Databricks acquires real-time enterprise data replication technology provider Arcion for $100M

Databricks, the United States-based data and artificial intelligence (AI) company, has on Tuesday announced it has agreed to acquire Arcion, a Databricks Ventures portfolio…

Australia’s Employment Hero raises $168M Series F funding for global expansion

Employment Hero, an Australia-based employment management platforms, has on Monday announced a Series F growth round of SGD 229 million ($168 million) to fuel its rapid global…

India’s Giga ML secures $3.6M in seed funding led by Nexus Venture Partners

Giga AI, Inc, an India-based company that provides large language models (LLMs), has raised $3.6 million in seed funding to further its goal of helping businesses safely implement…

Qiscus secures $2M from Init6 for Southeast Asian markets expansion

Qiscus, a technology company providing an omnichannelcustomer engagement platform, has secured $2 million from Init6, an investment company founded by Achmad Zaky, who is also…

Singapore’s Inteluck raises $34M in Series C funding led by Navegar

Inteluck, a Singapore-based technology-driven supply chain solution provider, has announce the successful completion of its Series C funding round, securing $34 million in…

Indonesian biotechnology startup Moosa Genetics raises new funding led by East Ventures

Moosa Genetics, an animal genomics and biotechnology startup based in Indonesia, has on Monday announced that the company raised funding led by East Ventures, a venture capital…

Singapore’s Charge+ raises Series A funding to accelerate its expansion plans into Southeast Asia

Charge+, a Singapore-based electric vehicle (EV) charging operator, has secured an undisclosed Series A funding round led by TRIVE Venture Capital to accelerate the expansion of…

JC3 announces initiatives to support inclusive transition to greener economy in Malaysia

The Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3), a platform established by public and private sectors to boost climate resilience within the Malaysian financial sector, has announced…

Singapore’s Protos Labs raises $2.2M in oversubscribed Seed round

Protos Labs, a Singapore-based cyber risk management company, has on Monday announced a successful seed round funding of SGD $3 million ($2.19 million). The seed round saw…

CIS 2023: accelerating growth while saving the world at Asia’s largest experiential technology & innovation conference

The theme of CIS 2023, "Accelerating Growth While Saving the World," highlights the importance of sustainable development for businesses, countries, and the region. It goes beyond…

Alipay+ partners LankaPay to enhance digital travel experience to and from Sri Lanka

Alipay+, the payment platform of China-based Ant Group, announced Monday that it has partnered LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s National Payment Network, to enhance digital travel experience…

Singaporean insurtech bolttech partners Three Sweden for device protection

Singapore-based insurtech, bolttech has on Monday announced its partnership with Three Sweden, an innovative telecommunications service provider based in Sweden, to offer…

Peak XV’s Surge unveils ninth cohort

Peak XV’s rapid scale-up program Surge has on Monday launched its ninth cohort of early-stage startups featuring 32 inspiring founders across 13 startups. Surge’s curated…

Malaysia’s EPMB invests $21M for new EV car manufacturing facility in Melaka

Malaysia-listed EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) has announced that it will invest MYR 100 million ($20.98 million) to build an automotive manufacturing facility in Melaka,…