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| Apr 14, 2025 | Southeast Asia’s tariff tango | EcommerceNewsletters
Jofie Yordan · 47m ago · 4 min readSoutheast Asia’s tariff tango
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In today’s newsletter, we look at:
Implications of Trump’s Tariffs on Southeast Asian ecommerce
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| Sep 18, 2024 | Profitability in Lazada’s basket for IPO | EcommerceNewsletters
Miguel Cordon · 1d ago · 5 min readProfitability in Lazada’s basket for IPO
IN FOCUS
In today’s newsletter, we look at:
Lazada downsizing to profitability
Buttonscarves’ bootstrapped bound
Temu’s underdog status in Sout... |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Investors aware of TransTrack CEO’s guilty verdict before funding | Premium Content
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Jofie Yordan · 1d ago · 6 min readInvestors aware of TransTrack CEO’s guilty verdic... |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Deals in brief: Hubble secures debt facility from AlteriQ Global, SoftBank invests in Perplexity AI, Etched raises funds to further develop specialized AI chip, and more | NewsDeals in brief: Samsara Eco bags USD 65 million, Mekari acquires Jojonomic, Hozon Auto files for Hong Kong IPO, and more
Written by KrASIA Writers Samsara Eco, Mekari, Hozon Auto, and more led yesterday’s headlines: Samsara Eco, a clima... |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Deals in brief: Samsara Eco bags USD 65 million, Mekari acquires Jojonomic, Hozon Auto files for Hong Kong IPO, and more | NewsDeals in brief: a16z and Lightspeed co-lead Series A investment in k-ID, Pawprints Group secures extension to seed round, Earth VC invests in Orbillion Bio, and more
Written by KrASIA Writers k-ID, Pawprints Group, Opilot, and more led ... |
| May 31, 2024 | ByteDance beefs up legal prowess with ex-Warner Bros exec hire | ManagementNews
Miguel Cordon · 2d ago · 2 min readByteDance beefs up legal prowess with ex-Warner Bros exec hire
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ByteDance has hired former Warner Bros. general counsel John Rogovin to serve in the same role, “which ... |
| May 24, 2024 | Thailand-based aCommerce cut net loss by half, grew revenue 18% in 2023 | EcommerceNews
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 1d ago · 2 min readThailand-based aCommerce cut net loss by half, grew revenue 18% in 2023
Paul Srivorakul, CEO and co-founder at aCommerce / Photo credit: aCommerce
Thai ecommerce enabler aCommerce pos... |
| May 23, 2024 | Ray Dalio scoops up Singapore shophouses: report | News
Lokesh Choudhary · 2d ago · 2 min readRay Dalio scoops up Singapore shophouses: report
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The family office of hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has been revealed to have purchased two shophouse... |
| May 23, 2024 | Nvidia ups revenue forecast for Q2 amid stock surge | Artificial IntelligenceNews
Lokesh Choudhary · 2d ago · 1 min readNvidia ups revenue forecast for Q2 amid stock surge
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Nvidia has forecast higher-than-expected revenue for the second quarter of 2024, Reuters report... |
| May 23, 2024 | Alibaba looking at $5b raise through bond issuance: report | EcommerceInvestmentsNews
Lokesh Choudhary · 2d ago · 1 min readAlibaba looking at $5b raise through bond issuance: report
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After JD.com recently revealed its plans to issue convertible notes, now Alibaba Group is t... |
| May 22, 2024 | No deal for Snowflake, Reka AI on $1b acquisition: report | AcquisitionsArtificial IntelligenceNews
Miguel Cordon · 22 May 2024 · 1 min readNo deal for Snowflake, Reka AI on $1b acquisition: report
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The billion-dollar discussions for Snowflake to buy AI startup Reka AI have en... |
| May 21, 2024 | JD.com eyes $1.5b in senior notes offering | EcommerceInvestmentsNews
Lokesh Choudhary · 21 May 2024 · 2 min readJD.com eyes $1.5b in senior notes offering
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JD.com plans to borrow US$1.5 billion from investors through a convertible senior notes offering due i... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Nvidia shells out $700m to scoop up Israeli AI startup | AcquisitionsArtificial IntelligenceNewsStartups
Lokesh Choudhary · 25 Apr 2024 · 2 min readNvidia shells out $700m to scoop up Israeli AI startup
