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…

Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands partners Germany’s OneFootball to bring football to blockchain

Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Thursday that it has partnered Germany-based football media…

Thai blockchain startup Athena Mentor launches mentor-to-earn platform

Athena Mentor (Athena), a Thai blockchain startup, on Wednesday introduced its core mentor-to-earn service with the key feature "wisdom mining", whereby a user can receive Athena…

Indonesian Bukalapak 1Q revenue surges 86 percent to $54.39M on higher Mitra Bukalapak contribution

Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak said Thursday that its revenue for the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22) grew by 86 percent year on year to IDR788 billion ($54.39 million),…

Hong Kong SaaS firm Coherent raises $75M Series B led by Maverick Capital

Coherent, a Hong Kong-based no-code software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, announced Wednesday it has closed a $75 million Series B funding round led by Maverick Capital,…

Singapore’s The Parentinc acquires Vietnam women online community Webtretho

The Parentinc, a Singapore-based community platform for parents, announced Thursday the successful completion of acquisition of Webtretho, a Vietnam-based women and parenting…

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Singapore Finbots.AI raises $3M from Accel in Series A round

Finbots.AI, a Singapore-based FinTech firm, announced Thursday it has raised $3 million in a Series A round from Accel. The funds will be used towards accelerating product…

Grab, NCS to pilot autonomous vehicle robot food delivery service in Singapore

Singapore-based super app Grab and technology services firm NCS, with the support of Sentosa Development Corporation, have teamed up to pilot an autonomous vehicle (AV) robot food…

Singapore e-scooter operator Neuron Mobility raises $43.5M to fuel rapid international expansion

Neuron Mobility, a Singapore-based shared e-scooter and e-bike operator, announced Wednesday it has successfully raised $43.5 million in Series B funding, follows 19 months of…

Vietnamese electric motorbike startup Dat Bike raises $5.3M in Series A led by Jungle Ventures

Dat Bike, a Vietnamese electric motorbike startup, announced Thursday a $5.3 million Series A fundraise led by Jungle Ventures with participation from existing investor Wavemaker…

Singapore’s Adgorithmics partners South Korea’s Klaytn Foundation to launch NFT-based loyalty program

Singapore algorithms e commerce firm Adgorithmics and South Korea blockchain platform Klaytn Foundation announced Thursday a partnership to utilize non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for…