Bukas turned 4 this month.
What an incredible journey as we look back. “There was no company, no team, no partner and no business whatsoever. What it was back then was an idea.” (Jon Robert Emlano, Chief Risk Officer)
Today, Bukas is no longer just an idea. We have serviced tens of thousands of students and families, funding over PHP 700M of tuition fees across nearly a hundred college and university partners all over the country.
We aren’t done. We are just getting started.
2024
- Podcast on Using Tech to Fight Climate Change and Shape Smart Cities (Oct 2024)
- Green Washing, not Greenwashing (Oct 2024)
- The Key to Success with Founder Ethan (Oct 2024)
- Bangladeshi startup Jatri expands to Middle East (Oct 2024)
- Bukas on Market Edge (ABS-CBN PH Network) (Oct 2024)
- Podcast With Group CEO Joel (Oct 2024)
- LankaBangla, Mastercard, PriyoShop unveil co-branded card for CMSMEs (Sep 2024)
- Xctuality bridges the gap between virtual and physical worlds through innovative metaverse solutions. (Sep 2024)
- Celebrating World EV Day (Blog, Sep 2024)
- Launch of Umrah Bus Packages in Saudi Arabia (Blog, Sep 2024)
- Launch of First-Ever CMSME Mastercard in Bangladesh (Blog, Sep 2024)
- Announced as COTI’s NFT Partner (Blog, Sep 2024)
- Wheeling into the Future with Electric-Bikes and Battery Recycling (Aug 2024)
- Launched Multi-Mode Transport “Saafir” in GCC (Blog, Aug 2024)
- PriyoShop Partners with Unilever to Empower MSMEs in Kaliakoir (Aug 2024)
- Crossed IDR 400 Billion in Education Loans (Blog, Aug 2024)
- Dukung Pendidikan, Danacita Salurkan Pembiayaan Hingga Rp 400 Miliar (Aug 2024)
- Keeping the Lights On For Bangladesh(Blog, Aug 2024)
- Sustainably Managing End-of-Life Batteries(Blog, Aug 2024)
- Neighbourhood merchants: The unsung heroes fueling our economy during crises (Jul 2024)
- Emerging Tiger’s Bangladesh E-commerce Visionaries List (Jul 2024)
- Bringing Web3 Privacy to Phygital Ecosystem with COTI (Blog, Jul 2024)
- CNA feature on Charged Asia (Jul 2024)
- Tan Chin Tuan Foundation Visits HoME+ (Jul 2024)
- Launch of New Hubs with Unilever (July 2024)
- Priyoshop CEO Appointed Co-Chairman of BASIS Startups Standing Committee (Jul 2024)
- WSI Raises S$5M Valuation Round & Recognition as Community Champion (Blog, Jul 2024)
- Visit by Singapore Ambassador and feature on CNA (Jul 2024)
- Keeping Groceries Going During The Curfews (Jul 2024)
- In the age of AI, there’s no future for workers content with being code monkeys — and they know it (Jul 2024)
- HolonIQ’s 2024 Indo-Pacific Climate Tech Top 100 (Jun 2024)
- Expanding Network in Bangladesh & Entering GCC With Eilago (Blog, Jun 2024)
- Ollo Lifestyle: Going green with solar-powered cleaning (Jun 2024)
- The Sky’s The Limit! (Blog, Jun 2024)
- Pickaboo Quietly Builds A Formidable Presence in Electronics and Appliances Market (May 2024)
- PriyoShop among the top 10 startups in the ‘Echelon X’ program (May 2024)
- Huawei Cloud AI Incubator & Verde Whisper (Blog, May 2024)
- Breaking Social Stigma (Blog, May 2024)
- Online ticketing platforms sprout amid quest for convenience (Apr 2024)
- ‘Talents tend to overlook imperfect company cultures if salary meets their expectations’ (Apr 2024)
- 新加坡科技業薪資縮水，但資料科學家逆勢漲薪 11.3% (Apr 2024)
- Does tech still pay? (Apr 2024)
- Most tech salaries in Singapore are expected to decline by 2023 (Apr 2024)
- Data scientists see largest pay growth in tech: Report (Apr 2024)
- Xctuality: AI Trailblazers 2.0 & MetaFarms Early Mint (Blog, Apr 2024)