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Nvidia is set to acquire Israel-based AI ... |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Refocus sued for over $1.6m by ex-students in Indonesia | News
Lokesh Choudhary · 25 Apr 2024 · 2 min readRefocus sued for over $1.6m by ex-students in Indonesia
Refocus founders Alex Solo, Roman Kumar Vyas, and Igor Gurovich / Photo credit: Refocus
Refocus, an edtech company operating in the Phil... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | SEA tech winter continues as Q1 funding drops 29% year on year | InvestmentsNews
Miguel Cordon · 4h ago · 2 min readSEA tech winter continues as Q1 funding drops 29% year on year
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Southeast Asia’s tech landscape is still feeling the funding crunch: the region’s startups ... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Tesla to build Indian EV factory | InvestmentsNews
Lokesh Choudhary · 7h ago · 2 min readTesla to build Indian EV factory
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Elon Musk’s Tesla is poised to make a splash in India, with a team arriving this month to explore potential locations for a ne... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | These are Asia’s most active investors in AI | Premium Content
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TIA Bot · 11h ago · 1 min readThese are Asia’s most active investors in AI
Which in... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Ninja Van eyes path beyond ecommerce as price war dents FY23 earnings | Premium Content
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Simon Huang · 11h ago · 5 min readNinja Van eyes path beyond ecommerce as price war... |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Bukalapak posts 23% revenue growth in 2023, nearly hits EBITDA breakeven in Q4 | EcommerceNews
Elyssa Lopez · 1d ago · 2 min readBukalapak posts 23% revenue growth in 2023, nearly hits EBITDA breakeven in Q4
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Despite a significant improvement in revenue, Indonesian ecommerce firm Bukalapak missed ... |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Soft Space enters capital partnership with Japanese payment firm ahead of series C raise | FintechInvestmentsNews
Miguel Cordon · 1d ago · 1 min readSoft Space enters capital partnership with Japanese payment firm ahead of series C raise
GMO Financial Gate CEO Kentaro Sugiyama (left) and Soft Space CEO Joel Tay Jin Ghee / Photo c... |
| Mar 24, 2024 | Ant Group pumps $148m into SG digibank unit Anext Bank | FintechInvestmentsNews
Miguel Cordon · 1d ago · 2 min readAnt Group pumps $148m into SG digibank unit Anext Bank
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Singapore-based Anext Bank has received US$148 million in added capital from its parent company Ant Gr... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | HSBC Singapore injects up to $100m debt financing into Akulaku | FintechInvestmentsNews
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 22 Mar 2024 · 2 min readHSBC Singapore injects up to $100m debt financing into Akulaku
Akulaku office / Photo credit: Akulaku
Indonesia-based online lending platform Akulaku has a commitment of... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Reddit co-founder’s VC firm eyes Japan for AI chip investments | Artificial IntelligenceInvestmentsNews
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 22 Mar 2024 · 2 min readReddit co-founder’s VC firm eyes Japan for AI chip investments
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Sr. / Photo credit: Ohanian’s LinkedIn Page
Alexis Ohani... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Shein to add ‘supply chain-as-a-service’ offering amid regulatory challenges in US | EcommerceNews
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 22 Mar 2024 · 2 min readShein to add ‘supply chain-as-a-service’ offering amid regulatory challenges in US
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As it faces regulatory challenges in its primary marke... |
| May 16, 2022 | Indonesian SaaS firm Mekari raised $50 M in series E funding round | Mekari, an Indonesian software-as-a-service platform, has secured $50 million in a series E investment round headed by Money Forward and including several other current investors.
Money Forward led the company’s US$18 million series D finan... |
| May 12, 2022 | Indonesian SaaS firm bags $50m in Money Forward-led round | News
Ardi Wirdana · 11h ago · 2 min readIndonesian SaaS firm bags $50m in Money Forward-led round
Mekari, an Indonesia-based software-as-a-service platform, has raised US$50 million in a series E funding round led by Money Forward and parti... |