We announced our US$2M Series A funding, led by Iterative with participation from 500 Global and PERSOL Venture Partners and prominent angel investors such as Quek Siu Rui (CEO and Co-Founder of Carousell). We were led by BTFV in the Pre-Series A round back in 2019.
We hosted four speakers in our Ho Chi Minh office to share a mix of technical and non-technical software engineering topics. Meanwhile, we continue to be influential as a thought leader in tech career data with co-founder Ethan’s feature on China Global Television Network.
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)