India’s PlasmaGen Biosciences completes $27M equity financing
PlasmaGen Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on blood plasma-derived pharmaceutical products for India and emerging markets, announced that it has raised 225 crores…
Indonesia Fintech JULO adds insurance inclusion to financial inclusion with JULO Cares
JULO, an Indonesian peer-to-peer financial technology company, has launched JULO Cares on Friday, an insurance cover embedded within the core JULO digital credit solution. This…
SWC Global leads $5.41M series A financing in Indonesian D2C startup Rosé All Day Cosmetics
Halal-certified direct-to- consumer (D2C) Indonesian beauty brand Rosé All Day Cosmetics (RADC) announced Friday it has successfully closed a series A funding round of $5.41…
Standard Chartered: $17B in retail investor capital could be mobilized to combat climate change in Malaysia
Standard Chartered’s latest Sustainable Banking Report2023 shows $17 billion of retail investor capital could be mobilized towards climate investments in Malaysia by 2030. Within…
US venture capital firm In-Q-Tel establishes office in Singapore
United States venture capital firm In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT) has announced the opening of a new office in Singapore. This strategic expansion into Singapore reflects the region’s…
Singapore’s Pave Bank launches with $5.2M funding round for programmable money
Singapore-based multi-asset and programmable bank Pave Bank has been launched with $5.2 million seed money. The seed funding round was led by 468 Capital with participation from…
Careplus partners GoAuto to set up EV plant in Malaysia
Malaysia-based glovemaker Careplus Group Berhad is partnering electric vehicle (EV) mobility firm GoAuto Group to set up an EV plant in Malaysia with gross development value (GDV)…
01Fintech invests $20M in Validus to drive SME financing in the Southeast Asia region
01Fintech, a growth stage private equity firm founded by former Ant-Group executive and specializing in financial technology in Southeast Asia, has on Wednesday announced a…
GoTo struck TikTok deal to stop market share slide, CEO says – report
TikTok Shop more than doubled its market share to 11 percent this year, Walujo said on a conference call with investors on Thursday. GoTo’s share of the pie shrank to 23 percent…
Indonesia’s aquaculture company eFishery expands to India
Indonesia-based aquaculture company eFishery has announced the completion of its commercial pilot in India, marking a significant milestone in its global expansion journey. The…
Australian health tech company Vantari VR raises $4.7M in funding led by Co:Act Capital
Australia-based virtual reality (VR) medical training provider Vantari VR, has secured AUD $7 million ($4.7 million) via a Pre Series A capital raise. The oversubscribed round was…
Singapore’s ProfilePrint completes Series B fundraising led by Tai Partners
ProfilePrint Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based technologycompany effecting significant changes in the agrifood industry, has announced the successful conclusion of its Series B funding…
Securities Commission Malaysia introduces accelerated transfer of listing from ACE Market to Main Market for eligible companies
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Wednesday introduced an accelerated transfer process to facilitate the promotion of eligible ACE Market public listed companies…
VinFast: A role model of building sustainable supply chain in Vietnam [Q&A]
"VinFast has once committed to cease selling internal combustion engine vehicles before 2035, and we are proud to announce that we have achieved this significant milestone much…
