Seekmi partners Tokopedia, Lazada to launch on-demand disinfectant service

Seekmi, Indonesia’s blue-collar services startup, announced a partnership with e-commerce players Tokopedia and Lazada to launch disinfecting services.

Both e-commerce companies have chosen to work with Seekmi to launch disinfection services, which is currently in high demand as businesses begin to reopen and they need a way to regain the trust of their customers and employees. Seekmi’s disinfection service is called the Advanced Disinfection Service, which is a way to prevent the spread of the serious illness that has crippled the country.

Through the partnerships, customers of Tokopedia and Lazada can easily order disinfection services on their respective platforms through the Seekmi Official Store as well as track the order progress and review the service right on Tokopedia and Lazada.

NEXEA, MDEC collaborates to launch Entrepreneurs Programme for local tech entrepreneurs

NEXEA Angels has collaborated with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to launch the Entrepreneurs Programme, an exclusive private forum for CEOs of local startup companies to learn and grow together. It offers peer-to-peer learning to help startup CEOs to find a solution to their business issues and providing experienced mentors as well as an exclusive monthly full-day meeting.

NEXEA’s Entrepreneurs Programme complements MDEC’s #DIGITALvsCOVID movement, which aims to harness digital technologies to support the public, entrepreneurs, and businesses to tide the economic challenges caused by the pandemic.

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Tech analyst Benedict Evans joins global talent investor Entrepreneur First

Entrepreneur First (EF)​, the global talent investor, has appointed Silicon Valley tech analyst ​Benedict Evans​, as Venture Partner. ​Evans’ appointment becomes the latest in a series of high-profile hires for EF, which has added several new members to the global team in the last 12 months.

Evans will be providing game-changing analysis, insight, and recommendations for new technologies and markets that offer opportunities for the EF model and future cohorts. He will also work with the Executive Committee on strategy and portfolio composition direction.

With over 15 years of experience in the tech and media industries, he comes on board as an advisor to EF’s global portfolio and will be supporting the current and upcoming cohorts at Investment Committee, including the ongoing Asia 7 cohort which will be unveiled in July later this year. For the last six years, he was based in San Francisco where he was a partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

Alongside Evans’, the global talent investor has recently welcomed Sam Barnett as President, Bernadette Cho as General Manager of EF Singapore, Philipp Herkelmann as General Manager of EF Berlin, and Andy Young as Vice President of Growth.

FOX-TECH partners WhatsHalal to traceability across the supply chain for Southeast Asian Islamic community

FOX-TECH, data-based operation monitoring startup, announced its partnership with blockchain-based app catering to Muslim community’s needs, WhatsHalal, providing a solution to enhance the perishable goods value chain’s risk management and policy compliance practises through WhatsHalal for the Islamic community in Southeast Asia.

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FOX-TECH empowers business owners to improve their operations through monitoring using data analytics, and maintain the perfect cold chain for perishable goods. By partnering with WhatsHalal, they wish to expand their reach to the Islamic community in Southeast Asia, providing a holistic solution to Halal providers.

“We believe that through our services, not only can we ensure the integrity of the products, but also provide a quicker approach to Halal certification, enabling businesses across Southeast Asia to offer their products across the region,” said Yadia Colindres, Chief Operating Officer of FOX-TECH.

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