Temasek-backed ABC Impact secures first close of Fund II with support from new investors
Temasek-backed private equity firm ABC Impact has announced the successful first closing of its second impact fund, ABC Impact Fund II. Launched in August 2023, ABC Impact Fund II…
A closer look at Warren Buffett-backed Chinese EV giant BYD’s plan in Malaysia
Besides BYD, several Chinese car makers such as Great Wall Motor, SAIC Motor and Geely have been expanding their footprint in Southeast Asia.
Rently launches Singapore’s property management platform
Rently, a Singapore based fintech startup with a mission to redefine the property industry, has officially announced its launch in Singapore. The firm is currently in the seed…
Singapore-based agritech firm DayaTani secures $2.3M seed round financing
In a significant move towards transforming agriculturaltechnology in Indonesia, DayaTani, a farming focused agritech startup based in Singapore, has announced its successful…
Binance Thailand digital asset exchange opens for trading
Gulf Binance Co., Ltd. (Gulf Binance), the joint venture between Binance’s subsidiary and Gulf Innova Co. Ltd., is launching full operations of its digital asset exchange and…
TrueMoney Malaysia now supports DuitNow QR
TrueMoney, a Malaysia-based e-wallet and digital payment platform under Ascend Money, a joint venture between The Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group) and Ant Financial (Alibaba),…
Hong Kong’s HashKey raises nearly $100M in Series A financing round to accelerate product diversification
HashKey Group (HashKey), an end-to-end digital asset financial services group based in Hong Kong, has announced the completion of a Series A financing round of nearly $100 million…
Singapore customer data platform Meiro secures strategic $3M Pre-Series A funding to drive global expansion
Singapore customer data platform (CDP) Meiro has successfully secured $3 million in an over-subscribed pre-Series A round led by Southeast Asian venture capital firm Wavemaker…
South Korea maps out $470B plan to build chipmaking hub – report
The government on Monday outlined a blueprint involving investment of 622 trillion won from the private sector in the years leading up to 2047.
Entrepreneurial evolution: Redefining business models at the forefront of pharmaceutical Innovation
As the #pharmaceutical industry continues to evolve, embracing community-centric approaches could be the key to addressing the pressing challenges of today's pharmaceutical…
Paycorp partners Triple-A to enable CryptoExpress app users to withdraw cash at ATMs across South Africa
Global payment company Paycorp, has partnered with digital currency payment institution Triple-A to allow users of the Paycorp-powered CryptoExpress app, to use their digital…
Philippine social commerce platform Toki secures $1.8M pre-seed funding
Toki, a social commerce platform based in the Philippines, has secured $1.8 million pre-seed funding to address demands of untapped market. The pre-seed funding comes from venture…
Thailand-based insurtech Roojai acquires Indonesian online insurance aggregator Lifepal
Thailand-based insurtech Roojai Group announced last Friday that it has acquired Lifepal, an online insurance broker in Indonesia with over 2 million unique visitors per month.
