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With $4m new funding, Rocket Internet’s Zen Rooms sets its sights on more markets

With $4m new funding, Rocket Internet’s Zen Rooms sets its sights on more markets

The startup grew 20 times in terms of booking volume last year, according to its co-founder.
Jum Balea · · 3 min read
Rocket Internet is getting into the temp recruitment business

Rocket Internet is getting into the temp recruitment business

The German machine is grinding its levers to launch Ushift, a marketplace for businesses to source short-term talent.
Osman Husain · · 4 min read
Indonesian telcos have dived headfirst into the startup world. Who’s doing it best?

Indonesian telcos have dived headfirst into the startup world. Who’s doing it best?

Since about 2013, Indonesia’s “big three” have become serious about digital innovation. Telkom and Indosat each have strong programs, while XL Axiata lags behind.
Nadine Freischlad · · 4 min read
Poor infrastructure in Myanmar is not stopping this startup from helping local restaurants

Poor infrastructure in Myanmar is not stopping this startup from helping local restaurants

At the start, the founder wasn’t even sure how startups worked – things such as “funding” and “culture” were a vague notion to him.
Daniel Tay · · 5 min read

Ooredoo hopes IoT tech can change Jakarta into a smart city

The global communications firm recently took the lead on the smart cities council, a coalition seeking to create sustainable cities with the Internet of Things.
Leighton Cosseboom · · 4 min read

Umm…yeah…That same internet sea cable off Hong Kong got cut – again

The internet across Southeast Asia is going to experience yet another delay on the internet with the cable getting cut once again.
Anh-Minh Do · · 2 min read

Here’s how Indonesian telco Indosat is building the country’s startup ecosystem

Alexander Rusli, president director and CEO of Indosat By now, you may have heard about Jakarta’s Ideabox accelerator letting all eight of its second batch startup finalists into the program
Leighton Cosseboom · · 4 min read

Ideabox accelerator accepts all 8 startups, replaces Hartaku with Eatzify

Eatzify co-founder Suka Cita Pasaribu delivers a pitch presentation. The Ideabox accelerator program (co-organized by Indonesian telco Indosat, venture capital firm Mountain SEA Ventures, and communications company Ooredoo) narrowed down
Leighton Cosseboom · · 2 min read

What I learned setting up a startup incubator in Myanmar – and what you need to know about the country itself

Here’s what experienced tech entrepreneur Phil Morle learnt about Myanmar while setting up the new Ideabox startup incubator.
Phil Morle · · 5 min read

Rocket Internet and Qatar’s Ooredoo team up to create an ecommerce empire in Asia

The two companies will join forces to create Asia Internet Holding, which will cover Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Australia.
Paul Bischoff · · 1 min read