M Venture Partners maiden fund closed at $30.85M to provide early-stage venture capital for B2B and B2B2C startups
Targeting to invest in around 40 companies, the fund intends to focus on tech-enabled B2B or B2B2C startups in their pre-Series A to Series A round of funding with an average…
Globe is capitalizing on its 80M+ customer base and 150K+ enterprise partners in venture building through 917Ventures [Q&A with Natasha Dawn Bautista]
In this Q&A with Natasha Dawn Bautista, Head of Marketing Communications and Program Management at 917Ventures, we learn how Globe aims to utilize its wide reach and assets in…
ORIGIN: How IoT and data are changing the way we work and make business decisions [UPDATED]
The benefits from IoT extend beyond logistics. In this feature on ORIGIN Innovation Awards winners, we learn how IoT can greatly benefit operations, value-chain strategy, green…
B Capital’s $126.3M Ascent Fund II is geared toward supporting earlier-stage tech companies
Founded in 2014 by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and former Bain executive Raj Ganguly, the firm has mostly invested in companies in enterprise technology, FinTech,…
AddVentures appoints Prakit Worawattananon as Managing Director to leverage SCG resources and start expansion
With four years of investments, AddVentures aims to scale its operations as it selected Prakit as its Managing Director. He has led AddVenture’s effort to lead and scale since…
ADB Ventures plans $100M debt fund support for growth-stage companies in CleanTech and AgriTech by 2022
The multilateral's $100M fund aims to address the lack of late-stage funding for impact projects. The fund will concentrate on investing in companies in their Series B stage of…
Platformania: An analysis into the platforms of the future
Corporates building platforms would have a different focus than startups, which is usually the next round of funding and the valuation game (we will come to this point as well…
Velocity by 917Ventures, a venture building program for Southeast Asia founders, to start 3-month bootcamp in April
Velocity is a 3-month corporate innovation program that enables venture builders to build their MVP, market their solutions, and refine their value proposition, along with Seed…
Indonesia last-mile delivery platform SiCepat closes $170M Series B and looks to potentially expand across Southeast Asia
The last-mile delivery startup plans to use its fresh capital to invest in working on its current services and infrastructure, and it is also entertaining the possibility of…
Singapore e-scooter company Neuron Mobility gears up for South Korea launch to provide tech-driven micromobility options
The company will be launching 2,000 units that meet Korean safety standards to test how the product will be used in Seoul. It plans to scale its operations and deploy more units…
How PropTech is changing the way we own and invest in real properties across the globe
With the latest developments the technology brings to the market, retail investors will have unrestricted access to real estate investments.
Asia Partners closes its inaugural fund for Southeast Asia startups at $384M
Singaporean growth equity firm Asia Partners has closed its inaugural fund, Asia Partners I LP, at $384 million. This is the largest debut technology fund that will focus on…
Stop glamorizing startups with fancy labels; Let’s focus on real metrics
With innovation and tech growing at an unprecedented pace, no two startups can be described the same or be compared apple to apple. Our entrepreneurial journeys are unique to one…
How Oddle utilizes its expertise in data and O2O in optimizing restaurant delivery and dine-in [Q&A with CEO Jonathan Lim]
In this TechNode Global Q&A with Jonathan Lim, Co-Founder and CEO at Oddle, we learn about the dynamics of the restaurant, F&B, and logistics industry in the region, particularly…