- Asian Tech Salary Report 2024 (Blog, Apr 2024)
- Tech Salary Report 2024 (Apr 2024)
- Breaking Social Stigma (Blog, Apr 2024)
- Digitalisation of Bangladesh Transportation (Blog, Apr 2024)
- Launch of Home Maintenance and Elderly Assistance Plans (Blog, Mar 2024)
- Nvidia GTC 2024, San Francisco (Blog, Mar 2024)
- Building the Essential Toolkit for Job Seekers (Blog, Mar 2024)
- Partnering PERSOLKELLY (Blog, Feb 2024)
- Jatri’s partnership with Southeast Bank (Feb 2024)
- Recommend: Sejasa Introduces Chauffeured Car Rental Services in Indonesia (Blog, Feb 2024)
- Ollo’s route to decarbonisation (Feb 2024)
- Priyoshop venturing into Dhaka (Feb 2024)
- The Daily Star: Priyoshop secures USD 5M in their pre series A round (Feb 2024)
- Jatri: Transiting Commuters to Digital Payment Solutions (Blog, Feb 2024)
- Priyoshop raises $5M in funding led by Centry Oak Ventures (Feb 2024)
- Ding Dong Post @ 28th Asian TV Awards (Blog, Jan 2024)
- Tribe App expands more into Malaysia with Pinang Medical Supplies (Feb 2024)
- Bangladesh’s PriyoShop secures $5m to digitalize more merchants (Feb 2024)
- Accelerating Asia, Iterative back B2B retail marketplace PriyoShop’s US$5M round (Feb 2024)
- Blissful ageing with TribeApp (Feb 2024)
- Ollo’s sustainable financing to step up decarbonisation efforts (Feb 2024)
- ErudiFi: Bukas Turns 5 (Blog, Feb 2024)
- PriyoShop simplifies business and operational landscape for MSMEs in Bangladesh (Jan 2024)
2023
News & Blog
- Bukas 2023 wrapped (Dec 2023)
- Evfy launches first batch of fully electric 10-footer trucks (Dec 2023)
- Tripling Singapore’s AI workforce to 15,000 not just about numbers, but ‘talents and ideas’: Experts (Dec 2023)
- Copilot, we’ll code where we never coded before (Dec 2023)
- The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Software Engineers in Vietnam (Nov 2023)
- The Preferred Aircon Maintenance Provider for Prima FreshMart Outlets (Blog, Nov 2023)
- Verde Whisper – Tokenizing The Amazon For A Greener Future (Nov 2023)
- Tokenising the Amazon Forest for a Greener Future (Blog, Nov 2023)
- Info-Guide for Tech Hiring in Vietnam (Blog, Nov 2023)
- Breaking Stigmas (Continued) (Blog, Nov 2023)
- Transforming how Bangladeshis pay for public transportation (Oct 2023)
- Bangladesh’s First Contactless Commuter Card (Blog, Oct 2023)
- Jebhealth secured Asia Pacific TPA license by Visa (Oct 2023)
- Code for Tomorrow x Rocket Academy Singapore Scholarship (Oct 2023)
- Code For Tomorrow Scholarship & Tech Meetups (Blog, Oct 2023)
- This Philippine fintech president is financing education and the future (Oct 2023)
- Green Score Card & Partnering Shell Chargers (Blog, Oct 2023)
- Breaking Stigmas (Blog, Oct 2023)
- Changing Lives & Partnering AEON & Modena (Blog, Oct 2023)
- What is MetaFarms? (Blog, Oct 2023)
- Co-Founder & CEO of Xcutality, Warren Woon – Speech at the “World Changers Summit 2023” (Oct 2023)
- Breaking boundaries (Sep 2023)
- Serving the Dhaka Elevated Expressway and Apollo Hospitals (Blog, Sep 2023)
- Breaking Boundaries In Farming (Blog, Sep 2023)
- Breaking Boundaries In Fashion with Michael Cinco and Vogue (Blog, Sep 2023)
- Philippines blockchain week 2023 (Sep, 2023)
- Michael Cinco Launches Couture RTW After Successful Metaverse Fashion Gala (Sep 2023)
- Courts Provides Installation Services (Blog, Sep 2023)
- Bukas Campaign Empowers Filipino Students (Aug 2023)
- MetaFarms on CNN Philippines (Blog, Aug 2023)
