US’s Gupshup acquires Singapore conversational AI platform Active.Ai

Gupshup, a United States-based conversational engagement firm, announced Tuesday the acquisition of Active.Ai, a Singapore-based conversational artificial intelligence (AI)…

Singapore’s Parentinc raises $22M in Series D funding round led by East Ventures

The Parentinc, a Singapore-based tech company that owned content and community platform for parents theAsianparent, announced Wednesday that it has successfully closed a $22…

Indonesian textile tech platform Wifkain raises a seed round led by Insignia Ventures Partners

Indonesian textile tech platform Wifkain said Wednesday it has raised a seed round led by Insignia Ventures Partners as it builds Indonesia’s first tech-enabled textile trading…

Malaysia’s JurisTech partners with Germany’s Mambu to drive innovation in Malaysia’s digital banking ecosystem

Malaysian FinTech firm JurisTech on Wednesday announced a partnership with Germany-based cloud-native core banking platform Mambu to propel the growth of the digital banking…

Indonesian content platform IDN Media launches $3.5M fund for livestreamers

Indonesia-based content platform IDN Media announced Tuesday that it has launched a 50 billion Rupiah ($3.5 million) IDN Live Streamer fund to build the streamers ecosystem in IDN…

Taiwan EV battery swap firm Gogoro debuts on Nasdaq

Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, on Tuesday became a publicly listed company…

Singapore’s Gotrade raises $15.5M in Series A round led by Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures

Gotrade, a Singapore-based investing platform, said Tuesday it has raised $15.5 million in a Series A round led by Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures (Velocity). The round also saw…

Singapore’s Fairmart raises $1.5M seed round co-led by Quest Ventures and Entrepreneur First

Singapore-based e-Commerce marketplace Fairmart announced Wednesdya the closing of an oversubscribed S$2 million ($1.5 million) seed round co-led by Quest Ventures and…

Philippine e-commerce aggregator Armada Brands raises $1.3M Pre-Seed co-led by M Venture Partners and Foxmont Capital Partners

Armada Brands (Armada), a Philippine-based e-commerce aggregator, said Tuesday it has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to invest in e-commerce entrepreneurs looking to…

Indonesia’s CrediBook raises $8.1M Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures

CrediBook, an Indonesia-based bookkeeping app, announced Tuesday its $8.1 million Series A funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures with participation from existing investors…

Indonesia’s Alpha JWC Ventures deploys over $100M investments from its third fund

Indonesia-based venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures announced Tuesday a strong first quarter showing as the company witnessed record portfolio growth with 30 new signed deals…

Singapore’s Pace launches new digital card to simplify BNPL payments for consumers and merchants

Pace Enterprise (Pace), a Singapore-based fintech solutions company with a "Buy Now Pay Later" (BNPL) platform, announced Tuesday the launch of the first-ever virtual Pace Card, a…

Indonesia’s GoTo sells majority stake in Philippines e-wallet Coins.ph – report

Gojek had acquired the stake in 2019 when it plans to expand into the Philippines.