Hong Kong’s FundPark secures $250M debt facility with Goldman Sachs as senior facility provider

FundPark, a Hong Kong-based eCommerce liquidity solution and technology provider, announced Wednesday the closing of an asset-backed securitization (ABS) facility of up to $250…

Singapore’s Sunseap to develop large-scale solar energy and storage plants in Riau Islands, Indonesia

Singapore's largest clean energy solutions provider Sunseap Group has on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the provincial government of Indonesia's Riau…

South Korea’s DoubleMe lands $25M Series A funding co-led by Coentry Investment and NH Investment

South Korea-based real-world metaverse startup DoubleMe said Wednesday it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding co-led by Coentry Investment and NH Investment with a…

Indonesian alt-protein startup OFF FOODS raises $1.7M seed round led by Alpha JWC Ventures

Indonesian-based food tech startup OFF FOODS announced Tuesday its $1.7 million seed funding round led by Alpha JWC Ventures and participated by Global Founders Capital (GFC) and…

Singapore’s TechCreate and Diginius to merge and combine into an integrated FinTech enterprise

TechCreate Solutions Private Limited (TechCreate), a Singapore-based technology services group specialising in digital payment and digitalisation solutions, and Diginius Pte. Ltd.…

Singapore FinTech platform Recur Club raises $30M seed round led by InfoEdge Ventures and Village Global

Recur Club, a Singapore-based FinTech platform facilitating non-dilutive growth capital for companies with recurring revenues, said Tuesday it has closed its $30 million seed…

Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp closes $115M SPAC IPO on Nasdaq

Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp,a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on funding emerging technology start-ups with an acute growth potential in Southeast Asia…

Singapore FinTech startup Doxa secures $2M in pre-series A round

Doxa Holdings International Pte. Ltd. (Doxa), a Singapore-based fintech startup, said Monday it has successfully concluded its S$3 million ($2.21 million) pre-series A funding…

Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands set to acquire Australian digital marketing agency Be Media

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Tuesday it will acquire Australian digital marketing agency…

Singapore’s Thunes takes majority stake in AML and compliance platform Tookitaki in $20M deal

Thunes, a Singapore-based global payments company, announced Tuesday that it has taken a majority stake in the Singapore-based anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance…

The ego has (crash) landed: Startup founders need to keep their egos in check if they hope to succeed

Thinking you’re the embodiment of the business will only lead to friction with your team and investors, plus a lack of focus on pleasing your real boss: the customer. 

Ant Group to become major shareholder of Singapore payment firm 2C2P

Singapore-based payments platform 2C2P and China-based FinTech firm Ant Group announced Monday a strategic partnership to accelerate digital payment adoption and innovation. The…

Indonesian culinary multibrand startup Hangry raises additional $22M for Series A funding

Indonesian culinary multi-brand startup Hangry, announced Monday its latest equity and debt funding of $22 million, making it to $35 million in total with Series A equity funding…