Titans entering e-commerce enabling space – How are they looking up?
Increasingly crowded space
Recently, we sat down with a friend who operates in the e-commerce enabling space, where he briefly summarized his thoughts as follows:...
Should Thailand legalise ride-hailing?
Thailand is the last major country in Southeast Asia where ride-hailing remains illegal, and that might change very soon.
The optimism amongst the ride-hailing players...
Majority of 2nd batch Grab Ventures Velocity startups Indonesian
Exciting time to build startups in Indonesia
Tencent enters ride-hailing to challenge Didi?
A key debate since Didi's acquisition of Uber China has been: whether Didi has a strong enough moat to defend itself and justify its...
A sneak peak into ecommerce logistics in Saudi Arabia
Local ecommerce marketplaces in the Middle East don’t have as much variety as ecommerce players from other regions. Therefore, consumers are looking abroad to...
Why ecommerce into Indonesia always clears customs in Jakarta
Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International airport is the preferred entry port for ecommerce. Why?
In the scenario where majority of the parcels bound for Indonesia are for...
As $3b gets injected into SEA tech, GOJEK’s major backer exits
Southeast Asia seems to continue to attract large-scale funding, sometimes tilting the subtle balances between the major players.
Softbank ups its bet on Grab
Firstly,...
With billions of dollars at stake, how are Grab and GOJEK...
Many investors have asked us about fraud in the startup landscape. In fact, most investors are aware that there are always guys who find...
Halal B2B ecommerce: an uncontested blue ocean
As a consumer of halal goods, a constant observation is that it is often challenging to find products that meet my expectation while travelling...
