India fintech startup Velocity raises $20M Series A funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures
Velocity has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. Other investors who participated in the round include Presight Capital, Utsav Somani’s…
Chinese team wins Gordon Bell Prize for Simulation of Quantum Circuit
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, named a 14-member team, drawn from Chinese institutions, recipients of the 2021 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for their project, Closing the…
ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Startup Leader of the Year winners
Congratulations to the ORIGIN Innovation Awards Startup Leaders of the Year: Alodia Gosiengfiao, Co-Founder of Tier 1 Entertainment;Kamarul Muhamed, Founder and Group CEO of…
UK digital payment firm raises $10M led by Inference Partners to expand to Europe and Asia
Pomelo Pay has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Inference Partners. The investment will allow the company to expand its presence across global markets including…
Gojek and TBS Energi Utama form joint venture to accelerate the development of Indonesia’s two-wheel electric vehicle ecosystem
Gojek and PT TBS Energi Utama Tbk (TBS) has announced the formation of a joint venture to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia. The joint venture, known…
Singapore co-working firm Deskimo raises $3M Seed Round and expands to Jakarta
Combinator-backed Deskimo closed a $3M Seed financing round and is now launching in Jakarta as its first expansion market after Singapore and Hong Kong. The Singapore-based…
Thailand’s WHA Group invests in Thai logistics startup Giztix’s $7.75M Series B funding round
WHA Group has joined Bualuang Ventures to become the main investor in the Series B funding round of GIZTIX, a Thai startup that provides a digital platform for e-Logistics, with…
Singapore energy management firm Resync Technologies secures $2M Series A from GGV Capital to power an AI-driven, greener energy future
Resync Technologies (Resync) has raised $2 million in Series A funding from global venture firm GGV Capital. The investment will back the company’s plans to innovate and develop…
Australia’s Airwallex raises additional $100M in Series E1 led by Lone Pine Capital, valuation reaches $5.5B
The funding comes just a month after Airwallex announced an oversubscribed Series E round as the company looks to accelerate its global expansion plans. This latest round takes…
ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Corporate Innovation Awards finalists
The ORIGIN Innovation Awards recognizes outstanding startups, corporate innovators, and movers and shakers in the Asia Pacific region poised for growth. The awards celebrate the…
The Future of Retail [BEYOND Virtual Panel]
Automated solutions are revolutionizing the retail sector. The panel looks at existing and future use cases in the coffee segment, including coffee robots, 5G cafes, and automated…
Malaysia EdTech firm ReSkills EdTech raises $1.5M funding for Southeast Asia expansion
ReSkills EdTech has recently secured a $1.5 million investment from a group of private angel investors led by JSF Platinum to boost growth plans and stabilize its expansion,…
Vietnam’s Society Pass eyes M&A opportunities in Indonesia, Philippines after share price jumps more than 400% on NASDAQ
The firm is keen to pursue acquisitions in categories that augment its loyalty point ecosystem, as well as e-Commerce and online travel.
