Subscribers come first at TIA. Here’s the latest exclusive content we have for you.

Dear readers,

As our subscription service builds momentum, we want to do one thing really well: add tremendous value to our paying customers. Everything else is secondary.

One way we’re doing this is through creating content that’s exclusive to subscribers. Whether it’s breaking news, deep profiles, or lists, we’ve been busy publishing them.

Here’s what we’ve delivered in the past two weeks.

1. Uncovering Honestbee’s big offline move and rapid expansion
This has been one of our most well-received stories. We find out the behind-the-scenes and prospects of a startup that grew rapidly in short order. Will it become a has-been or pave the way for “new retail” in Southeast Asia?

2. Listing the who’s who in Asia’s investing world
Whether it’s India or Southeast Asia, we uncover the most active investors in those regions. You should probably reach out to them for funding. Did I mention we have one of the most complete databases of Asian startup investments?

3. Bringing you the startups you should know about
Growsari is making progress towards doubling the income of convenience store owners in the Philippines. HiLife is quietly penetrating a quarter of condominiums in Singapore. One Championship is Singapore’s latest unicorn, and we discuss its gameplan. These are just a few of the dozen Southeast Asian startups we’ve covered in the past two weeks.

We also discussed the 10 Chinese startups everyone will be talking about next year, and we were the first to break the story of Shopback’s game-changing brick-and-mortar cashback feature.

4. Telling the background stories behind Asia’s tech titans
Get the deets on the six-minute meeting that intertwined the lives of Masayoshi Son and Jack Ma. Also, find out how Masayoshi Son met the “American Father” who became his mentor, and how Jack Ma has been profoundly influenced by one Chinese author.

These aren’t even all the exclusives we’ve put up – check out our infographic of what happens each minute in China’s internet. The publishing world never stops, and we’re already busy working on the next slate of subscriber exclusives. Do keep a lookout for them.

Yours,

Terence Lee
Chief Editor