed popular coworking space and virtual office services such as Conclave and Regus in its platform. “Jakarta is simply an amazing […]
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In the world of chatbots, Ringy is gaining ground with human translation

Chinese-to-english translations have long been hilariously terrible, but if Ringy can make it work there will be some serious bucks in the business Without previous training, expats coming to China can have a hard time dealing with Chinese writing and*translation*becomes a must to survive everyday life. The absence of Google translation has left the space […]
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What made a unicorn hunter invest in ofo?

ofo investor Zhu Xiaohu was called a unicorn hunter because of his outstanding investment moves in the hottest startups in China including Didi Chuxing, ele.me and ofo Last September, Zhu Xiaohu (Allen Zhu), one of ofo’s investors and GSR Ventures’ Partner and Managing Director, shared a moment on his WeChat that he estimated the battle […]
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