Microsoft partners She Loves Tech to unlock $1B in capital for women entrepreneurs in Asia
Microsoft Asia has partnered with She Loves Tech to unlock $1 billion in capital for women-led businesses by 2030. The partnership will see Microsoft support an Azure-powered…
Singapore early-stage venture capital firm Antler aims to invest in 100 startups in Indonesia
Antler plans to invest in at least 100 companies in Indonesia over the next 4 years, with the first Indonesia investments to be made in early 2022. It has launched in Indonesia to…
India health & wellness startup Mosaic Wellness raises $24M in Series A led by Sequoia Capital India
Mosaic was founded in 2020 with the vision of delivering consumer-centric, vertically integrated, and affordable digital healthcare platforms, which led to the birth of Manmatters…
Indonesian Islamic body forbids crypto as currency – report
As a means of payment, cryptocurrencies are forbidden according to Shariah law because they carry elements of uncertainty and harm, and are in violation of state laws.
The NFT Boom: The popularity behind Non-Fungible Tokens [BEYOND Virtual Panel]
Data ownership, censorship, control--these are challenges that NFTs have the opportunity of solving, thus shifting away from a “feudal” model of gaming wherein the platform owns…
India home furniture startup Wakefit.co raises $27 M Series C led by SIG
The funding will bolster Wakefit.co's omnichannel expansion plans and will be deployed to boost its supply chain and logistics management, technological enhancement, and marketing…
Indonesia’s GoTo secures over $1.3B in first close of pre-IPO fundraising
The funds raised will allow GoTo to invest further in its ecosystem, strengthen its market-leading position in the region, and better serve customers, which includes continued…
Southeast Asia FinTech fundraising hits record high of $3.5B year to date – report
Following a dip in fundraising seen across ASEAN’s FinTech scene in 2020, funding has rebounded to reach a record high of $3.5 billion year to date, more than triple the amount…
Singapore’s Doctor Anywhere acquires Thailand’s largest telemedicine platform Doctor Raksa
The acquisition will also support Doctor Anywhere’s growth trajectory and enhance the group’s regional strategy of enabling borderless healthcare.
Malaysia’s Penjana Kapital partners Indonesia’s AC Ventures to pave way for Malaysian start-ups to access $1T Indonesian market
AC Ventures has partnered with Translink Capital and Vertex Force to invest in Dana Penjana Nasional’s Southeast Asia (SEA) Frontier Fund focused on funding promising Malaysian…
Thailand NFT platform GuildFi raises $6M seed financing from DeFiance, Capital and Hashed to create an interoperable Metaverse
GuildFi is developing a Web3 infrastructure to connect games, NFTs, and communities, with an aim to maximize players' benefits and enable interoperability across the metaverse.
Singapore food supply chain marketplace TreeDots secures $11M Series A Investment led by Amasia and East Ventures
TreeDots is looking to enhance its growing food logistics optimization platform and expand regionally with fresh funding. The company, which started its operations in Singapore,…
Tokai Tokyo Financial partners Singapore’s ADDX to offer private market investment products in Japan
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings and ADDX has announced a new partnership to offer fractional private market investment products to investors in Japan, after Tokai Tokyo secured a…
Singapore air mobility startup Yugo Private Aviation raises $300K to improve its digital ecosystem
Yugo Private Aviation has successfully raised $300,000 in its pre-Seed round funding to further develop its mobile and online applications. The funding was raised from angel…
