e-Commerce
SEA Internet economy set to boom: Google-Temasek report
South-East Asia, already the world’s fourth largest Internet market, is expected to grow even further according to a joint report from US technology giant Google Inc and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings.
DNA on BFM: Senheng to take on e-commerce merchants
Traditional electrical goods retailer Senheng’s upcoming e-commerce launch and DNA’s July 28 What’s Next conference has Karamjit Singh excited.
Shopping and ‘fashion discovery’ startup Goxip raises US$1.62mil
HK-based shopping and fashion discovery startup Goxip said it has raised US$1.62 million in a seed round led by Chryseis Tan, daughter of Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan.
In SEA, e-commerce is largely going to be mobile: Criteo
Smartphones are set to rule the e-commerce landscape in South-East Asia, so what can you do to ride the wave?
Lazada opens tech hub in Thailand, focus on m-commerce
Lazada Group announced that it has established a technology hub in Bangkok, its third such development centre after Ho Chi Minh City (November 2012) and Moscow (February 2015).
In search of profit, Ensogo adopts B2C marketplace model
Faced with a still immature payments infrastructure, last mile logistics challenges and a middle class yet to reach critical mass, Ensogo Ltd has changed it model and it going after a global opportunity shares its CEO Kris Marszalek.
Wipeout: Applecrumby & Fish out to disrupt diaper and baby wipes industry
KL-based e-commerce startup Applecrumby & Fish has ambitious plans: To disrupt the entire SEA diaper and wipes industry with its inhouse brand.
Sponsored Post: Automating the e-commerce supply chain
E-commerce players compete on price and variety, but they need to look at automating the supply chain if they want real customer satisfaction.
Ninja Van raises US$30mil Series B, led by Abraaj
Abraaj has led a US$30mil Series B round of fundraising for Ninja Van, a technology-enabled, last-mile logistics provider with operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, and most recently Vietnam.
Alpha JWC hoping to plug Indonesia’s mentor gap
Indonesian VC firm Alpha JWC Ventures has a small portfolio because it is not so concerned about returns as it is about mentoring its startups, it three cofounders tell Masyitha Baziad.
