aCommerce – trouble in paradise?
aCommerce was once the big brother of e-commerce enablers. Founded in Thailand in 2013, it was set up with the aim of providing support...
Who are the investors behind Grab?
As the most invested unicorn in Southeast Asia, Grab has attracted quite a number of strategic and financial investors onto its cap table.
The...
Why escooter startups will not survive in Southeast Asia
Why escooter startups will not survive in Southeast Asia
Barely a few months ago, escooters were the talk in town. Buoyed by the rapid...
Is the Go-Jek – Grab price war already over?
On 18 Jan 2019, about a month after Go-Jek entered the Singapore market, running a “promotion” campaign offering fares of about 30-50% cheaper to...
What is it like to be a seller on Shopee, Lazada,...
Previously, Momentum Works introduced e-commerce in Southeast Asia from the macro perspective such as infrastructure and consumer habits. But, how do the sellers, an...
Momentum Works’ predictions for 2019 – Southeast Asia
New targets for 2019 are said to include the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia.
However, expanding into new markets won’t be easy. We believe that...
Skype co-founder’s Oriente rides the Fintech wave with top conglomerates
On November 28 2018, Oriente, a fintech company based in Hong Kong, announced that it received an initial funding of $105M. The operative word...
New investment boom of property marketplaces?
Last year, a good friend of ours, who wanted to build a property marketplace (“à la Opendoor style”) in a country of 200+ M...
