A look at the women driving Southeast Asia’s startups

More: Bukalapak discontinues its buy now, pay later offering. [Read from your browser]( Daily Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Daily Newsletter! Get full access to our subscribers-only Daily Newsletter and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](.  --------------------------------------------------------------- IN FOCUS In today's newsletter, we spotlight: - The [women calling the shots]( in Southeast Asia’s tech scene - Bukalapak halting its buy now, pay later offering - Other newsy highlights such as JD.com’s fourth-quarter results --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello {NAME} Happy International Women’s Day! Every year, Tech in Asia’s International Women’s Day campaign is led by none other than my colleague Stefanie Yeo. She’s always been a fantastic project leader, and I’m continually impressed by how much she can get done. (I mean she’s disciplined enough to go for 8 am runs basically every day - I could never.) For this year’s campaign, we came up with a whole slate of exciting and interesting content, including a [deeply personal piece]( by our COO Maria Li and a mini mockumentary series, which you can find on our social media pages. Today’s premium story - a fantastic and in-depth diagram of all the female founders and leaders in Southeast Asia’s biggest startups - is part of this year’s campaign too. It’s a really good showcase of just how critical everyone is in our regional tech scene. At the risk of coming off like I’m virtue signaling, here’s a quick shout out to all the women out there who keep the world going round. -- Jonathan  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [The female founders and leaders behind SEA’s top-funded startups]( We put together a list of women at the helm of the region’s top-funded companies. --------------------------------------------------------------- TRENDING NEWS [Bukalapak discontinues BukaCicilan, adding to woes in BNPL space]( The pay-later feature was launched in collaboration with Akulaku Finance Indonesia in October 2018. 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