India’s Mesa School of Business raises $4.1M from Elevation Capital, other prominent angel investors

With an aim to build India’s first business school focused on creating startup leaders, Indian education services provider Mesa School of Business (Mesa), has raised INR 34 Crores…

United States’ Nextiva acquires Indian AI company Simplify360

Nextiva, the United States-based conversation platform, has on Wednesday announced its acquisition of Simplify360, an artificial intelligence (AI) customer experience platform…

Alipay+ E-Wallet partnerships power iQIYI’s fast asia expansion

Popular Asian e-wallets are helping iQIYI, a China-based international streaming platform, accelerate its expansion through Alipay+ to help digital and entertainment (D&E)…

Bain: SEA private equity deal value falls 52% in 2022

Southeast Asia’s (SEA) private equity (PE) market deal value fell 52 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, with deal count also declining 15 percent year-on-year, Bain…

Foodpanda partners TADA for new user benefits in Asia

Foodpanda, Asia’s largest food and grocery delivery network outside of China, has entered into a strategic partnership with TADA, a blockchain-based ride hailing platform in…

Singapore’s Accredify raises $7M Series A funding led by iGlobe Partners and SIG Venture Capital

Accredify, a Singapore-based verifiable technology solutions provider, has on Thursday announced that it has raised $7 million during its Series A funding round, co-led by top…

Airwallex launches global payments in Canada further building on expansion in Americas

Australia-based FinTech firm Airwallex has on Wednesday announced the launch of its global payments services in Canada.

Malaysia Central Bank to co-host virtual AML/CFT Hackathon 2023 to help crack down on financial crime

Malaysian Central Bank, in partnership with the Financial Intelligence Consultative Group (FICG), will be co-hosting the AML/CFT Hackathon 2023 from June 1 to 28, 2023 to develop…

Breakeven is near for Malaysian unicorn Carsome, says CEO Eric Cheng

“We've been seeing consistent growth coming not just from the volume of the transactions but at the same time, the margin potential has also been increasing with the help of…

Indonesia’s eFishery sets to be a unicorn as firm “in advanced talks” to raise $100M – report

If the deal goes through, the start-up is set to join Indonesia’s growing list of tech unicorns.

Singapore’s Temasek joins United States’ BlueMark $10M funding round

BlueMark, a United States-based provider of independent impact verification and intelligence for the impact and sustainable investing market, has announced that it had closed its…

Singaporean lab-grown exotic leather producer ProjectEx aims to raise $1M in pre-seed round

Singapore-based lab-grown exotic leather producer ProjectEx, said Wednesday it aims to raise $1 million for its pre-seed round to revolutionize the luxury market with sustainable…

ScaleUp Malaysia announces Cohort IV and investments in seven Companies

ScaleUp Malaysia has announced its Cohort IV and investments in seven innovative companies. The companies selected for Cohort IV are BeeBag, Docspe, Huddle, Petotum, Stayhere, and…

UOB partners Lazada for enhanced payments and financial services in Southeast Asia

Singaporean multinational banking group United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) and international e-commerce company Lazada Group have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…