Airwallex survey finds majority of Singapore SMEs are bracing for a potential recession

Singapore businesses have a cautious economic outlook, as new data from global fintech Airwallex reveals seven in ten small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here are bracing…

Mastercard Music Pass NFT opens access to groundbreaking Web3 training program for emerging musical artists

United States-based payment firm Mastercard has released the Mastercard Music Pass non-fungible token (NFT), which unlocks access to exclusive content and experiences from the…

Sustainable tech funding in SEA is growing 2.5 times faster than the global average, says Robocash

Starting from 2020, the average year on year increase in the number of Southeast Asian (SEA) sustainability tech companies is 15.23 percent, exceeding the world average of 10.95…

Indian early-stage venture fund pi Ventures raises $12M from SIDBI

Indian early-stage venture fund pi Ventures has received a commitment of INR 100 Crores ($12 million) or 15 percent of the corpus out of Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) managed…

VinES and Li-Cycle seal strategic, long-term battery recycling agreement

VinES Energy Solutions (VinES), Vingroup's mobility and energy storage applications advanced batteries subsidiary, and Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (Li-Cycle), a lithium-ion battery…

Vietnamese EdTech firm MindX raises $15M Series B funding led by Kaizenvest

Vietnamese technology education startup MindX has raised $15 million in a series B funding round to continue its mission of nurturing and empowering Vietnamese innovators to…

Fit Hub secures $6.5M to expand tech-enabled fitness solutions in Indonesia

Indonesian fitness startup Fit Hub has successfully raised $6.5 million to expand tech-enabled fitness solutions in Indonesia. The funding will be used to expand its offline and…

The Edgeof to acquire SoftBank Ventures Asia to establish Pan-Asian ecosystem for pioneering startups

The Edgeof, a newly formed ecosystem builder and venture capital entity in Singapore, announced Wednesday that it will acquire SoftBank Ventures Asia Corp (SBVA), a wholly-owned…

Equinix partners Astra to develop the digital infrastructure in Indonesia

United States-listed infrastructure company Equinix. Inc and Indonesian conglomerate PT Astra International Tbk (Astra), have on Tuesday announced a joint venture to develop the…

Singapore’s UXUY raises $3M to build the next-gen MPC-based decentralized trading platform

Singapore-based decentralized trading platform UXUY announced Wednesday that it has successfully raised $3.2 million in seed round funding from investors, including Bixin…

Cainiao clinches Gold and Silver Stevie Awards in 2023 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards for Innovation, Sustainability and CSR Efforts

Cainiao Network (Cainiao), the logistics arm of China-based technology firm Alibaba Group Holding Limited, was named the winners of the Gold Stevie® Award for Innovation in…

Metalpha partners NextGen Digital Venture to launch crypto fund

Metalpha Technology Holding Ltd, a Hong Kong crypto-based wealth management company, has announced a partnership with Singapore-based investment firm NextGen Digital Venture…

Discover the Future at BEYOND Expo 2023, the Leading Event for Driving Innovation and Growth in Asia

BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) returns to Macao from May 10 to 12, 2023, for its third edition, offering a unique platform for innovators and…

Emergent Entertainment partners Animoca Brands to advance development of blockchain game Resurgence

United Kingdom-based metaverse and blockchain games studio Emergent Entertainment (Emergent) has partnered Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands to to advance development of…