Vietnam sustainability firm EQUO raises $1.3M seed funding led by NextGen Ventures
Vietnam-based sustainability company EQUO said Tuesday it has raised $1.3 million seed funding led by NextGen Ventures with participation from Techstars and East Ventures.…
Singapore’s Ordinary Folk raises $5M pre-series A round from Monk’s Hill Ventures
Ordinary Folk, a digital health technology startup based in Singapore, announced Thursday its Pre-Series A funding of $5 million by Monk's Hill Ventures. The funding will be used…
Temasek’s Heliconia Capital invests in Crown Digital’s $3.7M Pre-Series A round
Crown Digital, the Singapore-based full-stack hardware and software tech start-up behind ELLA the robot barista, said Wednesday it has raised S5 million ($3.66 million) in a…
Hong Kong’s FundPark secures $250M debt facility with Goldman Sachs as senior facility provider
FundPark, a Hong Kong-based eCommerce liquidity solution and technology provider, announced Wednesday the closing of an asset-backed securitization (ABS) facility of up to $250…
Singapore’s Sunseap to develop large-scale solar energy and storage plants in Riau Islands, Indonesia
Singapore's largest clean energy solutions provider Sunseap Group has on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the provincial government of Indonesia's Riau…
South Korea’s DoubleMe lands $25M Series A funding co-led by Coentry Investment and NH Investment
South Korea-based real-world metaverse startup DoubleMe said Wednesday it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding co-led by Coentry Investment and NH Investment with a…
Indonesian alt-protein startup OFF FOODS raises $1.7M seed round led by Alpha JWC Ventures
Indonesian-based food tech startup OFF FOODS announced Tuesday its $1.7 million seed funding round led by Alpha JWC Ventures and participated by Global Founders Capital (GFC) and…
Singapore’s TechCreate and Diginius to merge and combine into an integrated FinTech enterprise
TechCreate Solutions Private Limited (TechCreate), a Singapore-based technology services group specialising in digital payment and digitalisation solutions, and Diginius Pte. Ltd.…
Singapore FinTech platform Recur Club raises $30M seed round led by InfoEdge Ventures and Village Global
Recur Club, a Singapore-based FinTech platform facilitating non-dilutive growth capital for companies with recurring revenues, said Tuesday it has closed its $30 million seed…
Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp closes $115M SPAC IPO on Nasdaq
Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp,a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on funding emerging technology start-ups with an acute growth potential in Southeast Asia…
Singapore FinTech startup Doxa secures $2M in pre-series A round
Doxa Holdings International Pte. Ltd. (Doxa), a Singapore-based fintech startup, said Monday it has successfully concluded its S$3 million ($2.21 million) pre-series A funding…
Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands set to acquire Australian digital marketing agency Be Media
Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Tuesday it will acquire Australian digital marketing agency…
Singapore’s Thunes takes majority stake in AML and compliance platform Tookitaki in $20M deal
Thunes, a Singapore-based global payments company, announced Tuesday that it has taken a majority stake in the Singapore-based anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance…
The ego has (crash) landed: Startup founders need to keep their egos in check if they hope to succeed
Thinking you’re the embodiment of the business will only lead to friction with your team and investors, plus a lack of focus on pleasing your real boss: the customer.
