Co-founder of Cube Asia, Cube Asia

Simon Torring

Co-founder of Cube Asia

Defining Social Commerce in Southeast Asia

Cube Asia

We offer granular market data and insights for online retail in Southeast Asia, helping brands and retail companies drive profitable growth. 

Why the Cube?
3 dimensions of granularity to help you get deep into the 1) geographies, 2) categories, and 3) types of data and insights you need for your business.

The Cube is a big-data machine that is continuously listening to public data sources and primary research, and triangulating across thousands of data points using probabilistic modeling to produce an accurate and granular picture of Southeast Asia’s online retail landscape.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Southeast Asia’s e-commerce journey has been nothing short of a rollercoaster,—fast-paced, unpredictable, and full of twists.</li><li>In just over a decade, we’ve seen the rise (and fall) of platforms, dramatic shifts in consumer behavior, and a flood of sellers rushing to capture market share.</li><li>Now, the big question is: What should we expect around the next corner?</li></ul>

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce journey has been nothing short of a rollercoaster,—fast-paced, unpredictable, and full of twists.In just over a decade, we’ve seen the rise (and fall) of platforms, dramatic shifts in consumer behavior, and a flood of sellers rushing to capture market share.Now, the big question is: What should we expect around the next corner?

The Rollercoaster Ride of Southeast Asia’s E-Commerce Growth: What’s Around the Corner?

Independent Insight Provider

Kim Peng Ang

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<li>ASEAN’s strategic growth, digital expansion, and supply chain diversification present unmatched investment opportunities amid global geopolitical shifts. Act now to capitalize on its transformative decade.  </li>
<li>As ASEAN strengthens regional trade and digital infrastructure, it offers resilient, high-margin opportunities for long-term investors seeking diversification and growth in a changing global landscape.  </li>
<li>ASEAN is reshaping the future of Asia’s economy—poised for rapid growth, innovation, and supply chain leadership. Seize this moment for strategic, long-term value creation.</li>
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ASEAN’s strategic growth, digital expansion, and supply chain diversification present unmatched investment opportunities amid global geopolitical shifts. Act now to capitalize on its transformative decade.  
As ASEAN strengthens regional trade and digital infrastructure, it offers resilient, high-margin opportunities for long-term investors seeking diversification and growth in a changing global landscape.  
ASEAN is reshaping the future of Asia’s economy—poised for rapid growth, innovation, and supply chain leadership. Seize this moment for strategic, long-term value creation.


RCEP: Unlocking ASEAN’s Strategic Potential Amid the U.S.-China Trade Realignment

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> has been active since the start of the year in selling down some of its stake in its investee companies to raise over US$3.3bn cash.</li>
<li>Tencent did report a negative free cash flow quarter in 2Q26. Given the elevated spending, it might look to sell some more of its stakes.</li>
<li>Tencent owned over US$66bn worth of shares in over 39 companies, with the bulk of it stemming from US, US-HK listed and overseas listed companies.</li>
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Tencent (700 HK) has been active since the start of the year in selling down some of its stake in its investee companies to raise over US$3.3bn cash.
Tencent did report a negative free cash flow quarter in 2Q26. Given the elevated spending, it might look to sell some more of its stakes.
Tencent owned over US$66bn worth of shares in over 39 companies, with the bulk of it stemming from US, US-HK listed and overseas listed companies.


Aequitas: Tencent Investee Selldown - Start of Another US$70bn Selldown Wave

<ul><li>Indonesia’s online market category is highly dynamic and constantly evolving, with new brands, manufacturers, and sales platforms competing for dominance.</li><li>For brands, online growth heavily depends on online market data.</li><li>However, this reliance comes with risks, as brands often lack visibility into the true drivers of category sales numbers.</li></ul>

Indonesia’s online market category is highly dynamic and constantly evolving, with new brands, manufacturers, and sales platforms competing for dominance.For brands, online growth heavily depends on online market data.However, this reliance comes with risks, as brands often lack visibility into the true drivers of category sales numbers.

Unmasking ‘Fake Sales’: A Hidden Challenge In Indonesia’s E-Commerce Market

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

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<li>Mynt, the digital payments and consumer finance platform behind GCash, started marketing for its PSE listing. MS, JPM, and UBS are the joint global coordinators.</li>
<li>Our previous notes covered the company's business, industry backdrop, financials and pre-IPO investor backing.</li>
<li>In this note we compare the company with five listed regional digital finance peers on financials, operating data and valuation.</li>
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Mynt, the digital payments and consumer finance platform behind GCash, started marketing for its PSE listing. MS, JPM, and UBS are the joint global coordinators.
Our previous notes covered the company's business, industry backdrop, financials and pre-IPO investor backing.
In this note we compare the company with five listed regional digital finance peers on financials, operating data and valuation.


Singapore

Sea Limited is a Singapore-based global technology company founded in 2009. It operates three core businesses: digital entertainment through Garena, e-commerce via Shopee, and digital financial services under Monee. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

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The Rollercoaster Ride of Southeast Asia’s E-Commerce Growth: What’s Around the Corner?

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce journey has been nothing short of a rollercoaster,—fast-paced, unpredictable, and full of twists. In just over a...

Simon Torring

RCEP: Unlocking ASEAN’s Strategic Potential Amid the U.S.-China Trade Realignment

ASEAN insight offers a unique, data-backed perspective that uncovers critical trends that was forgotten and actionable ideas you can't afford to...

Kim Peng Ang

Aequitas: Tencent Investee Selldown - Start of Another US$70bn Selldown Wave

Tencent (700 HK) has been active since the start of the year in selling down some of its stake in its investee companies to raise over US$3.3bn cash.

Sumeet Singh

Unmasking ‘Fake Sales’: A Hidden Challenge In Indonesia’s E-Commerce Market

Indonesia’s online market category is highly dynamic and constantly evolving, with new brands, manufacturers, and sales platforms competing for...

Simon Torring

Mynt (GCash) Pre-IPO: Peer Comparison

Mynt started to market its PSE listing. In this note, we compare the company with its listed peers on operating data, financials and valuation, and...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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