Startups

Startups • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 05, 2019 • 10 min read

New media Creative destruction

By Thomas Brent • Jul 05, 2019
We sit down with some of the leading lights of Southeast Asia's media startup scene to talk about the way forward for the region's press

Startups • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 06, 2018 • 7 min read

Lunch Actually Dating on schedule

By Janelle Retka • Sep 06, 2018
During a stint in the financial sector, Violet Lim spotted a trend in the industry: successful singles with no avenue for meeting potential partners. So she set off to make a dent in the love industry

Startups • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 18, 2018 • 10 min read

Startup funding Can accelerator programmes be counterproductive?

By Janelle Retka • Jun 18, 2018
Southeast Asian entrepreneurs are searching for the best way to turn their ideas into the next market giant. But as investors offer mentorship and funding in exchange for equity, experts warn that not every deal is as clear-cut as it appears

Startups • May 07, 2018 • 9 min read
Ride-hailing services

Bali taxi drivers’ war on ride-sharing apps

With ride-sharing apps such as Grab and Go-Jek making inroads in the tourist hub of Bali, metered taxi drivers are resorting to violence to scare off the competition
By Justin Jacobs

Startups • Mar 15, 2018 • 7 min read
Myanmar

Social media success

Sandi Sein Thein's marketing company Digital Kaway - which means 'wizard' in Myanmar - has expanded local perceptions of what the internet has to offer, earning her a place on Forbes' prestigious 30 Under 30 Asia list
By Janelle Retka

Startups • Dec 04, 2017 • 8 min read
Technology

The fight to catch up to behemoths

Singapore and Malaysia are playing catch up with global tech capitals, but their pace may be slowed by talent that's looking too timid for the cutthroat business
By Foong Li Mei

Startups • Aug 24, 2017 • 4 min read
Cambodia

Coffee culture with a ‘Khmer touch’

Home-grown success story Brown Coffee is taking on the international brands pouring into Cambodia
By Claire Knox

Startups • Nov 29, 2016 • 12 min read
Thailand

Diving unlimited

Koh Tao hosts one of the world's biggest freediving companies
By Claire Knox

Startups • Nov 15, 2016 • 8 min read
The Priceline Group

How to get your startup bought out

Want to get your startup acquired by a larger brand? Timothy Hughes from online hotel booking titan Agoda gives a behind the scenes look at what big companies are looking for
By Claire Knox

Startups • Aug 16, 2016 • 12 min read
Technology

Vietnam’s restless game developers

Ho Chi Minh City mobile game developers are seeing their apps downloaded around the globe. We visit three game studios to find out what it takes to create the next big hit
By Logan Connor

Startups • Jul 28, 2016 • 11 min read

The Southeast Asian entrepreneur

Over the past two decades, Southeast Asia has seen a new breed of entrepreneur – along with improved education, technology development and better government investment. But can the region become the world’s next Silicon Valley?
By David Hutt