India’s WebEngage raises $20 million Series B funding led by Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund and SWC Global

WebEngage, an India-based full stack retention operating system and business to business (B2B) software as a service (SaaS) startups, announced Tuesday that it raised $20 million…

Singapore’s ST Engineering Ventures invests $3.13 million in United Kingdom’s Skyports

Skyports, the United Kingdom-based advanced air mobility (AAM) vertiport infrastructure and drone services provider, said Tuesday it has completed the final close of its Series B…

UpGrad acquires Exampur to build India’s largest test-prep platform for government jobs

UpGrad, an India-based higher EdTech major announced on Tuesday it has acquired Exampur, one of India’s largest test-prep providers for government jobs, for an undisclosed amount,…

Digital Treasures Center secures licence to provide digital payment token and other payment services in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted Singapore-based enterprise payment service provider Digital Treasures Center (DTC) the major payment institution (MPI)…

GoTyme Bank gets approval to bring digital banking services to Philippines

GoTyme Bank was awarded its Certificate of Authority (COA) to operate as a digital bank by the Bangko Sentralng Pilipinas (BSP) last Friday. The issuance of a COA is the third and…

Singtel to invest an additional $100M into innovative technology start-ups through Singtel Innov8

Singapore telecommunications firm Singtel announced Tuesday its plan to invest a further $100 million into Singtel Innov8, its corporate venture arm, raising its total capital…

Indonesia’s GREENS secures pre- seed funding led by East Ventures

GREENS, an Indonesia-based integrated food technology startup, announced Tuesday that it has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding led by East Ventures, with…

KPMG-HSBC report spots 10 potential unicorns in Malaysia: here’s a closer look

A recent report published by audit and advisory firm KPMG and banking group HSBC has featured 10 potential unicorns in Malaysia that are poised to make a lasting impact on the…

UNOAsia raises additional $11M pre-Series A led by Creador bringing total capital raised to $44.5M

To date, UNOAsia has secured $44.5 million in investment in its pre-seed, seed, and pre-Series A rounds, which includes drawn-down capital of $34 million.

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Singapore’s OrBit Markets raises $4.6M funding led by Matrixport

OrBit Markets, a Singapore-based institutional liquidity provider in crypto options and structured products, said Sunday it has raised $4.6 million in an angel funding round led…

Malaysia’s Bank Islam chooses AWS as preferred cloud provider to power digital transformation

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced Monday that Bank Islam, Malaysia’s first listed Islamic financial services institution, has selected AWS as its…

Singapore’s 99 Group raises $52M Series C to expand in Southeast Asia

99 Group, a Singapore-based online property platform, has raised $52 million in a Series C round led by Gaw Capital Partners, more than doubles its total capital raised to over…

Singapore’s Insignia Ventures raises $516M for third fund

Singapore-based venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners announced Monday the close of its latest funds totalling $516 million. This includes $388 million for the main fund…

PSB Academy expands its City Campus with S$10 million high-tech STEM Wing

PSB Academy announced on Friday plans to launch PSB Academy City Campus: STEM Wing, an expansion of its City Campus in Marina Square.