Validus Capital appoints Vineet Agarwal as new CEO for Singapore
Validus, a Singapore-based small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business account and financing platform, has on Monday announced the appointment of Vineet Agarwal as the Chief…
Indonesia’s Beleaf secures $6.85M Series A funding from Alpha JWC Ventures, Openspace
Indonesia-based farming-as-a-service (FaaS) company Beleaf Farms (Beleaf) has on Tuesday announced their $6.85 million Series A investment led by Alpha JWC Ventures. Additional…
DFS partners Ant Group to enhance digital shopping experience for tourists via Alipay+
Hong Kong-based luxury products travel retailer DFS Group and Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group affiliate Ant Group have announced a global strategic cooperation to enhance…
Binance launches new platform in Japan
Crypto asset trading platform Binance has launched Binance Japan, its new platform designed for the Japanese market. Binance believes this to be a significant milestone in the…
Indonesia’s GENEXYZ raises $1M in seed funding led by East Ventures
GENEXYZ, an Indonesian firm that brings virtual influencer and human IPs, has on Wednesday announced the close of its seed funding of $1 million, led by East Ventures. This round…
Australia’s Plerion closes $10M seed round funding led by Prosus, Cercano, Atlassian Ventures
Plerion, an Australia-based cybersecurity company, has announced the closure of its seed round funding, raising $10 million led by Prosus Ventures, with participation from Cercano…
Australia’s Plotlogic raises $28M in Series B funding co-led by Galvanize Climate Solutions, SE Ventures
United States venture capital heavyweights have backed the $28 million Series B funding round of Australian deep-tech mining company Plotlogic. Galvanize Climate Solutions, the…
Singapore-founded Airalo raises $60M in Series B financing led by e& capital
Airalo, the Singapore-founded eSIM marketplace, announced Tuesday the successful completion of its Series B financing round, raising an impressive $60 million. Led by e&…
Singapore’s Cerebry raises $1M in seed funding led by Ascend Vietnam Ventures
Cerebry, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) edtech startup, has announced that it has raised a $1 million seed round led by Vietnam-based venture capital firm Ascend…
This Singapore-based insurtech firm offers unique microinsurance for ‘underserved’ groups including farmers, gamers & even your pets [Q&A]
In the interview, Mehta also shared about Igloo's plans and strategy after the fundraise last year. He also shared his views about the insurance industry in Southeast Asia, the…
Gojek to feature on-demand food delivery offering GoFood on MoMo
Gojek has on Monday announced that its on-demand food delivery feature, GoFood, is now available on the MoMo platform, in a partnership that continues to leverage the extensive…
EY: SEA IPO volume, value rise in first half amid slowing global market
The Southeast Asia (SEA) region experienced a year on year rise in initial public offering (IPO) volume of 26 percent and value of 31 percent in the first half amid slowing global…
Bosch invests $384M for new semiconductor backend site for chips in Malaysia
Bosch, a global supplier of technology and services, has officially opened one of the Asia’s most advanced semiconductor backend sites in Penang of Malaysia for the final testing…
Indonesia’s Bukalapak confident in turning profitable by the fourth quarter of 2023
Indonesian e-commerce company Bukalapak is more confident in delivering its long-term mission of turning profitable by the fourth quarter of 2023 after having posted six…
