HealthXCapital joins Jungle Ventures to lead healthcare investments in Southeast Asia and India
Jungle Ventures, the Singapore-based independent venture capital firm, has announced the addition of the HealthXCapital (HXC) team to lead the firm’s healthcare investments in…
Proptech 2.0 in the Philippines: An untapped opportunity in 3 numbers
Is the Philippine #RealEstate market now ripe for the next wave of proptech to emerge? We share five numbers that provide some clues to where the innovation compass is pointed in…
Singapore’s Beep raises seed round from GGV Capital and Wing Vasiksiri
Beep, a Singapore-based internet of things (IOT) transaction platform startup has successfully completed its seed round, with GGV Capital and Wing Vasiksiri as the lead investors.…
Open Campus, TinyTap, Code Green join forces to fight climate change through innovative educational initiatives
Open Campus, a community-led protocol for educators, content creators, parents, and students, and TinyTap, an edtech subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands, have…
Techsauce Global Summit 2023 concludes with resounding success
The summit saw over 16,000 visitors from 50 countries worldwide, with an international participation rate of over 40 percent.
Insurtech Ouch! enters market as the first digital Takaful operator in Malaysia
Malaysia-based insurtech platform Ouch! has launched its first digital takaful product Pusara Pro in the country. The plan marks Ouch!’s formal entry into the takaful market as…
Chubb survey: digital wallet race intensifies as banks, FinTechs invest in Insurance
The digital wallet race intensifies as banks and FinTechs inAsia and around the world invest in insurance, according to Chubb survey revealed on Wednesday. A majority (56…
Putting the customer first: The impact of generative AI and CX in the BFSI sector
GenAI is fast revolutionizing BFSI customer experience through personalized, efficient, and secure services. Embracing #GenAI would pave the way for seamless and personalized #CX,…
Getting started with automation
While many have jumped on the #automation bandwagon, there is often a struggle with where to start. Typically, businesses jump into solution mode without evaluating the people,…
Animoca Brands becomes official AWS Activate Provider to accelerate Web3 development
Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, announced Wednesday that it has become an official AWS Activate…
How to be a value-adding investor: A case study of Kenangan Brands
With international expansion no longer feasible, Kopi Kenangan started to look for other solutions to increase basket size and average order value, as well as maintain a steady…
Malaysia’s UEM acquires majority shares in Sustainable energy solutions company Cenergi
Malaysian engineering-based infrastructure and services company UEM Group Berhad has secured majority shares in sustainable energy solutions company Cenergi SEA Berhad (Cenergi)…
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast debuts on NASDAQ after completing SPAC merger
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) automaker VinFast Auto Ltd. (VinFast) has made a strong debut on Nasdaq on Tuesday. The stock opened at $22, more than double the $10 per share…
