Sarah Yuniarni
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SEA digest: SG’s Karana raises $1.7m; MyanCare raises funding led by SPARX
Karana's seed investors include Monde Nissin CEO Henry Soesanto and VC firms Big Idea Ventures and Germi8.
Indonesian used car marketplace TiinTiin.id closes over $2.5m seed round
TiinTiin.id is led by former Belimobilgue CEO and founder Rolf Monteiro.
Jon Sheppard, CTO of Gojek’s financial arm, announces departure
Sheppard is understood to have taken up the CTO role at Pakistan-based fintech firm Sadapay.
SEA Digest: IIX backs SOLshare; Gojek Xcelerate selects three startups
innogy New Ventures LLC, EDP Ventures, and angel investors also backed the SOLshare round.
Asia Digest: BEST expands to three markets; Braingaze partners Ping An, 7invensun
Last year, BEST rolled out its services in Thailand and Vietnam.
Indonesia Digest: Ideosource invests in Cinepoint; InfraDigital bags Series A
Ideosource Entertainment has made an undisclosed follow-on investment in rating app firm Cinepoint.
DSA webinar transcript: OYO and the bed it made
OYO founder Agarwal speaks on COVID-19 impact, corporate governance, and being compared to WeWork.
East Ventures reaches first close of latest seed fund
The new seed fund is designed for digital companies emerging from the aftermath of the pandemic.
Tencent confirms buying ailing Malaysian streaming platform iflix
The deal covers iflix's content, technology and resources.
Indonesia’s Gojek lays off 430 employees, closes two non-core services
Last week, Gojek's ride-hailing peer Grab announced it would cut under 5% of its workforce.