Thailand’s Banpu NEXT invests in Singaporean battery-as-a-service provider Oyika
Banpu NEXT, a subsidiary of Banpu, a Thailand-based smart energy solutions provider, has announced a strategic investment in Oyika, a Singapore start-up that offers battery swap…
Vietnam’s Selex Motors raises $3M from ADB Ventures, Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia and others
Vietnam-based Selex Smart Electric Vehicles JSC (Selex Motors) is currently in a $3 million convertible note investment round with ADB Ventures - Asian Development Banks's venture…
SKS Capital invests in South Korean health and beauty brands aggregator Grace
China headquartered private equity firm SKS Capital has announced its strategic investment in Grace, South Korea's largest aggregator of international health and beauty brands.…
Singapore’s Betterdata raises over-subscribed $1.65M seed round led by Investible
Betterdata, a Singapore-based programmable synthetic data company, has raised an over-subscribed seed round of $1.65 million led by Asia-Pacific-based venture capital firm…
Unlock Southeast Asia’s Untapped Potential at ORIGIN Conference, a Southeast Asia-Focused Content Track at BEYOND Week 2023
With this year’s theme, ‘Southeast Asia in Spotlight,’ the ORIGIN Conference will feature a diverse lineup of international industry leaders and technology innovators from across…
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…
