Singapore’s UOB The FinLab launches The Greentech Accelerator to support greentech startups
Singapore UOB innovation accelerator The FinLab unveiled Thursday The Greentech Accelerator, a new, global programme aimed at supporting innovative greentech solution providers…
India’s Evenflow raises $5M pre-series A round from Village Global and others
Evenflow Brands (Evenflow), an India-based e-commerce rollup firm, announced Thursday the closing of its pre-series A round of $5 million. The round saw participation from Village…
Malaysia’s unicorn Carsome acquires WapCar & AutoFun Businesses
The partnership will enable Carsome to capture and serve customers from their early stage of car exploration and bring a more engaging and fun experience to the car transaction…
Australian FinTech firm Peppermint gets e-wallet license in the Philippines
Peppermint Innovation Ltd (Peppermint), an Australia-based FinTech firm, announced Wednesday the company has been granted a license to operate as an electronic money issuer (EMI)…
Singapore’s Resolution Ventures announces first close of $20M Southeast Asia FinTech fund
Resolution Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, announced Wednesday the first close of its $20 million Southeast Asia-focused Fintech fund, Resolution Fintech Fund I.…
Germany’s Soundcloud acquires Singapore music AI firm Musiio
Germany music entertainment firm SoundCloud announced Tuesday it has acquired Musiio, a Singapore-based music artificial intelligence (AI) firm. Musiio will amplify SoundCloud’s…
India’s Zepto raises $200M Series D led by Y Combinator Continuity
Just nine months after launching, Indian quick commerce firm Zepto has announced its $200 million Series D fundraise, valuing the company at around $900 million. Y Combinator…
Indian smart interviewing platform BarRaiser secures $4.2M in seed funding round
BarRaiser, an India-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart interviewing platform, announced Monday that it has raised $4.2 million in seed financing. The seed funding…
Grab-led digibank consortium to focus on local micro-SMEs, gig economy workers
Grab Holdings Limited said Friday that the digital bank consortium comprising GXS Bank Pte. Ltd., its digital bank joint venture with Singapore Telecommunications Limited…
India’s Geniemode lands $28M Series B funding led by Tiger Global
Geniemode, an India-based business to business (B2B) cross-border tech platform for lifestyle goods, said Friday it has scooped up $28 million Series B funding led by Tiger…
Vietnam’s Trusting Social raises $65M Series C round from Sherpa
Vietnamese FinTech firm Trusting Social announced Thursday an investment of $65 million in the group from The Sherpa Company Limited (Sherpa), a subsidiary of Masan Group…
