Singapore blockchain gaming startup Infinity Force raises $5.5M seed investment led by Animoca Brands
Infinity Force announced its $5.5 million seed-funding raise led by Animoca Brands. Other participants in the round included JUMP Capital, Sky Vision Capital, OKex Blockdream…
Vietnamese blockchain gaming guild Ancient8 raises $4M seed fund from Dragonfly, Pantera, and Hashed
Ancient8 announced the completion of a $4 million round of seed financing led by Dragonfly Capital, Pantera Capital, and Hashed. The round also saw the participation from…
Tookitaki’s Abhishek Chatterjee on enhancing trust and security in FinTech through RegTech driven by AI and collaboration [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Tookitaki’s AML compliance platform harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) to support a family of intelligent specialist compliance applications that set new standards in…
Malaysian edtech startup GuruLab raises $1M seed round to enhance its proprietary analytics platform and expand its offerings
GuruLab has closed a $1 million seed round. It intends to use the funds to enhance its proprietary analytics platform and expand its offerings within Malaysia’s education…
Indonesian used car platform Moladin raises $42M in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital India and Northstar Group
Moladin has raised a $42 million Series A investment round led by Sequoia Capital India and Northstar Group. The investment, which is one of Southeast Asia’s largest Series A…
Hong Kong gaming firm Animoca Brands raises $358.89M at $5B valuation to grow the open metaverse
Animoca Brands has completed a capital raise of $358.89 million at a pre-money valuation of $5 billion. The round was led by Liberty City Ventures, with other investors including…
OnPoint’s Tran Vu Quang on how innovations are optimizing e-commerce operations and driving new opportunities for growth [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
AI technology will also help merchants optimize their operations--reducing wastage in supply chain and increasing resilience. For example, we are able to achieve a highly accurate…
Malaysian content aggregator Newswav raises $1.43M in new Series A funding led by OSK Ventures to drive content, user growth
Newswav has raised RM6 million in its latest Series A funding led by OSK Ventures International Berhad (OSKVI) to further strengthen its market-leader position and drive user…
Singapore’s regulator issues guidelines to discourage cryptocurrency trading by general public
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday issued guidelines giving effect to MAS’ expectations that Digital Payment Token (DPT or more commonly known as cryptocurrency)…
Alpha JWC forecasts Indonesia will produce at least 10 more unicorns by 2025
Alpha JWC Ventures forecasts that Indonesia will produce at least 10 more unicorns by 2025. The VC firm saw four unicorns from its portfolio in 2021, with 14 companies valued…
India’s Imagine Marketing acquires Singapore’s KaHa to boost wearable products
Imagine Marketing Private Limited announced Monday the acquisition of KaHa Pte Limited. The acquisition will enable Imagine Marketing to augment its wearable product offerings in…
Vietnam’s Funtap launches $10M capital fund dedicated to blockchain-focused tech startups
Funtap's unit Funverse Capital has launched its first $10 million-sized investment fund for blockchain-focused tech startups capable of driving profound impact on the fintech and…
Vietnamese social commerce platform Mio raises $8M in Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures
Mio has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures, Patamar Capital, and noted angel investor Oliver Jung. The round also saw participation from existing…
Building a world where the next 1,000 Pokemon GOs are built [Podcast Q&A]
Our “why” at SuperWorld is how do we build a better world? How do we leverage technologies like augmented reality and virtual reality, blockchain, artificial intelligence? How do…
