Pakistan’s DealCart secures $4.5M funding led by Shorooq Partners
Pakistan-based social commerce platform DealCart announced Thursday that it has raised a $4.5 million pre-seed funding round led by Shorooq Partners. The round also saw…
Reconnect: How to Engage Employees in Hybrid Workplace [event recap]
The panelists discussed the challenges and opportunities workers faced when during the "work from home" period, the concerns employers have during those times and how can…
Stripe and Saison Capital team up on new insights programme for Southeast Asia’s startups
Singapore-based venture capital firm Saison Capital will be introducing to its portfolio companies a new insights program in collaboration with Stripe, a United States and…
Malaysia’s AirAsia, UK’s Skyports seal partnership to explore air taxi in Malaysia
Skyports Infrastructure, the United Kingdom-based advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer, and AirAsia’s Advanced Air Mobility, a dedicated unit of Malaysia's AirAsia…
Singapore’s Circles Global acquires Pareteum to accelerate growth in global digital telco SaaS market
Singapore telco Circles Global announced Thursday it has completed the acquisition of the Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) business of Pareteum, a US-based cloud software…
Philippines Packworks raises $2M seed round led by Fast Group and CVC Capital Partners
Philippines technology startup Packworks said Thursday it has raised $2 million seed round to launch mobile enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for 150,000+ Sari-Sari…
Singapore’s Helicap lists private credit fund on ADDX
Helicap Investments has listed its flagship fund, Helicap Fund I, on the private market exchange ADDX to improve financial inclusion for underserved individuals as well as micro-…
SuperAtom raises $22M to expand its consumer financing platform to new emerging markets
SuperAtom, one of Southeast Asia’s leading fintech platforms, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $22 million in Series C financing led by Malaysia-based digital investment…
Singapore’s SDAX launches integrated digital investment and trading platform
SDAX, a Singapore-based integrated digital investment and trading platform regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has official launched. SDAX offers access to…
Global retail cryptocurrency app Luno partners payment provider FIS to introduce its newest payment option
Luno, the global cryptocurrency app that aims to put the power of crypto in everyone’s hands, announced on Wednesday its partnership with FIS, and will use their Worldpay Merchant…
Malaysia’s Meradue Services partners with MDV to facilitate global growth and expansion
Meraque Services Sdn Bhd (Meraque), a Malaysian drone tech company, announced Wednesday that the company is partnering with Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (MDV), a subsidiary of…
Indonesia’s IDEAL locks in $3.8M funding co-led by AC Ventures and Alpha JWC
Indonesia-based digital mortgage platform IDEAL announced Wednesday that it has raised a $3.8 million pre-seed funding round co-led by AC Ventures and Alpha JWC. The startup will…
Hong Kong’s Dash Living acquires Japan’s flexible accommodation firm IntheHood Hospitality
Dash Living, a Hong Kong-based serviced co-living community, announced Tuesday that it has expanded its presence in Japan through the acquisition of Tokyo-based IntheHood…
Singapore’s Carousell acquires Indonesian recommerce platform Laku6
Carousell Group, the Singapore-based recommerce group, announced Tuesday that it has acquired control of Laku6, the artificial intelligence (AI)-first end-to-end electronics…
