Singapore’s SixSense raises $2.6M Series A funding led by Tin Men Capital
SixSense, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered industrial visual inspection platform for smarter manufacturing, announced Tuesday it has secured its Series A…
Singapore’s Partipost raises $7M led by iGlobe Partners
Partipost, a Singapore-based crowd influencer marketing and commerce platform, announced Tuesday that it has secured an investment of over $7 million.The oversubscribed round is…
EVMOS StayKing House protocol wins Evmos Momentum Hackathon grand prize
EVMOS StayKing House, a decentralized finance protocol developed by engineers from Sooho.io, the South Korea-based DeFi infrastructure service provider, won the Grand Champion…
EY: Global IPO market continues to plummet as we round out Q3; Indonesia’s most active Asean exchange YTD
Asean saw a total of 96 IPOs raising $3.8 billion, up 4 percent in deal numbers and a decline of 57 percent in proceeds YOY. The notable decline in proceeds was due to a lack of…
What a dynamic blockchain OS means for the Web3 ecosystem
The notion that Web3 is relatively new makes it a hotbed for ambitious startups and developers. As with any new industry, time will tell as to how the next evolution of digital…
Indonesia e-commerce group Blibli plans up to $528M IPO next month – report
The IPO plan follows the $1.1 billion IPO of GoTo Group, Indonesia's biggest tech firm, earlier this year and the 2021 $1.5 billion IPO of BukaLapak.
Despite headwinds, Southeast Asia will pick up growth rate in next ten years : report
The Southeast Asian economy is forecasted to grow by 4 percent to 5 percent annually over the next 10 years, with Vietnam leading the charge at a projected growth of 5 percent to…
Mastercard and Grab launch program to boost entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
Mastercard and Grab, the Singapore-based super app, announced Tuesday the “Small Business, Big Dreams” regional program to digitally upskill gig economy workers and small…
How data is driving innovation in an evolving hospitality industry
Whether it’s manufacturing, healthcare, or retail, it’s hard to imagine businesses succeeding without data. In the hospitality industry, though, the impact of data is often…
Indonesia’s unicorn Kopi Kenangan debuts in Malaysia – report
Founded in 2017, Kopi Kenangan expanded to more than 850 outlets in 64 cities in Indonesia and officially became the first Southeast Asia company to achieve 'unicorn' status in…
BEYOND Expo | How can startups raise funds in slow & adjustment periods?
As many regions around the world enter an adjustment period, startup founders and investors have to adjust to a slower fundraising pace. Still, some investors see the adjustment…
Are we ready for robo taxis?
The immense competition to deploy autonomous vehicles, particularly in industrialized nations, has captured the attention of public policymakers in regard to autonomous mobility…
Singapore-based insurtech Bolttech closes Series B investment at $1.5 billion valuation
Bolttech, a Singapore-based insurtech company, announced Monday Tokio Marine, alongside other shareholders, will lead its Series B funding round. The investment values bolttech at…
Indonesian farming startup Beleaf raises $2M seed funding led by Alpha JWC Ventures
Indonesian smart farming startup Beleaf announced Monday its recently closed Seed funding of $2 million led by Alpha JWC Ventures, with participation from BRI Ventures’ Sembrani…
