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Billionaire investor Tim Draper shifts focus from China to Indonesia
Draper is one of the most high-profile U.S. venture capitalists.
China’s tech warlords set their sights on Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has the largest Chinese diaspora in the world.
Southeast Asia’s biggest startup Sea said to file for $1b IPO
Sea is working with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley on the share sale.
China’s JD.com said in talks to invest in Indonesia’s Tokopedia
China’s two biggest e-commerce players have both poured major sums into SEA.
UK startup TransferWise expands money remittance service to Singapore
The startup is backed by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz
Twitter’s former Asian chief Aliza Knox joins mobile ad start-up Unlockd
Aliza Knox helped Twitter Inc. and Google Inc. build Asian businesses from scratch.
Uber rival Grab set for new $1.5b funding round, SoftBank pledges $1b
Grab had raised $750m in September 2016 at a valuation of more $3b.
Singapore: PropertyGuru to turn profitable this year after expansion spurt
The Singapore-based company has made six acquisitions and a strategic investment since 2011.
Baidu-backer Singaporean Finian Tan bets on the next big thing: immortality
Tan is betting on regenerative medicine company Samumed LLC, valued at $12b