- Podcast on the Current Digital Asset Landscape (Blog, Aug 2023)
- 27 Singapore Tech Startups That Have Made Us Proud This Year (Aug 2023)
- Breaking Stigmas – The Walang Hiyang Estudyante Awards (Blog, Aug 2023)
- Singapore Startup Lets Drivers Access Wider EV Charging Network from within Existing Apps (Aug 2023)
- Ice Breakers with Ethan Ang (Aug 2023)
- NodeFlair’s Ultimate Career Fair Checklist for Students (Aug 2023)
- Attracting Global Investors in Our Series A (Blog, Jul 2023)
- Jes Min Lua: My nine learnings in nine years of entrepreneurship (Jul 2023)
- Tech Layoffs: After a tough 2022, layoffs continue in Singapore (Jul 2023)
- Inspiring Climate Action at The Final Pitch and Global Summits (Blog, Jul 2023)
- Former Guitarist for Eric Moo and Fish Leong Turned Full-Time Contractor (Jul 2023)
- NodeFlair bags $2m to support tech hiring in Asia (Jul 2023)
- Grab’s job cuts show Singapore tech firm not immune to ‘frosty times’ of higher interest rates, slowing economy: analysts (Jun 2023)
- Grab is no longer standing out of the economy’s ‘winter’ (Jun 2023)
- Laying off employees, Grab cannot avoid the “frozen” economic period (Jun 2023)
- Partnering Air Astra and Prime Bank (Blog, Jun 2023)
- Visa and AirWallex’s Announcement (Blog, June 2023)
- Partnering Modena (Blog, Jun 2023)
- PETRONAS FutureTech 3.0 Shortlists 20 Local and Asia Pacific Startups (Jun 2023)
- Airwallex- The Best Corporate Card in 2023 for Singapore Businesses (Jun 2023)
- Bukas President Jon Robert Emlano named among Tatler’s Leaders of Tomorrow, Gen. T 2023 List (Jun 2023)
- Seven Bangladeshis make Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2023 list (May 2023)
- Co-Founder & CEO of Xctuality, Warren Woon part of “World Changers Summit 2023” (May 2023)
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List- Aziz Arman (May 2023)
- From car rental to bus tickets, you can find everything in our app (May 2023)
- Bangladesh startup ‘Jatri’ has received an investment of US 5.2 million dollars (Apr 2023)
- Bangladesh transport startup Jatri raises Series A funding from SBK Tech, others (Apr 2023)
- SBK Tech Ventures leads Bangladeshi transport startup’s series A (Apr 2023)
- Series A Supported by International Investors (Blog, Apr 2023)
- Recommend’s partnership with Courts Malaysia (Apr 2023)
- Installation Services Now Available at Courts (Blog, Apr 2023)
- TADA Express Singapore x Evfy Partnership for EV leasing (Apr 2023)
- The Future of Fan Engagements (Apr 2023)
- Laid off in Singapore? Know your rights! (Apr 2023)
- These 8 start-ups are helping transform fast-growing cities for the future (Mar 2023)
- IN FOCUS: Is the metaverse another fading tech fad or our future online existence? (Mar 2023)
- Engaging the Web3 Community (Blog, Mar 2023)
- Why Entertainment Will Lead The Way for Mainstream Web3 Adoption (Mar 2023)
- 4 Usability Challenges in Web3 & How to Solve Them (Mar 2023)
- 同一应用两地通行 新马业者联营电动车跨境充电服务 (Mar 2023)
- New cross-border EV charging network has more than 300 points in Malaysia (Mar 2023)
- Welcoming New Charging Partner “ChargeEV” (Blog, Mar 2023)
- New Toll Payment Solution at Hanif Flyover (Blog, Mar 2023)
- Data in the Metaverse (Mar 2023)
- Singapore Layoffs 2023: Are Tech Salaries Crashing? (Mar 2023)
- NodeFlair Iterative Tech Salary Report 2023 (Mar 2023)
- Why are software engineers paid so well? | THE BIG STORY (Mar 2023)
- Salaries of software engineers in Singapore hit record high; demand for AI skills to rise in tech sector (Mar 2023)
