Berjaya Corp partners MNC Group to explore E-Money business in Malaysia

Malaysia-listed conglomerate Berjaya Corporation Berhad (BCorp) and Indonesian conglomerate MNC Group arm PT MNC Kapital Indonesia TBK (BCAP) have signed a preliminary nonbinding…

Singapore’s Alchemy Foodtech raises oversubscribed $3M in extended bridge round

Alchemy Foodtech, a Singapore-based food innovation company, has raised $3million from investors including public-listed Thai President Foods, Pine Venture Partners and Selera…

Singlife with Aviva launches accelerator for Insurtech startups

Singapore homegrown financial services company Singlife with Aviva has announced the launch of Singlife Connect, its accelerator programme to support and spur the growth of…

Indonesia’s Fita receives $1.9M strategic investment from INDICO

Fita, a preventive health startup based in Indonesia, has on Wednesday announced a strategic investment of $1.9 million from INDICO, a Telkomsel's subsidiary organizing businesses…

Indonesia’s Suryanesia raises $2M funding led by Intudo Ventures

Suryanesia, an Indonesian clean energy company, has on Thursday announced the completion of a $2 million seed round of financing led by Intudo Ventures.The round also saw the…

Chair of the VinFuture Prize Council: VinFuture Prize 2022 will “reshape” the post-pandemic world [Q&A]

“VinFuture honored the researchers behind global network technology not only because of what this amazing invention has given humanity in the present, but also because of the…

Winners of the second ever VinFuture Prize Awards unveiled

Far exceeding the Prize Council’s expectations on the quantity, quality, applicability, and practical impacts of nominations, the second season of the VinFuture Prize and the…

Doctor Anywhere acquires Singapore-listed Asian Healthcare Specialists, secures additional $38.8M funding

Doctor Anywhere, a regional tech-led healthcare company headquartered in Singapore, announced Wednesday that it has acquired Catalist-listed Asian Healthcare Specialists, an…

Malaysia’s Sersol ventures into electric scooters business

Malaysia-listed coatings business firm Sersol is venturing into selling and producing electric scooters. Its JV firms have partnered China's Chongqing Beidou Jiean Neo-Energy…

UK’s activpayroll acquires Malaysia-based payroll outsourcing and employee mobility specialist Propay Partners

United Kingdom-based human resources tech firm activpayroll has acquired Malaysia-based payroll outsourcing and employee mobility specialist Propay Partners to accelerate its…

Delhivery to acquire Algorhythm Tech to strengthen integrated supply chain solutions offering

Delhivery, India’s largest fully-integrated logistics service provider, said Tuesday it will acquire the Pune-based Algorhythm Tech Pvt. Ltd. that delivers intelligent planning…

India’s Zoomcar appoints Delly Nugraha as Country Head for Indonesia

Zoomcar, the India-based marketplace for car sharing, has on Wednesday announced the appointment of Delly Nugraha as its Country Head for Indonesia. Indonesia is expected to be…

Vietnam’s VinFast gets regulatory approval to sell EVs in United States

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast announced Wednesday that it has received all the necessary certifications to sell cars in the United States, and will begin delivering vehicles to…

Animoca Brands, LayerZero jointly launch global hackerhouse initiative

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming startup, and LayerZero, the Canada-based omnichain interoperability protocol, have launched the LayerZero-Animoca Brands…