India’s Zepto raises $200M Series D led by Y Combinator Continuity
Just nine months after launching, Indian quick commerce firm Zepto has announced its $200 million Series D fundraise, valuing the company at around $900 million. Y Combinator…
Indian smart interviewing platform BarRaiser secures $4.2M in seed funding round
BarRaiser, an India-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart interviewing platform, announced Monday that it has raised $4.2 million in seed financing. The seed funding…
Grab-led digibank consortium to focus on local micro-SMEs, gig economy workers
Grab Holdings Limited said Friday that the digital bank consortium comprising GXS Bank Pte. Ltd., its digital bank joint venture with Singapore Telecommunications Limited…
India’s Geniemode lands $28M Series B funding led by Tiger Global
Geniemode, an India-based business to business (B2B) cross-border tech platform for lifestyle goods, said Friday it has scooped up $28 million Series B funding led by Tiger…
Vietnam’s Trusting Social raises $65M Series C round from Sherpa
Vietnamese FinTech firm Trusting Social announced Thursday an investment of $65 million in the group from The Sherpa Company Limited (Sherpa), a subsidiary of Masan Group…
Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands partners Germany’s OneFootball to bring football to blockchain
Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Thursday that it has partnered Germany-based football media…
Thai blockchain startup Athena Mentor launches mentor-to-earn platform
Athena Mentor (Athena), a Thai blockchain startup, on Wednesday introduced its core mentor-to-earn service with the key feature "wisdom mining", whereby a user can receive Athena…
Indonesian Bukalapak 1Q revenue surges 86 percent to $54.39M on higher Mitra Bukalapak contribution
Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak said Thursday that its revenue for the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22) grew by 86 percent year on year to IDR788 billion ($54.39 million),…
Hong Kong SaaS firm Coherent raises $75M Series B led by Maverick Capital
Coherent, a Hong Kong-based no-code software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, announced Wednesday it has closed a $75 million Series B funding round led by Maverick Capital,…
Singapore’s The Parentinc acquires Vietnam women online community Webtretho
The Parentinc, a Singapore-based community platform for parents, announced Thursday the successful completion of acquisition of Webtretho, a Vietnam-based women and parenting…