- Wonder Strategic International, a media tech company, has raised a seed round of funding at a valuation of $3 million (Feb 2023)
- E-ticketing rolls out for 13 more bus operators amid irregularities (Feb 2023)
- Seed Round and Launch of I.CON (Blog, Feb 2023)
- Onboarding the Next Billion Web3 Users (Blog, Feb 2023)
- “What It Was Back Then Was Just An Idea” (Feb 2023)
- Singapore’s Wonder Strategic International Raises 6-Figure Fund (Feb 2023)
- The World’s First Phygital Farms (Feb 2023)
- Building a Community of Stakeholders (Blog, Feb 2023)
- Welcoming Our Latest Advisor – Anthony Francisco (Former Marvel Artist) (Blog, Jan 2023)
- Continuous Press Coverage & University Partnerships (Blog, Jan 2023)
- Are Tech Companies Overpaying? (Blog, Jan 2023)
- Metaverse scene in Singapore heats up, but firms struggle to find talent (Jan 2023)
- Bus owners association and Jatri to bring more bus companies under e-ticketing system (Jan 2023)
- More firms in retail, healthcare and tourism sectors harnessing metaverse technologies (Jan 2023)
- 15 more bus operators to introduce e-ticketing today (Jan 2023)
2022
News & Blog
- The New Normal in Healthcare (Blog, Dec 2022)
- Tech layoffs turn talent hiring into employer’s market (Dec 2022)
- At Once Unknown & Famous (Blog, Dec 2022)
- 27th Asian TV Awards happening on Dec. 1 at the Aliw Theater (Dec 2022)
- Introducing Web3 With the 27th Asian Television Awards (Blog, Dec 2022)
- Xctuality‘s Next Evolution in Retail Experiences (Dec 2022)
- Tech-enabled education financing platform hits over P500-M tuition (Nov 2022)
- Triber is listed as an e-commerce tech tool by the Philippines’ Department of Trade & Industry (Nov 2022)
- Bus owners announce Jatri as Dhaka’s e-ticketing partner (Nov 2022)
- Visit Us in Manila and Singapore this December (Blog, Nov 2022)
- Four Years of Enabling Filipino Youths (Blog, Nov 2022)
- E-ticketing Made Mandatory for All Buses in Dhaka (Blog, Oct 2022)
- Tech Companies Are Cutting Jobs. Should You Be Worried? | Money Mind | Tech Layoffs (Oct 2022)
- Exclusive Partnership to Distribute Oral Kare Products to HPB and Dental Groups (Blog, Oct 2022)
- Faster B2B and B2C networking: How this tech platform can enable relocation companies facing challenges (Oct 2022)
- Official e-Ticketing for Public Buses in Dhaka (Blog, Sep 2022)
- Relocation technology: How it can make moving overseas simpler and cheaper (Sep 2022)
- Want to know what is Metaverse? Join us Live. (Blog, Sep 2022)
- Dhaka local buses to finally get e-ticketing (Sep 2022)
- The Human Mobility Report 2022 (Blog, Aug 2022)
- Showcasing Our Professionals’ Stories (Blog, Aug 2022)
- APEC Schools Becomes Our First High School Partner (Blog, Aug 2022)
- Won 2nd Place at P2E Hybrid Expo Asia (Blog, Aug 2022)
- Thank You and Good Bye, Kaodim (Blog, Jul 2022)
- Serving Our First Bus Route to India (Blog. Jul 2022)
- NDP 2022 Metaverse (Blog, Jul 2022)
- Expansion into Yogyakarta (Blog, Jul 2022)
- UMBY Collaborates with Danacita (Jun 2022)
- Web3: To Disrupt Traditional Brands and Retail (Jun 2022)
- A Sneak Peek into the Bukas Team and Their Work (Jun 2022)
- Farewell Kaodim, we will miss you. Love, Recommend.my. (Jun 2022)
- Wonder Strategic International Launches KoolKeedz (May 2022)
- Singapore Startups Lending a Helping Hand to Ukrainians (Apr 2022)
- Are Ride-Sharing Businesses Losing Their Way? (Apr 2022)
- New Service EVCo to Offer Commercial Electric Vehicles for Lease (Apr 2022)
