Josudo, a Singapore-based online platform that connects amateur e-sports players with professional coaches, is merging with the global e-sports organisation Meliora 42 Esports (M42), DealStreetAsia has learnt. Though Josudo, backed by the early-stage VC firm Antler and Battery Digital Holdings, has been partnering M42 Esports for a few months, a financial deal is being finalised… Continue reading Antler-backed Josudo to merge with Singapore’s M42 Esports …
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Djarum-backed Blibli plans to raise over $500m in imminent Indonesia IPO
Indonesian e-commerce player Blibli is understood to have finalised its plan for a potential listing on the domestic market in the coming weeks, according to three sources aware of the development. Backed by Indonesian conglomerate Djarum Group, Blibli is planning to raise around $500 million in its initial public offering on the Indonesia Stock Exchange… Continue reading Djarum-backed Blibli plans to raise over $500m in imminent Indonesia IPO
SG payments startup HitPay confirms $15.8m Tiger Global-led Series A
HitPay, an online payments startup for SMEs in Singapore, announced that it has raised $15.75 million in a Series A funding round, confirming DealStreetAsia’s report published in May. The funding round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning investors Global Founders Capital and HOF Capital, according to the announcement. DealStreetAsia first reported about… Continue reading SG payments startup HitPay confirms $15.8m Tiger Global-led Series A
India lines up banks for e-commerce effort to take on Amazon, Walmart
India‘s effort to break Amazon Inc and Walmart Inc’s dominance of its e-commerce sector, by establishing its own open network, has begun lining up banks and other key players needed to move it forward, sources familiar with the matter said. Some of India‘s biggest banks are in discussions about setting up “buyer platforms” to let their… Continue reading India lines up banks for e-commerce effort to take on Amazon, Walmart
Boundary Layer wants to steal air freight’s lunch and transport it by water instead
If you’ve ever spent time writing beat poetry about container ships chugging their way into and out of harbors, “nimble” or “fast” will be unlikely to make it into your finely crafted written words. And if your (admittedly increasingly esoteric) poetic bent is more of an air freight persuasion, it’s likely that “affordable” was not… Continue reading Boundary Layer wants to steal air freight’s lunch and transport it by water instead
The US is about to get serious about EVs
For most of the last decade, Americans largely ignored electric vehicles. Some brands sold decent numbers, like the Chevy Bolt or Nissan Leaf, but they were largely targeted at thrifty commuters or EV diehards. Others, like the Ford Focus Electric, were intended only to comply with laws that mandated a small number of EV sales.… Continue reading The US is about to get serious about EVs
This is the beginning of the unbundled database era
Ethan Batraski Contributor Ethan Batraski is a partner at Venrock and focuses on data infrastructure, open source and developer tools. More posts by this contributor Eight trends accelerating the age of commercial-ready quantum computing Thanks to the cloud, the amount of data being generated and stored has exploded in scale and volume. Every aspect of… Continue reading This is the beginning of the unbundled database era
Tesla receives 4680 battery cell samples from Panasonic ahead of mass production
Tesla has received 4680 battery cell samples from Panasonic ahead of the manufacturing giant moving to mass production of the new battery that is going to power the Cybertruck and more. Back in 2020, Tesla unveiled its 4680 battery cell, a new tab-less battery cell in a bigger format with new chemistry, enabling cheaper and/or longer-range electric… Continue reading Tesla receives 4680 battery cell samples from Panasonic ahead of mass production
Best Gaming Laptops Under $500 of 2022
While technology is always evolving, it can be disheartening to invest in an expensive gaming laptop, only to find a couple months later that your new computer can’t keep up with the latest games. If you’ve felt this disappointment or simply don’t have the funds to sink into a full gaming setup, then finding the… Continue reading Best Gaming Laptops Under $500 of 2022
AI Expert Says Soon People Will Raise “Virtual Children” That Cost Less, Are Less Messy
Catriona Campbell, a UK-based artificial intelligence expert, argues we could soon be raising artificially intelligence virtual children inside the metaverse. She dubs these hypothetical offspring “Tamagotchi children,” in a reference to the popular virtual pets from the 1990s. In her new book “AI by Design: A Plan For Living With Artificial Intelligence,” The Telegraph reports, Campbell… Continue reading AI Expert Says Soon People Will Raise “Virtual Children” That Cost Less, Are Less Messy