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TechShake Knows Who You Should Meet Next
From startup stories in Manila to a new office in Tokyo, TechShake has built a business around useful introductions. The real test comes after the handshake.
Next Challenge Foundation Is Giving Jeju Startups a Wider Map
From a startup base in Seogwipo to consumer interviews in Kuala Lumpur, the Korean accelerator is building routes into bigger markets. Its hardest test is what happens after the introductions.
Partnerhub Thailand’s Business Plan Has Paws. And Mangoes.
The Bangkok consultancy has built veterinary software and backed a mango-jelly maker. Now it sells foreign brands a practical route into Thailand: registration, imports and somewhere to sell.
Haulio
Haulio is a Singapore-based logistics technology company that digitises container haulage - the first-mile trucking that moves shipping containers between ports and warehouses. Its platform connects shippers, freight forwarders and logistics firms to a regional alliance of about 800 trucking companies and roughly 10,000 first-mile vehicles, coordinating container movements, real-time tracking, billing and financing across Southeast Asia. Founded in 2017 by Alvin Ea and Sebastian Shen, the company is backed by PSA unboXed, Temasek's Heliconia Capital, ComfortDelGro and others.
MoneyMatch
MoneyMatch is a Kuala Lumpur-based fintech founded in 2015 that moves money across borders faster and cheaper than traditional banks. Starting as a peer-to-peer currency exchange, it grew into a licensed money services business serving individuals, SMEs and financial institutions across Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. It uses digital eKYC, machine learning treasury tools and blockchain rails - including Ripple - to settle payments in dozens of currencies, and is now an equity partner in Malaysia's KAF-led Islamic digital bank.