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…
SoftBank Robotics partners UnaBiz to integrate IoT and robotics to boost facility management operations efficiencies
SoftBank Robotics Group Corp., a robotics solutions provider under Softbank, announced Monday that it has partnered with UnaBiz, a massive internet of things (IoT) provider based…
Vietnam’s Society Pass spins-off lifestyle e-commerce arm Leflair into Leflair Group
Society Pass Inc (SoPa), a Vietnam-based loyalty and ecommerce firm, announced Friday the completion of restructuring Leflair's Vietnam operations with the spin-off of Leflair…
Vietnam’s Vinfast integrates Amazon Alexa Voice AI into electric vehicles
VinFast, the electric vehicle manufacturer of Vietnam-based Vingroup, on Thursday announced plans to integrate the Amazon Alexa voice experience into its vehicles beginning in…
Singaporean ride-hailing app Ryde to launch community NFT project
Singaporean ride-hailing app Ryde said Friday it will be launching the non-fungible token (NFT) project as part of its efforts to grow and strengthen its community of users. The…
Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands to acquire French blockchain game developer Darewise
Animoca Brands, the company Hong Kong-based firm advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Wednesday it will acquire Darewise Entertainment, a…
Japan e-scooter sharing operator Luup raises $8M through debt and asset financing
Luup, Inc, a Japan-based sharing service of electric micromobility including e-scooters and e-bikes, said Wednesday it has raised a total of 1 billion yen ($7.97 million) through…
