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Melissa Goh

Melissa is an assistant editor at Tech in Asia, where she writes about fintech and e-commerce startups in South-east Asia and other topics in between. She has profiled companies, covered emerging trends, as well as written investigative stories.

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Jeffrey Seah (centre) has sat on Hepmil’s board of directors as vice-chairman since 2017.

Angels to pocket over 20 times returns from sale of Singapore’s Hepmil

The Singapore media company is not a stranger to the M&A road

Nasdaq-listed MoneyHero has seen an exodus of senior executives since it went public. It is due to release its full year results on Apr 29.

MoneyHero faces potential delisting as shares dip below US$1

It no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement for its continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market after the closing bid price of its...

Like Uber, Grab has only recently gotten in the black, reporting its first company-wide profit in the fourth quarter of 2023, after more than a decade of operations.

Robotaxis and Grab’s billion-dollar dilemma

THE rise of autonomous driving technology puts ride-hailing firms in a dilemma: Adopt the technology now at a high cost for an...

Figma’s offerings include a collaborative online whiteboard tool, a presentation tool, and a workspace that enables a software developer to translate a design file into software code.

Figma sues Singapore rival for copyright infringement

FIGMA, a US-based cloud design software firm, is suing its Singapore-headquartered rival Motiff for copyright infringement in the city-state. The case’s outcome could throw...

Nets has a domestic merchant network of over 130,000 acceptance points, of which 96,000 can process QR transactions.

As SGQR+ reshapes Singapore’s payment scene, who wins?

PAYMENT services firm Nets has had a four-decade head start in Singapore.

Singapore-based firms, including gaming chair company Secretlab, smart locks firm IglooCompany, and furniture brand Castlery (above), have made significant investments in the US in recent years and reaped handsome benefits.

SG startups’ love story with the US unfazed by tariff threats

Singapore-based firms have made significant investments in the US in recent years and reaped handsome benefits

For Lazada, the milestone follows several key decisions, including laying off 30 per cent of its staff in January and launching Choice, its response to Temu and Shein, across South-east Asia.

From layoffs to profit: Is Lazada finally ready for an IPO?

“NO COMPANY can stay at the top forever in any industry,” Jack Ma said in an internal memo sent to Alibaba’s employees...

Nasdaq-listed MoneyHero made a controversial US$8 million non-binding offer to wholly purchase Singapore-headquartered MoneySmart.

MoneyHero’s US$8 million gambit: Bold move or blunder?

FOR years, personal finance platform MoneyHero Group and rival MoneySmart operated in the same markets, even as other competitors came and went.

Angele is putting last year’s troubles behind him, and is pursuing personal projects as well as advisory and consulting work on the side.

Ex-Foodpanda CEO speaks out after abrupt exit from firm

JAKOB Angele worked at Foodpanda for nearly a decade, leading the food delivery firm in the last six years of his nine-year...

Mo Batteries’ withdrawal raises questions about whether swappable batteries are still viable in Singapore in light of other EV charging solutions, which are springing up across the country.

Battery swapping faces uphill climb in Singapore’s EV market

SINGAPORE is years away from its goal of fully electrifying all vehicles by 2040, but it has hit a speed bump around...

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