Grab acquires Jaya Grocer to expand its on-demand grocery delivery in Malaysia
The deal enables Grab to bring more Jaya Grocer retail stores onto its marketplace and leverage Jaya Grocer’s large supplier network further to expand its GrabSupermarket; Jaya Grocer operates over 40 stores...
Startups in Philippines could raise US$2B over the next 3 years
There’s now a clear direction of how the startup community will continue to progress, according to a report by Gobi-Core Philippines Fund; This includes the country’s new wave of technopreneurs, the preference for camels over...
Startups in Philippines could raise US$2B over the next 3 years
There’s now a clear direction of how the startup community will continue to progress, according to a report by Gobi-Core Philippines Fund; This includes the country’s new wave of technopreneurs, the preference for camels over...
From MyTeksi to Grab: How this decacorn grew from a ride-hailing startup to a super app; The founders’ goal was to address the concerns of taxi commuters in Malaysia, but they ultimately wanted to solve the region’s pressing transportation problems; When Uber entered SEA in 2013, Grab was only...
IP intelligence company PatSnap lands US$300mn Series E, becomes unicorn; Lead investors are SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent Investment; Founder and CEO Jeffrey Tiong said in an interview he wants to expand into Japan, where spending on research and development lags only the US and China. More...