Project Kavvaii’s Lunetide 6th monthsary celebration includes Santan tie-up

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Project Kavvaii, the VTuber project of airasia, recently celebrated the sixth-monthsary of its Lunetide generation, including a recent tie-up with Santan, the restaurant brand under airasia. The Lunetide generation of Project Kavvaii consists of talents Airi Gwynevere and Mikazuki Mai, who debuted in April this year....

GrabKitchen to close Indonesian operations by December

Jakarta, Indonesia – GrabKitchen, the cloud kitchen arm of tech and superapp company Grab, will be closing its operations in Indonesia by December 19, resulting in layoffs amounting to around 10 to 20 people. A report from Tech In Asia notes that GrabKitchen saw inconsistencies in its growth in the...

Superunion launches new identity for The Pizza Company’s Chick-a-Boom

Thailand – WPP creative company Superunion has partnered with Minor Food’s The Pizza Company, Thailand’s largest restaurant group, to develop a dynamic new identity for its Chick-A-Boom pop-up stores and home delivery offer. The new brand’s symbol, a non-binary mascot, ‘Chickira’, is created to celebrate the inclusiveness and diversity of contemporary...

Tokopedia, Unilever Indonesia joined hands for MSME women empowerment in West Java

West Java, Indonesia – Indonesia-based e-commerce platform Tokopedia, Unilever Indonesia, and the West Java Provincial Government have partnered to hold a Digital Advanced Women's Class entitled 'MSMEs Women Empowered and Forward Digital: Inspiration for Women Dare to Bring Change’, which was attended by hundreds of local MSMEs in West Java,...

Ex-Grab Financial Ankur Mehrotra joins Julo as president

Jakarta, Indonesia – Ankur Mehrotra, formerly a managing director of Grab Financial Group, has joined the Indonesian digital lending firm Julo as its president, Bloomberg reports. In his new role, Mehrotra will be responsible for Julo’s overall strategy and corporate finance, including international expansion, fundraising and mergers and acquisitions. During...

ShopBack taps BeLive Technology to bolster video-first commerce capabilities

Singapore – Shopping and rewards platform ShopBack has partnered with BeLive Technology, a Singapore-based live streaming solutions provider, to power its video-first commerce efforts. This marks a significant step forward for the live commerce industry in Singapore and Southeast Asia. The new solution allows ShopBack live viewers to access exclusive...

Indonesian beauty startup Sociolla raises US$60m in funding

Jakarta, Indonesia – Sociolla, an Indonesian beauty startup, has raised US$60m in funding, led by Temasek and L Catterton. Other participating investors include existing investors East Ventures and Jungle Ventures. According to e27, the funding round followed a US$56m funding round that the company announced in May 2021 which it...

Disney+ coming to the Philippines on November 17

Manila, Philippines – Disney+, the subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service under The Walt Disney Company, is finally coming to the Philippines on November 17. Disney+ coming to the Philippines comes after a year of the platform announcing its added expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. The platform first appeared in...

Lion & Lion drives growth with new capabilities, team expansion across SEA

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Digital-first agency Lion & Lion has announced the next stage of its transformation after a successful turnaround delivering outstanding financial results for the last three years. This new growth strategy will be pursued by strengthening core capabilities, and delivering impact through the integration of data and...

Nielsen includes YouTube measurement in ad rating solution across three SEA markets

Singapore – Market measurement firm Nielsen has announced the incorporation of YouTube measurement in its Total Ad Ratings (TAR) solution across the Southeast Asian markets of Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. This provides deduplicated cross-platform metrics for campaigns that are served both on TV and digital. Nielsen is providing cross-platform...