- The First Step to Success (Apr 2022)
- Empowering Students through Education amidst COVID-19 (Mar 2022)
- Sejasa Supports the Recovery of the Service Provider Industry (Feb 2022)
- NodeFlair Tech Compensation Report is Finally Out! (Feb 2022)
- How Singaporean Startup Xctuality Helps Creators, Brands Accelerate into Metaverse (Jan 2022)
- ErudiFi Raises US$15M Debt Funding from Helicap (Jan 2022)
- Singapore’s Tourism Industry Banks on Technology to Provide Tourists with New Experiences (Jan 2022)
2021
News
- How Technology Helped These Relocation Businesses Grow Despite Covid-19 (Dec 2021)
- JebHealth Becomes Registered Issuer under Affinidi Travel (Dec 2021)
- Bus Route Franchise Kicks Off with Jatri as Technology Partner (Dec 2021)
- Moovaz Featued on New York City’s Times Square (Nov 2021)
- 5Digital to Take 18.41% Stake in Adazal, A Singapore-based Social Commerce Company (Nov 2021)
- 8 New Chargers with Charge+ at 84 Genting Lane (Nov 2021)
- Deep Dive into A Career in The Supply Chain Industry (Oct 2021)
- What Those Empty Seats Cost Our Generation: Redefining Access to Education (Oct 2021)
- Moovaz: Inspiring Freedom and a Digital Future for Global Relocation (Oct 2021)
- Meet the Start-ups Changing Mobility for Emerging Middle Classes (Oct 2021)
- Jatri’s Water Transport Ticketing Experience (Oct 2021)
- Sustainability Platform CO2X Inks MOU with Key Industry Players (Oct 2021)
- Recommend Group Reaps US$4M Series A After Its Right Call to Buckle Down in the Pandemic (Oct 2021)
- Tech Firms Offer Mouth-watering Pay as They Ramp Up on Singapore Hiring (Oct 2021)
- The Platform Economy: Southeast Asia’s Digital Growth Catalyst (Oct 2021)
- Bukas Parent Company ErudiFi Joins Inclusive Fintech 50 2021 Winners (Oct 2021)
- Endeavor Philippines Selects Six Local Startups For Its ScaleUp Program Cohort 2 (Oct 2021)
- Danacita Is Proud to Present #DemiMasaDepan Talkshows and Virtual Education Exhibitions (Oct 2021)
- University of Bohol (U.B.), the First University in the Province of Bohol, is Now a Bukas Partner School! (Oct 2021)
- Singapore Tourism Accelerator Demo Day Video – Xctuality (Sep 2021)
- 九家国内外起步公司获选 为旅游业者开发解决方案 (Sep 2021)
- Singapore Tourism Board Accelerator Programme – Xctuality (Sep 2021)
- New BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast Jes Min Lua (Sep 2021)
- Jatri Secures $1.2m to Fuel National Expansion (Sep 2021)
- The Green Room Podcast | Student Loans and Social Impact with Ketty Lie of Erudifi (Sep 2021)
- Sejasa.com has been integrated into the LinkAja (Aug 2021)
- National Day Award Recipient (2021) – Goh Seng Wee (Aug 2021)
- This Logistics Start-up Helps Companies Shrink Carbon Footprint with Electric Vehicles, Green Warehousing and More (Aug 2021)
- Gita Wirjawan (Former Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia) Help Danacita Realize Affordable Education (Aug 2021)
- Expats in Singapore, Hong Kong Watch With Envy as World Opens Up (Jun 2021)
- Expat Flows May Stabilise Later This Year (Jun 2021)
- Triber x GCash Partnership PR (Jun 2021)
- Triber x GLife Demo (Jun 2021)
- North West End UK : Cyber Labyrinth Online Experience (May 2021)
- Livepool LightNight 2021- Cyber Labyrinth (May 2021)
- Thank You, Lifemovers at Moovaz! (May 2021)
- Triber x LuxeGo Livestream (May 2021)
- Partnership with Hotel the Rahmania International (May 2021)
- Renovation Contractor Rebuilds His Life with Recommend.my (Apr 2021)
- e27 Interview – “Investors Are Returning to Being More Sensitive to Value” (Apr 2021)
