Khailee Ng
Week in Review: Five years on and I want to keep running
Khailee Ng’s concerns over the physical and emotional wellbeing of founders leads Karamjit Singh to un-censor his owns thoughts as a content-preneur.
Week in Review: Traditional media player, Media Prima, makes a US$24mil move for scale & millenials
Deal will not be ecosystem catalyst says Ganesh Kumar Bangah
Acquisition frees Patrick Grove, Khailee Ng to pursue other projects
CORPORATE acquisitions of startups have always been one of the gaping holes in the startup ecosystem of Southeast Asia and so it was a lift to see such a deal happen in Malaysia this week.
500 Durians II to focus on Indonesian startups
500 Startups to invest US$50 million in Southeast Asia via 500 Durians II.
Week in Review: That, sweet (pungent) smell of $ for early stage startups
Yet more funding for startups courtesy of 500 Durians II, and DNA takes What’s Next to Jakarta with IDC as Knowledge Partner.
Mavcap, Khailee Ng, expect more good things from US$50mil 500 Durians II fund
Mavcap & 500 Startups expect more follow-on funding from the US$50 mil 500 Durians II fund
SEA needs to collaborate more to grow startup ecosystem: Kejora Group
Collaborate to make policies more open, to encourage technology sharing
Sees investors maturing, now looking at fundamental aspects of company instead of merely market share
WatchOverMe’s team hired into Carousell
After five years of plugging away with its personal security app, WatchOverMe is shutting down with the team hired into Carousell at Singapore, writes Karamjit Singh
Week in Review: foodpanda’s focus on profitability is something to chew on
Having raised US$310mil over the four years of its existence, foodpanda’s focus on profitability has Karamjit Singh pondering, and wondering if Khailee Ng is wrong about his ‘feeding frenzy’ prediction.
Guess what? The Fortune 500 is actually very startup-friendly
Many of the world’s most successful large corporations are actually actively engaged with the ecosystem and quite plugged in, according to a new study.
500 Startups lands first investment in Myanmar
500 Startups has made its first ever investment in Myanmar, pumping in an undisclosed amount into Yangon-based startup Bindez, which operates an information search engine and ‘discovery platform.’