BackScoopIndonesian quick-commerce startup Astro raises $30M Series A a month after its seed roundGet what you need instantly! Meet Indonesia’s Astro. They promise you’ll get your delivery in less than 15 minutes. The quick commerce…Dec 17, 2021Dec 17, 2021
BackScoopThailand’s aCommerce, a leading e-commerce enabler in SEA files for an IPO on the Thai bourseForget jingle bells. It’s time to ring the IPO bells! aCommerce has just filed for an IPO in its home country, Thailand. If it’s a go…Dec 17, 2021Dec 17, 2021
BackScoopPraktis raises Pre-Series A to solve brands’ supply chain painsSay hello to Praktis, a data-powered supply chain solutions startup for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands. It just raised its Pre-Series A…Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021
BackScoopZoomcar’s Philippine launch and $100M SEA expansionZooming into Southeast Asia! After riding into Vietnam, the India-based car rental startup Zoomcar is investing $25M to launch in the…Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021
BackScoopIndonesia’s Cakap raises $10M to make it easy to be multilingualEver wanted to learn a new language? Check out Cakap, an Indonesian edtech startup that can help you learn languages — and it’s more than…Dec 11, 2021Dec 11, 2021
BackScoopIndonesian fintech, Flip bags $48M Series B, co-led by Sequoia IndiaSequoia’s got a favorite. Meet Flip, the Indonesian fintech that just raised a $48M Series B, co-led by Sequoia Capital India, Insight…Dec 11, 2021Dec 11, 2021
BackScoopONE Championship, Asia’s answer to UFC hits $1.2BSingapore-based ONE Championship, Asia’s largest global mixed martial arts (MMA) media firm (aka, Asia’s answer to UFC), just hit a $1.2B…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
BackScoopWhat’s next for Revolut, the $33B London-based fintech as it expands in Southeast Asia?Meet the $33B fintech super app Revolut. Just two years after hitting SEA waters with its Singapore launch, it already scooped up over…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
BackScoopKinobi raises $1M seed to help Gen Z land their dream jobsHow do you get from university to your dream job? Meet Kinobo. the Singaporean job prep startup just raised a $1M seed round.Dec 9, 2021Dec 9, 2021
BackScoopRazer executives offer $1.38B to take Razer privateUsually, we talk about companies going public. But gaming giant Razer’s going reverse. After listing on the Hong Kong Exchange in 2017, a…Dec 8, 2021Dec 8, 2021