Australian health tech company Vantari VR raises $4.7M in funding led by Co:Act Capital

Australia-based virtual reality (VR) medical training provider Vantari VR, has secured AUD $7 million ($4.7 million) via a Pre Series A capital raise. The oversubscribed round was…

Singapore’s ProfilePrint completes Series B fundraising led by Tai Partners

ProfilePrint Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based technologycompany effecting significant changes in the agrifood industry, has announced the successful conclusion of its Series B funding…

Securities Commission Malaysia introduces accelerated transfer of listing from ACE Market to Main Market for eligible companies

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Wednesday introduced an accelerated transfer process to facilitate the promotion of eligible ACE Market public listed companies…

VinFast: A role model of building sustainable supply chain in Vietnam [Q&A]

"VinFast has once committed to cease selling internal combustion engine vehicles before 2035, and we are proud to announce that we have achieved this significant milestone much…

Liverpool FC welcomes Orion Innovation as its official digital transformation partner

Liverpool Football Club (LFC) has signed a multi-year deal with global system software firm Orion Innovation, to become the club's official digital transformation partner. Through…

India’s Vegrow raises $46M in Series C funding round led by GIC

Vegrow, an India-based business to business (B2B) fruits marketplace, announced it has raised $46 million in primary and secondary funding. The new funding round is led by GIC,…

Tracxn : Indonesia sees 54 percent decline in startup funding in 2023

Indonesia has witnessed total funding of $1.4 billion year to date, a drop of 54 percent as compared to the same period in 2022, Tracxn said Wednesday. The number of funding…

Animoca Brands and T&B Media Global partner to expand ecosystem capabilities in Web3 space

Hong Kong-based gaming company Animoca Brands and Thailand-based Intellectual Property (IP) company for entertainment technologies T&B Media Global (T&B) have announced a…

Singlife launches Singlife Connect 2.0 to continue supporting insurtech startups in Singapore

Singapore-based financial services company Singlife has launched the second edition of its in-house accelerator program, Singlife Connect. The accelerator program supports and…

917 Ventures hopeful to see more unicorns in Philipines, FinTech among the hottest sector [Q&A]

In the interview, Glenn Estrella also shared how 917 Ventures seeks to enter into more strategic partnerships in its home country - the Philippines - and across Southeast Asia. He…

South Korea’s LINE NEXT raises $140M to expand Web3 ecosystem

LINE NEXT Corporation., South Korea-based LINE’s venture dedicated to developing and expanding the non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem, announced Wednesday that it has secured a…

Tracxn: Vietnam’s year-to-date funding falls to lowest since 2019

Vietnam has secured the fourth position in 2023 based on year-to-date (YTD) funding, marking the lowest funding year for the region since 2019. The Vietnamese tech startup…

Taiwan’s Gogoro launches battery swapping ecosystem in India, unveils India-made CrossOver smartscooter

Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology leader in battery-swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, has on Tuesday announced the immediate…

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Beyond eastern borders: Exploring 2024 Asia Pacific payment trends 

In a region that one could argue is the birthplace of #QR code-based payments and #ewallets, the further adoption of mobile technology and digital wallets across the region has…