Indonesia’s Wagely nets additional $8.3M in oversubscribed pre-series A funding
Wagely has raised $8.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding as the company scales its platform to help workers access their earned salaries on demand in Indonesia and…
Hong Kong’s Hex Trust raises $88M in Series B funding co-led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures
Hex Trust has closed its Series B funding round of $88 million co-led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures. Participants in the round included Ripple, Terra, Morgan Creek,…
Grab’s top execs extend stock lock-up period as share price tumbles
Grab said it believes that "this extension is a reflection of the continued, collective belief by the members of the Executive Committee in the business fundamentals and prospects…
Rukita acquires Infokost.id to strengthens its position as market leader in Indonesia’s Prop-Tech industry
Rukita is strengthening its position as a market leader in the prop-tech industry by officially acquiring Infokost.id. It had relaunched Infokost.id to the public in February…
[Updated] Indonesia’s GoTo to raise $1.25B in local IPO – report
GoTo, a merger of ride-hailing giant Gojek and e-commerce firm Tokopedia, said it plans to sell up to 52 billion Series A shares and set a price range of 316 to 346 rupiah per…
Indonesia’s RRQ teams up Alterra to launch RRQ Guild to build and support play-to-earn communities
Rex Regum Qeon (also known as RRQ) on Tuesday launched its new project RRQ Guild, in collaboration with tech startup Alterra, to expand blockchain based play-to-earn communities…
Malaysia Aviation Group partners with hoolah for travellers in Malaysia, SG, HK to pay for flights over time
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) announced Tuesday a regional partnership with hoolah to provide a seamless and convenient payment option for travellers. Through this collaboration,…
The power of the human brain, on a chip
This is a paradigm shift in the way we think of computing and how we build applications for this platform.
East Ventures becomes Indonesia’s first venture capital firm to sign UN Principles for Responsible Investment
East Ventures has officially become a UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatory as part of its commitment to creating responsible and sustainable investment and…
Gojek integrates MoMo’s e-wallet on the Gojek app in Vietnam
Two super apps Vietnam's MoMo and Indonesia's Gojek, announced Monday a strategic partnership, which will see MoMo become the first e-wallet to be integrated in the Gojek app in…
Singapore’s MedTech startup Stratificare plans to raise $12M Pre-Series A round
The Pre-Series A funding round came after its Seed round in October last year. StratifiCare has secured close to S$1 million ($734,634) in an oversubscribed Seed round from…
Clearer laws, better funding: A startup wishlist for Philippine regulators
TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines delves into why Filipino startups are attracting venture capital (VC) money in droves. In this fourth and final part, TechNode Global…
Income tax will apply to NFT transactions, says Singapore Finance Minister – report
This will apply to individuals who derive income from NFT transactions or from trading in NFTs.
AirAsia Parent Capital A unable to get $120M govt-guaranteed loan
Capital A is exploring other available debt financing alternatives with acceptable terms suitable to the operations and financing requirements of the company.
