AC Ventures doubles down on Indonesia’s EdenFarm in latest US.5 mil deal

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Seven other firms participated in this funding round
Funds will used to deepen penetration across Indonesia, improve customer experience EdenFarm, a food service-focused startup based in Indonesia, has secured US$13.5mil (RM57.3 million) in its latest Pre-Series B bridge round led by Telkomsel venture arm – TMI, AppWorks and AC Ventures. Decart Ventures,…Continue Reading

West giving billions to Ukraine and nearly nothing to Myanmar

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Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1, 2021, the country’s large and growing resistance forces receive almost no attention outside the country. The democratic opposition, fronted by the National Unity Government (NUG), but comprising many different groups, armies, militias and individuals, has also struggled to gain awareness, even for its substantial battlefield successes. And […]Continue Reading

Sensing US shortfall, Tokyo and Seoul self-strengthen

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Members of Japan's Self-Defence Forces' airborne troops stand at attention during the annual SDF ceremony at Asaka Base. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

An old question among international relations scholars is how states will react to the emergence of a relatively strong and threatening great power. The worried states might accommodate the threatening power, which would involve giving up some of their autonomy in the hope of buying safety. Alternatively, the states that fear the threatening country might […]Continue Reading