The Weekly Snapshot: News from Gojek, Sorabel, Ant Group, and more

Gojek appointed a new group chief technology officer, Indonesian fashion ecommerce startup Sorabel is set to close down after the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out its cash, and Ant Group has started the process of doing a concurrent IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Star Market and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

Gojek chief technology officer Severan Rault / Photo credit: Gojek

Hear the details on all these stories and more on this week’s episode of The Weekly Snapshot.

Timecodes:

00:00 – Intro music
00:19 – Gojek names former Amazon exec as new chief technology officer
02:16 – Indonesian fashion startup Sorabel to close down as Covid-19 wipes out cash
05:28 – Alibaba’s Ant reportedly seeks US$200 billion valuation in Shanghai and Hong Kong IPO
06:16 – Singapore’s Insider bags US$32 million in series C money
07:27 – Alibaba-backed Xpeng Motors secures US$500 million in series C+ round

Download the full transcript here.

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