Hong Kong’s OneDegree receives venture debt financing from HSBC
OneDegree Group, a Hong Kong-based InsurTech company, has on Thursday announced that the group has closed its first venture debt financing transaction with HSBC. The facility is…
Japanese robotics firm Telexistence raises $170M funding from investors including SoftBank
Japanese robotics startup Telexistence (TX) has successfully raised a $170 million Series B round. Other than old investors, TX also secured funding from new investors including…
Malaysia’s Proton forms partnerships with E-bidding firms myTukar, MUV and Carsome
Malaysian national carmaker Proton has formalized strategic partnerships with three E-Bidding Companies (EBC), namely myTukar, MUV and Carsome, to refine the disposal process of…
Singapore’s NodeFlair secures $2M in Series A funding led by Iterative
NodeFlair, a Singapore-based career advancement platform fortech talents, announced Thursday that it has raised $2 million Series A funding. The round was led by Iterative with…
Antler appoints Agung Bezharie Hadinegoro as Partner to lead 30+ investments in Indonesia in 2023
Singapore-based global early-stage venture capital firm Antler has announced the appointment of Agung Bezharie Hadinegoro as its Partner. Agung is to spearhead the company's…
MRANTI partners Leave a Nest to advance Malaysian startups expansion into Japan
Japan-based research group Leave a Nest and the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) are collaborating on the highly anticipated Global Market Fit…
Malaysia’s E-Commerce transactions income surges 10.4 pct year on year in first quarter
Malaysia's e-commerce income by establishment recorded a notable growth of 10.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, to reach MYR 291.7 billion ($62.6 billion U.S.…
Brinc unveils debut Climate Tech Cohort for summer 2023
Brinc, a Hong Kong-based global venture accelerator, has on Thursday announced the debut cohort of its Climate Tech accelerator, where four startups kick off its Summer 2023…
How digital technologies are shaping the future
As we navigate the digital revolution, understanding the emerging trends and future prospects in #5G, smart telecom, #security, #enterprise solutions, and #AIoT applications is…
Animoca Brands inks strategic agreement with Farcana
Farcana, an upcoming Web3 team arena shooter game, has on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Hong Kong-based Web3 industry firm Animoca…
Contactless card payments usage surges in Malaysia, says Visa study
Seven in ten consumers in Malaysia are now using contactless cards for payments, said a recent study done by global payment firm Visa.
Singapore’s Needle closes $1.2M Pre-Seed round led by Iterative
Needle, an end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI) marketer based in Singapore, has on Wednesday announced the close of its $1.2 million oversubscribed pre-seed round led by…
Singapore’s VentureBlick secures $2.6M for first two startups
VentureBlick, a Singapore-based venture platform for healthcare innovation, has announced the successful closure of its first two deals, securing a total of $2.6 million for two…
Singapore’s EDBI backs US’s Moloco amid machine learning growth
Moloco, a United States firm in operational machine learning (ML) and performance advertising, has announced that investors including Fidelity Management & Research Company…
