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Startups need to manage cash and have “a bit of luck” to survive Covid-19
Founders in Southeast Asia remain optimistic, pivoting their businesses to ensure that they will survive even as the pandemic rages on.
Cheatsheet of startup acquisitions in Southeast Asia
Here’s a quick guide to the past exits that have happened in the region.
Singapore’s ACE Forum wants to create a safe environment for founders to bare their souls
The first forum started last year in July, and has so far received positive feedback from the members, who include the founders of PatSnap, MoneySmart, and 2359media amongst others.
DrWealth bags $640,000, aims to have an account for every household in Singapore
The investment round was led by Puffer Ventures, the venture capital unit of PhilipCapital.
Dealing with entrepreneur depression the Asian way
Asian entrepreneurs tend to be less open with their feelings in order to “save face”.
Stumped on how to manage your finances? This startup gives you a financial plan for free
One of the many lifelong struggles that we face has to be managing our personal finances. DrWealth wants to help with that.
In Singapore, Apple, Google, IBM are Among Top 20 Employers of Choice
Juliet Soh is a content manager at JobsCentral.com.sg, a popular job portal in Singapore. Her team conducted the Employers of Choice Survey 2011. Apple Inc. is the most popular employer
PennUp – 17 Jun
Penn Olson, The Asian Tech Catalog, will organize networking session with tech folks in Singapore and around Asia. Volker Heistermann, venture capitalist, and Eric Koh, CTO of Jobscentral are few
The JobsCentral Success Story, From Founding to Exit
A couple of weeks ago, we broke the news that Singapore’s JobsCentral got acquired by U.S ’ CareerBuilder. The sum, though undisclosed, was rumored to be the highest ever in
CareerBuilder Enters Southeast Asia By Acquiring JobsCentral
Just in, US jobs site CareerBuilder has acquired the JobsCentral Group. No valuation was given but with this acquisition, CareerBuilder is now in 21 countries. An excerpt from the press



