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After The FMFA 2014 Disaster, His Event Company Was Supposed To Sink—It Didn’t
The CEO of Livescape Group Iqbal Ameer talks about the FMFA crisis of 2014, about how his company managed to find opportunity with It’s The Ship!. He’s also now involved with an NGO created to...
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I Asked 5 Millennials About Their Life Goals, And Found Out How Much They...
There comes a point of time when conversations with friends go from the exciting ‘places to check out’ types to the anxiety-inducing ‘securing a home and the monetary woes that come with it’ types. The...
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Circles.Life Announces Another Game Changer – A $0 Plan That Gives You 1GB Of...
Circles.Life is at it again. The original disruptor of the Singapore telco industry are back with a new mobile plan that is set to be their next game changer. And this comes after announcing just two...
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Ninja Van CEO “Worked Like A Dog” To Overcome His Lack Of Experience – Now...
Lai Chang Wen, the 31-year-old CEO of Ninja Van, had a strong entrepreneurial streak in him since he was a young student. When he was still studying at Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College –...
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A Glimpse Into Wan Hazmer’s New RM300K M’sian Project After The Success Of FFXV
As lead designer of Final Fantasy XV, Wan Hazmer always intended to take everything he knows and start a company in Malaysia. The company is called Metronomik, and is now working on their first IP:...
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Rumour: Baidu-Backed Company In Talks To Invest In iflix
Two Netflix apprentices in Asia might be joining hands soon, as China’s iQiyi is said to be in talks with iflix for a potential investment in the latter, according to people familiar with the matter....
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The Surface Laptop And Surface Book 2 – Microsoft’s Premium Devices Mixes...
I am a big fan of Microsoft’s Surface line of devices. The Surface Pro changed the perception that tablet-laptop hybrids need not be underpowered and awkwardly designed. My humble Surface Pro 3 was my...
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From Politics To Entrepreneurship: Ex-Minister Teo Ser Luck On What Startups...
Mr. Teo Ser Luck is one busy individual. I was scheduled for an interview with him during the Tech In Asia conference last week, and was due to speak to him right after his session at the main stage....
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Why Do M’sian YouTubers Only Stay In M’sia? One Reason—They’re Afraid.
PopCon is a platform that aims to bring together Malaysian content-creators (YouTube, Instagram, etc) to engage in idea-sharing, learning, and project collaborations. Founded in December 2017 by five...
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Tickled Media Raises S$6.7M To Fuel SEA Expansion And Build More Media Brands...
Tickled Media – the digital media company behind The Asian Parent and Asian Money Guide – has recently raised S$6.7 million in a recent funding round led by Global Grand Leisure, joined by Mountain...
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MaGIC Cyberjaya On Rumoured Dissolution: “Business As Usual”
Since Prime Minister Mahathir’s announcement that certain government agencies will be dissolved, some confusion has gone up regarding MaGIC’s status. Some reports indicate that Mahathir confirmed that...
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Deliveroo Singapore’s New Business Intelligence Unit To Enhance Services And...
On-demand food delivery company Deliveroo Singapore has just unveiled their next step in their plans by intensifying their presence in Singapore with a brand new facility. Called the Business...
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Go-Jek To Enter Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand And The Philippines By September...
Earlier in April this year, Indonesia ride-hailing app Go-Jek has been in talks with ComfortDelGro regarding a “potential partnership” in Singapore. It brought up speculations of it expanding to...
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How This M’sian Got Her Jewellery On Kendall Jenner & Gigi Hadid, & In 400...
Wanderlust + Co is a Malaysian-based brand that is seen on international celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Selena Gomez. The brand started in Melbourne, but Jenn moved it back to Malaysia and had...
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This Singapore F&B Startup Is Set To Make $2M This Year By Selling $5.90 Ramen
We don’t get awesome, cooling weather like Japan, but what we do have is a wide variety of Japanese cuisine in Singapore for us to choose from. But Japanese food here can be rather pricey, especially...
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S’pore Shopping Platform Ezbuy Raises US$17.6M In Pre-Series C Funding, Eyes...
Singapore global shopping platform ezbuy.sg announced today that they have raised a total of US$17.6 million in Pre-Series C funding. This round of funding was co-led by several VC firms, including...
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How UUM Students Are Helping Rural M’sians Live Better With Just Coconut Shells
Co&Coal is a project by students of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) that engages with Northern Malaysian rural communities in an effort to improve their livelihoods through the creation of coconut...
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5 Incubators & Accelerators To Help Filipino Startups Build Their Ideas
In a startup scene that is slowly building in the Philippines, incubators play a crucial role in cultivating the scene not just in Manila, but all over the country. For one thing, they play an...
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If You Miss UberEATS M’sia, GrabFood Is Basically The Same Thing
GrabFood will be launching in Malaysia on May 28 to replace UberEATS. Differences include a reduced delivery radius, addition of rewards points, and a brand new layout. GrabFood is already available...
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This Duo Took Their $10,000 Hackathon Winnings To Launch The First Virtual...
Since young, Augustine Chua had always aspired to be an entrepreneur and he was constantly brimming with business ideas. His first venture was a T-shirt printing service, which started back in school....
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