Cool Cats secures strategic investment from Animoca Brands
Cool Cats Group LLC, the web3 company behind the iconic blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) collection Cool Cats, announced Wednesday that it has received a strategic investment…
Malaysia’s Carsome banks on digital banking to complement existing car business
In the interview, Kee also shared the opportunities Carsome sees in building a digital bank in Malaysia and the competitive edge it has against others. He, however, declined to…
AC Ventures partners BCG to promote Indonesia’s tech sector ESG standards
Indonesia-focused, early-stage venture capital firm AC Ventures (ACV) announced Wednesday that it has published Indonesia’s impact report to date on the local digital economy. In…
7 Essential skills elite technologists need to thrive in the new world of hybrid work
By investing in their own skills and competencies, and ensuring they have the right tools to take a more strategic, business-focused approach to innovation, technologists can…
Singapore’s Bizbaz closes $4M seed funding led by HSBC Asset Management
Bizbaz, the next generation customer intelligence and risk assessment company headquartered in Singapore, announced Wednesday that it has closed its $4 million seed funding round…
Singapore’s Carro launches assurance certification for used cars
Singapore-based used car marketplace Carro, has launched Carro Certified, a technology-backed stamp of assurance certification for their used cars across all key markets,…
South Korea’s Naver acquires US-listed social e-commerce marketplace Poshmark for $1.2B
South Korea’s largest internet company Naver Corp has inked a deal to acquire Poshmark, Inc., a United States-listed social e-commerce marketplace for new and secondhand style,…
Taiwan’s Aiello raises $5.8M to expand its voice AI solutions internationally
Aiello Inc.(Aiello), a Taiwan-based natural language processing (NLP) and voice artificial intelligence (AI) startup, announced Tuesday it has raised $5.8 million in a Series…
US’s Anchorage Digital expands in Asia with five new institutional partners
United States-based crypto platform Anchorage Digital announced on Wednesday its expansion to Asia, with notable institutional partners including Bitkub, Dream Trade, FBG…
Thai media giant T&B Media Global enters metaverse with $300M hybrid equity-NFT raise led by Sygnum
Sygnum, a digital asset technology group with a Swiss banking licence and a Singapore capital markets services (CMS) licence, announces it is partnering Thai media and…
Singapore’s ADVANCE.AI partners Visa to strengthen credit decisioning for unbanked and underbanked in Southeast Asia
ADVANCE.AI, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) and big data company in Asia, is partnering with Visa to strengthen better credit decisioning to help unbanked and…
SEA’s top 10 e-commerce platforms web traffic rises 64% between Q3 2019 & Q2 2022
Web traffic for Southeast Asia (SEA)’s top 10 e-commerce platforms increased by a notable 64 percent between the third quarter of 2019 and second quarter of 2022, a report showed…
Animoca Brands and Coincheck strengthen strategic partnership collaboration
Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands Corporation Limited and Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange and non-fungible token marketplace Coincheck, Inc. have agreed to…
Indonesia’s Bioma raises pre-seed funding co-led by East Ventures and Init-6
Bioma, an Indonesia-based product-as-a-service startup that enables consumers to rent various types of physical assets, announced Tuesday the completion of an undisclosed amount…
