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Why builders should bet on crypto’s silent phase
With costs dropping, a new range of useful apps is now possible for the first time.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 5 min read
Rakuten Ventures leads $6m round of Indonesia beauty startup
D2C player Base is expanding its omnichannel distribution across the country’s regional cities.
Samreen Ahmad · · 1 min read
India’s beauty D2C space is booming, but SEA’s may be even bigger
While India’s direct-to-consumer beauty brands have gone from strength to strength, the opportunity in Southeast Asia may be even bigger.
Samreen Ahmad · · 7 min read
East Ventures joins round of ex-Gojek exec’s beauty startup
Base said that its annual revenue grew more than 24x this year.
Aditya Hadi Pratama · · 1 min read
Gojek mafia makes waves across Indonesian startup scene
Nadiem Makarim has become the country’s education minister, while other former Gojek execs are striking out on their own.
Rizqi Maulana · · 6 min readIndonesian beauty startup Base gets seed funding from East Ventures, Skystar Capital
It plans to grow its consumer base and bring in more talent with the new funds.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min readStartup accelerator Antler injects $2.4m into second batch of startups
The new startups focus on enterprise, telecommunications, fintech, and consumer technology, among others.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min readIn brief: SoftBank bets $1b on WeWork; Tencent pulls blockbuster game amid crackdown
A roundup of the latest news from around the region.
Jack Ellis · · 2 min readThe 10 fintech companies in Japan you need to know
Fintech is about to explode in Japan, a country where the top banks hold a lot of power. We talk to some of the leading tech entrepreneurs about this battle.
Peter Rothenberg · · 11 min readWith its first Asia launch, Stripe enters Japan’s tight payments race
After a year in stealth, the Silicon Valley payment service opens its doors to Japan’s businesses.
David Corbin · · 4 min read