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News all about the emerging markets, trends, and all things that caught our attention.

Get to know our Founders and their visions for the world. 

We talk with founders of our portfolio companies to explore stories behind what makes who they are today.

Japan's largest tech conference "IVS" has been held since 2007 and is now in its 16th year. Following the IVS mission "Trigger the next generation" IVS has evolved into one of the largest communities, both in terms of history and scale, for leaders of Internet companies in Japan.

Announcing the Winners of IVS2022 LAUNCHPAD NAHA

From Joe’s Desk: MetaSaaS and Music’s Future in the Metaverse

A Conversation With Our New Partner, Akihiko Okamoto

Headline's spotlights in Asia - Discover the latest news about Headline.

Blog Asia | Headline

The Latest from the Headline World

We’re exploring the multiple aspects of this ongoing trend, which has been coined in various terms such as FinTech Enablers, Embedded Finance, FinTech-as-a-Service, and Modular Finance.

All series on Embedded Finance, Evolving IPO Landscape, Virtual Banks....

“What makes us stand out is, unlike other platforms, we didn’t start with email and adapt our solutions to messaging apps. Rather, we were born out of messaging apps. We were molded by it and that separates us from all the big players in the market.” said Respond.io CEO Gerardo Salandra

“I wake up every morning excited about where I’m going to do and what I’m going to do.” said CEO Respond.io CEO Gerardo Salandra

Respond.io Raises $7M Series A Funding Led by Headline

Before Respond.io, there wasn’t a platform that was able to unify most of the popular messaging apps in Southeast Asia for over ten thousand companies that were looking for solutions.

Respond.io Raises $7M Series A Funding | Headline

Founder Spotlight of Respond.io CEO Gerardo Salandra

“We want to empower individual practitioners with our system” said Alfred Wu, CEO of AIPLUX.

Top Ranking Startup Develops Trailblazing Technology, Accelerating the Way Global Trademarks Are Processed

Founder Spotlight of AIPLUX: CEO Alfred Wu | Headline

Founder Spotlight of AIPLUX: CEO Alfred Wu

The real secret behind why those TikTok videos are so addicting.

TikTok’s Secret Money Maker is Actually Its Algorithms

TikTok’s Secret Money Maker is Actually Its Algorithms | Headline

November 1 to November 5, 2021, we’ll be looking for the next big thing at one of the top FinTech events around the world.

“The HKMA will continue to promote the all-round adoption of FinTech by Hong Kong banks and encourage them to fully digitalize their operations…The HKMA will issue further supervisory guidance to facilitate the uptake of novel technologies and continue to ‘walk the talk’ by digitalizing its supervision of banks through the use of advanced technologies.”

Headline Will Be Discovering New FinTech Stars at HK FinTech Week 2021

Headline Will Be Discovering New FinTech Stars at HK FinTech Week 2021 | Headline

This time we’re examining Korea, Australia, and Japan’s unique virtual banking landscape.

Part II: All of the Virtual Banks in Asia in 2021 So Far

Part II: All of the Virtual Banks in Asia in 2021 So Far | Headline

Find out which two of Headline Asia's portfolios were among the nine companies nominated to represent the "NEXT BIG" project in 2021.

Taiwan’s NEXT BIG Project: 9 Industry-Leading Startups You Must Know

Two of Headline Asia's portfolios to represent Startup Island Taiwan.

Taiwan’s NEXT BIG Project: 9 Industry-Leading Startups You Must Know | Headline

17LIVE and Pinkoi, two of Headline Asia’s portfolio companies, made the list.

What does the future hold for food delivery services? Well we've just scratched the surface.

Third-Party Delivery refers to the process whereby the Company delivers the Goods on the Buyers behalf to a third party nominated by the Buyer.

Everything we need to know about the new, groundbreaking era of food delivery and how it came to be

The revolutionary era of food delivery has been made possible by technological advancement and the growing use of smartphones.

