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.
US used car businesses saw growth this year with changing consumer preferences and impact on downstream supply. Similar conditions are taking shape in Southeast Asia, but opportunity does not automatically equal growth.
Proptech has taken the same approach to value chain digitalization as other industries, starting with discovery, but post-discovery value propositions open up a wealth of opportunities for proptechs. Samir shares learnings from the evolution of business models in the proptechs and looks at what to build next in the space.
Insurtechs have the potential to push the insurance industry out of its inertia, but finding distribution fit is a key challenge. Samir surveys various insurtech models and identifies the approach best positioned to disrupt the traditional offline distribution.
COVID19 has put the pedal to the metal for the digital transformation of formal education, but an impactful and profitable intervention by edtechs requires a mastery of how students learn and the gaps that traditional platforms are not able to fill.
Combining policy and technology to redefine how the property sector operates in a post-COVID world
If every cloud has a silver lining, every crisis has its innovation. Samir Chaibi examines cultural and technological shifts that will shape innovation in Southeast Asia coming out of this crisis.
It’s a long road ahead for business, but there’s one path in particular that taps into shifting consumer behavior and can lead to new growth opportunities: going online.
How the fintech model has evolved and why we invested in Southeast Asia’s first digital-only bank
Dissecting the success of Beyond and Impossible for Southeast Asia’s flavors
The first in a two-part series on tackling healthcare in Southeast Asia
Albert Ho
Bill Roosman
Joolin Chuah
Kevin Peterson
Linh Pham
Linh Nguyen
Minh Hoang
Mohammad Ikhsan
Paulo Joquino
Rousyan Fikri
Samir Chaibi
Steven Wongsoredjo
Tengjen Ang
Yinglan Tan