- The Curious Case of the Missing Peranakan Treasure (Mar 2021)
- Hong Seh launches the BYD T3 electric van in Singapore (Mar 2021)
- New HealthCerts Scheme to Issue Digital Covid-19 Test Certificates & Ensure Smooth Cross-border Travel (Feb 2021)
- 迈向绿色交通愿景调高汽油税 政府措施有助企业更早使用电动车 (Feb 2021)
- Headquartered in Singapore, with operations in Indonesia and the Philippines, ErudiFi has raised a $5 million Series A, co-led by Monk’s Hill Ventures and Qualgro (Feb 2021)
- Education financing startup ErudiFi raises US$5m Series A (Feb 2021)
- ErudiFi raises US$5M Series A to grow its ‘study now, pay later’ model in Indonesia, Philippines (Feb 2021)
- Singapore faces talent crunch as tech giants scale up (Jan 2021)
- Flashback Video of 2020 – Jatri (Jan 2021)
2020
News
- Putting Customers First, The Right Move for Local Start-up (Dec 2020)
- Ditch The Delivery Hassle with GetVan (Dec 2020)
- 有GetVan如拥车请司机 周到载送大小物件和贵宾 (Dec 2020)
- Why ‘Edfintech’ Is Ripe to Thrive in Indonesia (Dec 2020)
- Paying It Forward: Evolving How We Finance Higher Education (Nov 2020)
- Moovaz Bags Silver for Best Relocation Company in HR Vendors of The Year Awards 2020 (Nov 2020)
- Murder at Mandai Camp: The Case Reopens (Nov 2020)
- CMCO, MCO, TEMCO: What’s Best for Business? (Nov 2020)
- Entrepreneurs Try to Find Opportunity Amid the COVID-19 Uncertainty (Oct 2020)
- What Those Empty Seats Cost Our Generation: Redefining Access to Education (Oct 2020)
- Visa Expands Acceptance of B2B Payments Using Stripe Connect (Oct 2020)
- Degrees of Separation: Why Universities Should Unbundle School Services (Oct 2020)
- S’pore Relocation Startup Moovaz Acquires Homegrown Van Hailing Firm GetVan (Sep 2020)
- Charge+ Launches Electric Vehicle Charging Business (Sep 2020)
- PHINMA Education Offers Mobile Phone Instalment Plans through Bukas Partnership (Sep 2020)
- 狮城有约｜狮城花艺: 360 Digital Theatre Experience (Aug 2020)
- New Singapore Live Stream Technology Aims to Recreate Theatre Experience at Home (Aug 2020)
- Theatres Turn to Tech to Keep The Audiences Engaged Even If They’re Watching from Home (Aug 2020)
- SAF NSman of The Year Award 2020 (Jul 2020)
- National Service as a Criteria for Success (Aug 2020)
- Logistics Startup Moovaz Raises US$7m in Series A Round Led by Quest Ventures (Apr 2020)
- ByteDance Hunts for Singapore Tech Talent in Global Hiring Spree (Apr 2020)
- Downturn Strikes Swift Blow to Startup Employees (Apr 2020)
- Startups Ride Wave of Digital Entertainment As More Stay Indoors (Mar 2020)
- iGo Supports Frontline Workers! (Mar 2020)
- Malaysian SMEs Deeply Affected by COVID-19 Outbreak and MCO (Mar 2020)
- Recommend.my Provides Office Disinfectant Service in Light of COVID-19 (Mar 2020)
- Just Bought Your Lighting from IKEA? Now You Can Get It Installed by Recommend.my (Mar 2020)
- Jatri Founder and CEO Aziz Arman Talks Smart Mobility Solution to Enhance Public Transportation Systems, Jatri’s Business, and Running a Startup (Feb 2020)
2019
News
- Home Services Platform Recommend Gets a Boost with E-Wallet Collaboration (Dec 2019)
- Grab Joins Forces with Sejasa.com to Launch ‘Clean & Fix’ Feature (Sep 2019)
- Rising Startups on Tech in Asia: Learning Apps, Hotel Chatbots, and More (Jul 2019)
- Walking The Entrepreneurial Talk (May 2019)
- University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Launches Innovation Hub in Partnership with SMU to Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Apr 2019)