How is the natural resource curse related to startup investment in...
Have you ever wondered why natural resource-poor countries such as Singapore experienced higher economic growth in the contemporary world compared to their bigger, natural...
Alumni of tech companies pushing Southeast Asia’s next wave of entrepreneurship
A few years ago, a worry that many Chinese investors had with Southeast Asia was the lack of experienced talent.
What does that mean? You...
Not so unprecedented times? Startups failed before Covid too
It is true that Covid-19 has caused unprecedented disruption in certain industries. Every day you hear discussions about startup layoffs, investors holding back, whether...
Do Southeast Asian startups have to go regional?
Southeast Asia is probably the most diverse region in the world - that probably does not need much further elaboration.Â
So every startup in the...
[Bahasa] Ada berapa banyak unicorn di Asia Tenggara?
Faktanya, menghitung jumlah unicorn di Asia Tenggara bukan suatu hal yang gampang karena ada banyak standar penilaian yang dapat dilakukan. Secara umum, Grab, GoJek,...
China exported more than 70 billion masks in 3 months
Recently, we talked about China's quickly ramped up mask production capacity in response to the covid-19 pandemic, as well as the whitelisting of manufacturers...
Why Southeast Asia continues to be the darling of Chinese tech’s...
There are many theories about this, but we thought the following three are the key reasons:Â
Geographical proximity
Most major cities in Southeast Asia are located...
Six most promising sectors in Southeast Asia over the next decade
The 2010s could be called the golden decade of tech investment in Southeast Asia, with unicorns emerging and the VC ecosystem maturing. A natural...