About the new, groundbreaking era of food delivery and how it came to be | Headline

Who will be serving us in this time and day — robots and kitchens with no people running them?

Everything we need to know about the new, groundbreaking era of food delivery and how it came to be | Headline

Three founders from Taiwan and Hong Kong share where they find their drive, their confidence, and their voice.

For entrepreneurship, I would like to share with you one of my favorite quotes by Benjamin Mee from the movie We Bought a Zoo: “You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.”

“It’s only about you and who you want to be, but not [about being] someone’s daughter, or sister, or wife, or mother.”

Women Founders II: SkyREC, Lootex, and Xen Capital

Women Founders II: SkyREC, Lootex, and Xen Capital | Headline

More technology is being incorporated into services by businesses today, simplifying procedures for customers and gradually increasing efficiency. Learn more about how logistics continues to grow and evolve.

Introducing Logistics 4.0 and the innovators to keep an eye on

A deep dive into some of the latest logistics innovators.

Introducing Logistics 4.0 and the Innovators to Keep an Eye On | Headline

This weeks Founder Spotlight belongs to Kevin Zhang, founder of Inteluck, a company looking to take over Southeast Asia by providing data-driven end-to-end logistics services.

“One of the key reasons why we were able to advance is because we implemented a precautionary BD strategy from the beginning that diversifies our customers to different industries, even though most industries have been and are badly hit by the pandemic, few industries like E-commerce and Telecommunication are still growing, and we captured those opportunities.” — Kevin Zhang, Founder of Inteluck.

Founder Spotlight of Inteluck: Kevin Zhang

Founder Spotlight of Inteluck: Kevin Zhang | Headline

Inteluck is the answer in Southeast Asia when it comes to logistical efficiency

Tracy Lin, CEO of Taiwan Taxi, is taking the industry giant into the digital era.

“We are impressed by Taiwan Taxi’s human-centric operational excellence and expect to work with Tracy to bring their business to the next level,” said Joseph Huang, partner at Headline Asia.

“In 2021, our cab business fell 80% due to Covid, but the company overall did not suffer a loss, mainly because we provide multiple services that are able to address different needs.” said Tracy Lin.

“We aim to create a lifestyle ecosystem in Taiwan and we are working fast. I also believe that by leveraging our partnership with Headline, we can turn 55688, a local Taiwan app, into an international platform in the near future.” said Tracy Lin.

What Can Tracy Lin Do with 80 Million Rides? Taiwan’s Next Superapp

With a 24% market share, Taiwan Taxi is the largest taxi company in Taiwan. Its subsidiary Taiwan Intelligent Life Co. operates 55688, Taiwan’s biggest and most popular taxi service app.

What Can Tracy Lin Do with 80 Million Rides? Taiwan’s Next Superapp | Headline

Founder Spotlight: Tracy Lin, CEO of Taiwan Taxi

Founded in 2016, ICW (International Compliance Workshop) connects global retailers, manufacturers, and TIC providers to reduce supply chain hassles in worldwide sourcing and digitalizing the supply chain process.

“ICW builds a marketplace based on data is shaping up to be the cornerstone of B2B commerce in the future,” said Headline Asia Principal Brian Yen, who lead the investment. “E-commerce is driving supply chain innovation due to the increasing popularity of cross-border transactions. Quality control is a huge market and will be playing an even more important role in the future as the consumers demand transparency over the supply chain.” 
“Quality control is a huge market and will be playing an even more important role in the future as the consumers demand transparency over the supply chain.” — Brian Yen, Principal at Headline Asia

“I decided to leave my stable high-paid job in the Certification organization because I realized life is short and time is precious. It’s time for me to pursue my own dream so I can tell my father in heaven that I made it.” — Gary Lam

Founder Spotlight of ICW: Gary Lam | Headline

International Compliance Workshop offers brands a modern approach to product inspections and QC.