Grab Financial Group (GFG), the fintech arm of Grab announced that it has cumulatively sold over 100 million insurance policies across Southeast Asia since the service was launched less than two years ago. Since GFG launched its consumer insurance business last year, it has seen robust growth across the region …
Read More »8 Local Kombucha Brewers Who Are Delivering Across Klang Valley In 2021
Kombucha is made by brewing tea with sugar and SCOBY, which stands for Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast. It’s been lauded as a probiotic that helps with digestion and boosts the immune system, among other things. Due to the fermentation process, kombucha may contain trace amounts of alcohol, but …
Read More »She Built A Brand Around Sourdough & Grew It To 6 Outlets Across M’sia In 9 Years
“I had people calling me up scolding me on why I sent them bread that was already spoilt,” recalled Chan Su Yin of Yin’s Sourdough Bakery’s beginnings. Not many knew what sourdough was all about back in 2012. Yin was one of three commercial bakers making it in the whole of …
Read More »InvestGame: 2020 game deals hit value of $33.6 billion across 664 transactions
Driving Game Growth & Into the Metaverse Register today to connect with the games industry, join private networking sessions, and hear the latest on driving game growth and the metaverse. January 26-28, 2021 Register for free The pandemic boosted game deal-making, with 2020 deals hitting $ 33.6 billion in value …
Read More »Playco raises $100 million at $1 billion valuation for instant games across platforms
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Meet one of gaming’s newest unicorns. Playco has raised $ 100 million at a $ 1 billion valuation for instant games across a wide variety of platforms. That’s a lofty valuation for a company making a web …
Read More »This App For Safer Neighbourhoods Is Now Used In 400 Communities Across Malaysia
Author’s Blurb: To many, including me, safety in our neighbourhood is a top priority. None of us wants to return home to our house burgled or worse, but in areas where communities are less tight-knit, it’s a big problem. These sorts of issues, discussed over a regular meetup over mamak …
Read More »Onna raises $27 million to integrate knowledge across workplace apps
Onna, a platform that helps companies integrate knowledge and derive insights from workplace apps, has raised $ 27 million in a series B round of funding led by Atomico. The raise comes as cloud-based services and apps have surged these past few months due to the rapid acceleration in remote …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Infections Spike and Wane Unevenly Across the U.S.
Here’s what you need to know: As cases drop in the Northeast and some cities reopen, other places report stubbornly high numbers. Hong Kong police deny permission for Tiananmen Square vigil for the first time in 30 years. With the U.S. preoccupied by events at home, rivals are testing the …
Read More »Labs Across U.S. Join Federal Initiative to Study Coronavirus Genome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday announced a national initiative to speed research into how the coronavirus was spreading around the country, bringing together at least 75 public health, academic and commercial institutions studying its genome. As the virus replicates, tiny mutations accumulate in its genetic code. …
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