TechStorm and Original Startups Collective forge strategic alliance via metaverse-centric partnership

TechStorm, a Singapore-based media community for esports, gaming and Web3 enthusiasts, announced Friday a new partnership with metaverse startup launchpad Original Startups…

FamilyMart makes strategic investment in Japanese e-scooter sharing firm Luup

Japan-based convenient store chain FamilyMart Co.,Ltd. announced Friday that it has made a strategic investment in Luup, Inc. a Japanese e-scooter and e-bike sharing service…

Indonesia’s Xendit makes strategic investment in Bank Sahabat Sampoerna

Xendit, an Indonesia-based financial technology company that provides payment solutions, said Thursday it has made a strategic investment in Bank Sahabat Sampoerna, an Indonesian…

Singapore’s The GrowHub partners Vietnam’s Society Pass to provide Australian food products

Singapore-based food and agri-tech company The GrowHub Innovations Company (The GrowHub), announced Friday that it has signed a strategic marketing partnership Memorandum of…

Animoca Brands partners Planet Hollywood to form joint venture for NFTs, themed metaverse and community

Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands and United States-based entertainment firm Planet Hollywood Group announced Friday the MetaHollywood joint venture. The MetaHollywood…

How NFTs are boosting the global sports collectibles experience

This new blockchain-based digital content is making substantial impacts in various sectors like gaming, arts, entertainment, music, and the multi-billion dollar sports industry.

Gobi Partners and Ozora Venture launch first $10M seed fund for women startups in Indonesia

Venture capital (VC) firms Gobi Partners and Ozora Yatrapaktaja (PT Mega Ozora Venture) are partnering together to launch a $10 million seed fund for women start-ups in Indonesia,…

Vietnam sustainability firm EQUO raises $1.3M seed funding led by NextGen Ventures

Vietnam-based sustainability company EQUO said Tuesday it has raised $1.3 million seed funding led by NextGen Ventures with participation from Techstars and East Ventures.…

Singapore’s Ordinary Folk raises $5M pre-series A round from Monk’s Hill Ventures

Ordinary Folk, a digital health technology startup based in Singapore, announced Thursday its Pre-Series A funding of $5 million by Monk's Hill Ventures. The funding will be used…

Temasek’s Heliconia Capital invests in Crown Digital’s $3.7M Pre-Series A round

Crown Digital, the Singapore-based full-stack hardware and software tech start-up behind ELLA the robot barista, said Wednesday it has raised S5 million ($3.66 million) in a…

Hong Kong’s FundPark secures $250M debt facility with Goldman Sachs as senior facility provider

FundPark, a Hong Kong-based eCommerce liquidity solution and technology provider, announced Wednesday the closing of an asset-backed securitization (ABS) facility of up to $250…

Singapore’s Sunseap to develop large-scale solar energy and storage plants in Riau Islands, Indonesia

Singapore's largest clean energy solutions provider Sunseap Group has on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the provincial government of Indonesia's Riau…

South Korea’s DoubleMe lands $25M Series A funding co-led by Coentry Investment and NH Investment

South Korea-based real-world metaverse startup DoubleMe said Wednesday it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding co-led by Coentry Investment and NH Investment with a…