From Fortune 500 to founder: The YC startup that’s helping overburdened doctors
Dot Koh left a career in Fortune 500 healthcare companies to start Bot MD, an AI-powered assistant for doctors.
View ArticleCar-rental firm couldn’t pay staff for months. Today, it has a 400-strong fleet
Despite rising competition, Smove is now Singapore’s largest car rental network, it claims.
View ArticleHow SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son met the ‘American Father’ who became his mentor
Affectionately known as “Ted” by everyone around him, Dolata was the driving force behind Son’s advancement into the limelight of the global business world.
View ArticleJack Ma says this Chinese author is his ‘one true idol.’ Here’s why.
Much of Jack Ma's understanding of business strategy comes directly from the author's novels.
View ArticleA smart home company is quietly penetrating a quarter of condominiums in...
It has gone from negligible revenue last year to US$9.4 million in contract value this year.
View ArticleHe escaped poverty to build the $33b JD empire. Will a rape allegation end...
Here’s Richard's Liu's story.
View ArticleThe rise of PasarPolis, the insurtech star backed by Go-Jek, Tokopedia, and...
The company aims to make insurance products that’s cheaper than a Starbucks coffee.
View ArticleWith Oriente, Skype’s co-founder wants to build financial identities for the...
Over 438 million people in Southeast Asia have no access to formal financial services. Geoffrey Prentice aims to change that.
View ArticleMeet the startup whose file-sharing app is hitting 15,000 downloads a day
Started back in 2012, Send Anywhere has since exploded in popularity.
View ArticleSingapore startup straightens your teeth at much lower fees than conventional...
Zenyum wants to make over your smile for less.
View ArticleWhy this startup CEO spent the first 8 months cleaning his office every night
“You’re not going to find the CEO of Uber out driving a car, or the CEO of McDonald’s out flipping burgers.”
View ArticleHow SMRT is reinventing itself in the age of Grab and Go-Jek – through a startup
We go behind the race to build the leading mobility-as-a-service platform in Singapore - and perhaps Asia.
View ArticleHow Structo found its 3D printing niche in the booming dental industry
Within four years, Structo went from a student project to a growing 3D-printing business with clients globally.
View ArticleThe story of Li Ka-shing, the billionaire who made early bets on Facebook,...
"The most important enjoyment for me," Li once said, "is to work hard and make more profit."
View ArticleThe 24-year-old who’s building the first digital bank for crypto firms and SMEs
Starting a bank is no small feat, especially when you’re 24 years old. And yet, this isn’t Jeremy Berger’s first rodeo, having already co-founded a peer-to-peer lending startup before. That venture led...
View ArticleThe journey of a blockchain pioneer
Becoming the first decentralized exchange on the Neo platform is just the first of Switcheo Network’s innovations.
View ArticleThey’ve built the top Muslim app with zero marketing budget. It now has 62m...
It helps to get in early and get in fast.
View ArticleAiming to revolutionize the tech scene with blockchain technology
By leveling the playing field, this founder is giving developers an opportunity to build applications for global adoption.
View ArticleHow Randy Pausch’s ‘The Last Lecture’ inspired Kai-Fu Lee to quit Google
"I was 47 when making the decision to leave Google for founding Innovation Works in summer 2009. I didn’t take it for granted that I outlived Randy."
View ArticleAfter exiting 2 startups in the US, he launches another one – this time in...
Serial entrepreneur John Le is betting on Vietnam's property market with his platform Propzy.
View ArticleHow these Amazon and Xiaomi alums are helping the unbanked with blockchain
Equifax’s data breach sucked, so they’re looking to blockchain to keep credit data safe.
View ArticleThis tech could be the secret ingredient to the mass adoption of robots
"I realized there is a major gap in the way robotics are deployed," thought the founder.
View ArticleHow a simple solution made this Indonesian startup hundred of millions of...
The founder Roby Tan didn’t come from a rich family.
View ArticleWhy this startup returned all its ICO money and started from scratch
Earning money playing video games, let alone becoming a professional esports athlete, is attainable only by a select few. Gamico wants to change that.
View ArticleA day in the life of a tech associate
From brainstorming sessions to developing devices for nationwide adoption, a tech associate’s typical day is far from ordinary.
View ArticleHow Topica overcame early struggles to become Southeast Asia’s biggest edtech...
In an interview with Tech in Asia, CEO and founder Tuan Pham recounts the company’s rise to the top.
View ArticleStartups are realigning Singapore’s dental industry
Singapore’s dental market has been slow to catch on to innovation. Some players are looking to change the game.
View ArticleA private-tutor matching service is growing fast with zero investor funding
The startup has generated over US$731,000 in revenue.
View ArticleWith VR and neuroscience, startup snags big clients by making market research...
The startup has acquired 38 bluechip clients since it was established in February 2018.
View ArticleA ‘Netflix of Chinese shows’ wants to take over Southeast Asia and beyond
The “Netflix for Chinese entertainment."
View ArticleA founder’s vision to boost the Philippines’ ecommerce scene
An entrepreneur finds a way to answer the logistics needs of the country’s online sellers and to pivot his own company before it's too late.
View ArticleIndonesian fintech firm with a million users sets sights on Southeast Asia
Jakarta-based Kredivo lets underbanked Indonesians “buy now, pay later.” Next up? Southeast Asia.
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