Momentum Works
Stories by Momentum Works
Guest post: aCommerce – trouble in paradise?
Hushed word on the street is that top lieutenants and members of the early founding team have mostly left.
Guest Post: Is the Go-Jek-Grab price war already over?
Go-Jek has stopped pricing promotions in Singapore abruptly. It has either reached its goals of market size, or it has tested it and realized that pro
Guest post: Ant Financial puts $40m in Akulaku
The $40 million that Ant Financial is putting in Akulaku is expected to value the company at $450 million.
Guest post: What does 2019 have in store for Southeast Asia?
Here are Momentum Works' 10 predictions for 2019 ranging from ride-hailing and payments to e-commerce and venture capital.
Guest post: Chinese fintech lenders flock to the Philippines
Low bank penetration and high internet penetration, it is not difficult for investors to see the similarity between Indonesia and Philippines – oppo
Guest Post: Will Lu Qi bring success to Y Combinator in China?
The 120k for 7% model is unlikely to work in China, as the market has more capital than good entrepreneurs. However, if Lu is willing (and able) to ex
Guest Post | Google-JD combine could be powerful, if executed well
The investment in JD.com is a significant commitment from Google. The US tech giant has made fewer than a dozen investments with a ticket size of over
Guest Post | How much is Grab worth, really?
For PE investors who began betting big on the ride-hailing firm in second half of 2015, the paper returns are yet to be ‘huge’.
Guest Post | Why JD.com and Thailand’s Central might not succeed as partners
From initial plans to launch in May 2018, the JV has delayed its full launch to August 2018. Is this a sign that this ambitious partnership is off to
Guest post: iflix now treading deep waters
iflix, which recently closed its digital division in Singapore, has been keeping mum since it raised $133 million about eight months ago.
