Startups
DealStreetAsia
Indonesia retail tech startup buys supply chain platform
OVO-backed Warung Pintar pays $45m to upgrade distribution ecosystem
DealStreetAsia
Sequoia Capital goes to market for second India seed fund
Move comes less than 2 years after the Zomato and Oyo investor floated the 1st
Startups
'Starbucks of toilets' makes splash in Thailand
Amid COVID wave, Mister Loo chain of public pay potties emerges as winner
36Kr/KrASIA
Chinese startup sees future in smart trash cans amid pandemic
Townew contactless waste bins automatically change bags and separate refuse
Energy
Philippines to install its first stormproof wind turbine
Japan startup Challenergy developed the units it hopes to sell to remote islands
Aerospace & Defense
Space enthusiasts in Japan ready to launch their own satellite
Amateur group Ryman Sat Spaces set to send 'selfie' unit into cosmos
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian venture Salt kicks off $20m fundraiser
New money to target retail sector in hope of catching COVID rebound
Food & Beverage
Asia's cloud kitchens expect delivery boom to outlast COVID
Uber and Grab drastically alter an industry that used to rely on prime locations
Comment
Politics puts wind in sails of India's homegrown social apps
Koo enjoys fifteenfold rise in users, while ShareChat is set for unicorn status
