Beyond the Gong: Succeeding in the public markets
A retelling of the IPO narrative for technology founders in Southeast Asia
Industry
Infrastructure gaps, fragmentation, and asymmetries abound in the region, and so do the opportunities for innovation. Here we tackle those opportunities, the forces driving these industry shifts, and how founders can best tap into them.
Making sense of the We Who Cried IPO
Lessons from the WeWork fiasco for Southeast Asia’s VCs
How to be the Alibaba for cars in Southeast Asia
How Carro’s market dominance is being driven by its very own formula one vehicle — a hyper-vertical platform fuelled by data and running on the engines of a financial services ecosystem for car owners and dealers
Growing an edtech startup by going micro
Scaling an edtech across Southeast Asia is about delivering value at the granular level
Cross-border logistics scaling Southeast Asia’s Export Potential
Logistics has emerged as an important vertical for innovation in the Asia Pacific, fueled by ecommerce retail. Momentum is now shifting upstream from first and last mile delivery services to cross-border logistics services.
What smart access means for the urban organism
Anthony Chow, co-founder and CEO of Igloohome, shares with Insignia Review the biology of the smart city, which he refers to as “urban organisms.” Here are the key takeaways from our interview.
Distribution insurtechs’ boarding call for industry
Insignia Review sat down with Laurens Koppelaar, CEO of Symbo Singapore, to talk about how distribution insurtechs are reshaping the industry’s interaction with data.
The world is flat, but Southeast Asia is a bowl
In 2005, Thomas Friedman wrote, “The world is flat.” Here’s our take on the innovation landscape in Southeast Asia.
Disruption in Southeast Asia: Best served with RICE
What’s next on the menu for disruption in Southeast Asia?
Insurtech in SEA: the big pull
Custom-tailored policies. On-demand coverage. Fractionalized premiums. Underwriting in a matter of seconds. All these done on a smartphone. Here’s our take on insurtech’s trajectory in Southeast Asia.