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Debt may be in vogue among tech companies in Southeast Asia and India. Investors are set to tap the demand.

Fano Labs offers an AI transcriber, a chatbot, and a voicebot that can handle conversations in multiple languages.

The pledge comes a few days after CEO Satya Nadella announced a similar US$1.7 billion commitment for Indonesia amid a whirlwind Southeast Asia tour.

In The Checkout this week, we look at Shopees bet on short video and examine the implications of TikToks potential US ban in Southeast Asia.

Which startups are on the path to becoming the next big thing?

This extends Anywheel's lead as Singapore's largest bike-sharing company in terms of fleet size.

Who are the new active investors on the block? Which funding rounds look like outliers? This visual story answers all this and more.

Shopee is offering deep discounts on its short videos channel to draw in younger users, creators, and new sellers. It's already seeing some results.

Called Discovery Feed, the feature comes mere days after the US greenlit a likely ban for the ByteDance-owned short-video app.

Here are the companies in Southeast Asia that are attracting tons of investors and have the resources to spend on software, talent, and expansion.

Part of the growth came courtesy of Tiket.com, its online travel agent business, which benefited from a surge during the Ramadan period.

Which startups are on the path to becoming the next big thing?

The Indonesian firm took the loan in 2022 from BlackRock, Orion Capital Asia, Allianz Global Investors, and the Indonesia Investment Authority.

Fundraising is hard. To make things slightly easier, we've compiled this list of fundraising startups for our subscribers.

The US Federal Trade Commission alleged that Razer advertised the Zephyr mask as N95-grade without the necessary certifications.

The digital bank has appointed Eri Budiono as its new CEO, replacing Tjandra Gunawan, who resigned in June 2023.

The new items will be available in all Pandamart stores across its markets.

Creating it will involve building increasingly larger and more sophisticated systems ahead of the 2077 target launch.

The Thai foodtech firm's fund will provide startups with financial backing and access to the companys network.

Hemant Bakshi reportedly left the company due to disagreements on team-building approaches with Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal.

The company said it marks the single largest investment in Microsofts 29-year history in the country.

This comes after the company completed the transaction of Tokopedias acquisition by TikTok on January 31.

Funding into fintech startups in the city-state went down by 35% to US$1.49 billion last year, according to Tech in Asia data.

The complex nature of climate tech - coupled with the risk involved in backing it - makes it a tough sell for many VC firms.

The Singapore-based logistics company's revenue declined 7% year on year in FY 2023, mainly due to an almost 20% drop in parcels handled.

For Monks Hill Ventures Justin Nguyen, Vietnams potential is indisputable even in the face of a funding slowdown.

The Indonesia-based firm expects to hit group adjusted EBITDA breakeven for the full 2024 year.

Thrixen's tech allows for a rapid test to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections within 10 minutes based on a finger-prick sample.

DailySocial.idwill still be publishing content and will not be shutting down its entire operations, CEO Rama Mamuaya toldDealStreetAsia.

Ravi Kaushik will lead the firm's fintech investments and portfolio management in India and Southeast Asia.

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