Akito Tanaka
Stories by Akito Tanaka
From Grab to GoTo, Southeast Asia’s startups weather funding winter
Tied to the fortunes of SoftBank's Vision Fund, tech sector must now sink or swim.
SE Asia’s digital battle: Chinese and US Big Tech face off over $1t market
Geopolitics drive competition in AI, cloud and e-commerce sectors amid social media boom.
US big tech cannot shake off its China addiction
For Apple, Microsoft, Tesla and Qualcomm, decoupling has not dented Chinese market
Google to set up development teams in SE Asia to create more tailored services
"You have to have local teams that are very tuned in to the local culture and society," says SVP Prabhakar Raghavan.
Tech giants take on traditional lenders in battle for digital banking dominance in SE Asia
Superapps like GoTo, and Grab are looking to bolt banking onto their platforms.
SE Asia is battleground of US, Chinese tech giants vying for cloud dominance
Singapore has become a strategic foothold for Chinese tech companies such as Alibaba and Tencent.
SE Asian tech giants have spawned a whole new generation of startup entrepreneurs
Startups like NextBillion.ai and Spenmo were launched by ex-Grab executives.
Gojek-Tokopedia merger will only heat up the battle for tech dominance in SE Asia
GoTo, like its rivals Sea Ltd and Grab, is investing heavily to add new services and expand them across SE Asia.
Grab’s Ming Maa says ride-hailer can grow without extra funding
Grab president is bullish on his company's prospects for sustainable growth.
