NFT game project Slime Royale receives strategic investment from Vietnamese game firm Appota Group

Slime Royale has announced a strategic investment and incubation support from Appota Group. The Appota Group's investment and companionship would help Slime Royale access Appota…

Taiwan podcast firm SoundOn Global receives strategic investment From Taiwan Mobile

SoundOn Global has received a strategic investment from Taiwan’s telecommunications group Taiwan Mobile.

Indonesia’s Lumina is backed by Y-Combinator and Alpha JWC to build job community platform for the working class

Lumina announced Monday the company is now backed by Y Combinator (YC) and Alpha JWC Ventures. With the funding, Lumina plans to triple the size of its engineering team where the…

Malaysian venture capital firm 1337 Ventures launches new $290,000 fund for Malaysian startups

1337 Ventures announced a new MYR1.2 million ($290,000) 1337 Accelerator Fund I to invest into promising early-stage Malaysian startups.The new fund is open to seed-stage startups…

AC Ventures’ Adrian Li says Indonesia’s the most compelling market to invest in ASEAN [Q&A]

Last month, AC Ventures had closed its Fund III with over $205 million in committed capital.

Kakao-backed blockchain platform Klaytn inks five key partnerships for global expansion

Klaytn, a public blockchain platform developed by internet giant Kakao Corp, has signed five key partnership deals to pursue its global expansion plans.Its mandate for 2022 is to…

Malaysia B2B startup Dropee raises $7M Series A round led by Vynn Capital

Dropee has completed its $7 million Series A round comprising a combination of equity and debt investments from new and existing investors. The current financing round, led by…

Hong Kong restaurant management firm Bistrochat raises $1M in a funding led by SOSV

Bistrochat has raised $1 million in a funding led by SOSV. The funding will be used to expand the commercial footprint and further develop the software to keep its innovative…

Operationalizing Analytics: The real value of data analytics goes beyond just telling you what happened or what will happen, but what you should do about it

When looking at analytics, it’s useful to consider the important role that relational database management systems play in the process, including considering how the database…

Singapore workforce management solution start-up StaffAny raises $3.4 million in Series A Funding led by GGV Capital

StaffAny has raised $3.4 million in its Series A funding round. This investment was led by GGV Capital, with participation from East Ventures, FreakOut Shinsei Fund, Far East…

NPX Capital makes an additional investment of $43M into South Korean digital content developer Copin Communications

NPX Capital announced that the firm through its private equity arm NPX Private Equity has invested $43 million into South Korean digital content developer Copin Communications.…

Winners of prestigious $4.5M Global Sci-Tech VinFuture prizes announced

The VinFuture Prize rewards breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations with humanitarian outcomes. The VinFuture Prize is aligned with one or more of the UN’s…

Live from Hanoi: VinFuture Prize Inaugral Award Ceremony

One year after its launch, the VinFuture Prize Council has completed the evaluation process and selected 4 groundbreaking scientific innovations that have made and will continue…