Jakob Rost on how Ayoconnect’s open finance solutions foster an ecosystem of synergy in the finance industry [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
With the regulatory foundation that is being developed across the region, the rapidly growing internet population, and rising digital financial services adoption, we can expect a…
Singapore real estate investment platform RealVantage receives capital markets services licence from Singapore’s regulator
RealVantage is now fully regulated by Singapore’s central bank to deal in capital markets products and more critically, open the heavily-gated world of private equity real estate…
Singapore EdTech firm ErudiFi raises debt facility of $15M with Helicap
ErudiFi has secured a debt facility of $15 million from Helicap. This funding round will help support the firm in providing for the needs of students across the Philippines and…
Singapore logistics firm Haulio secures $7M investment led by Temasek’s Heliconia Capital
Haulio has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by Temasek unit Heliconia Capital. The round also saw participation from new and existing investors across the globe.…
US and Taiwan-based Viewabo raises $1.77M in seed round led by Hive Ventures
Viewabo has raised $1.77 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by Hive Ventures. The round also saw participation from 500 Global, Draper Associates and other…
Indian electric commercial vehicle startup EVage raises $28M seed round led by RedBlue Capital
EVage has raised $28 million seed round led by US-based venture capital firm RedBlue Capital. This is among the largest seed rounds for any Indian start-up and will allow EVage to…
AirAsia aims to become Asia’s largest food delivery, ride hailing company – report
AirAsia has been aggressively building its digital businesses and its Asean Super App over the last two years as most of its planes were grounded due to the ongoing COVID-19…
Sweden blockchain startup ChromaWay raises $10M funding led by True Global Ventures
True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund has invested $5 million into ChromaWay, leading the $10 million latest fundraising round.
Taiwan sustainable fashion community-based marketplace PopChill raises $2.2M Pre-Series A funding led by AppWorks
PopChill announced Monday the completion of a $2.2 million Pre-Series A round of financing. The round was led by AppWorks, with participation from CTBC Venture Capital, B Current…
FTAG Ventures leads $4.5M round for Singapore livestreaming solutions provider BeLive Technology
FTAG Ventures has spearheaded a S$6 million ($4.45 million) bridge funding round for BeLive Technology, a Singapore-based livestreaming solutions firm aiming to expand its…
Singapore’s Sesto Robotics bags $5.7M from WTI Germany, TRIVE and SEEDS Capital
Sesto Robotics has raised $5.7 million funding from institutional investors TRIVE, German-based World Trading Inovation WTI GmbH and SEEDS Capital. It will be utilizing the funds…
[Updated] Malaysia’s AirAsia classified as financially distressed company
AirAsia triggered the financial distress criteria, known as PN17 back in July 2020. This came after its external auditor flagged significant uncertainties that cast doubt on its…
AI enables businesses to understand and optimize for customers’ needs in realtime [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Asia Pacific region businesses are very consumer-focused. AI is a perfect technology to help businesses understand consumers better, and also for consumers to receive better,…
UK-based Global Processing Services upsizes funding round, with participation of Temasek & MissionOG
Global Processing Services (GPS) has upsized funding round by approximately $100 million with participation of Temasek and MissionOG. This brings the total amount raised in its…
