CREDAI and Venture Catalysts form $100M Proptech fund in India

The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) and Venture Catalysts, an India-based integrated incubator and accelerator for startups, have partnered…

Australia’s Morse Micro raises $140M Series B funding led by Japan’s MegaChips Corporation

Morse Micro, an Australia-based fabless semiconductor company reinventing Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced Tuesday $140 million in Series B funding. The round was…

China’s Tencent up stake in French gaming firm Ubisoft

Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate Tencent has increased its stake in French gaming firm Ubisoft to 9.99 percent from 4.5 percent. Tencent is paying…

How will AI continue to contribute to the gaming experience?

Soon, AI will assist game developers in creating realistic worlds that don’t cost as much as a Hollywood blockbuster. For instance, it can take dozens of hours for a game artist…

Malaysia government wants to tap huge potential in UAS sector – report

The government will also develop the UAS Traffic Management System (UAS-TM).

Indonesia’s Akulaku partners with China’s Alipay+ for BNPL service

Akulaku, an Indonesia-based banking and digital finance platform, announced Tuesday the Akulaku PayLater partnership with Chinese cross-border digital payments firm Alipay+, which…

5 ways embedded finance is changing the financial services experience

Embedded finance is making the financial services industry more vibrant and competitive. But that also means that without a banking-as-a-service adoption strategy, conventional…

Indonesia’s Gokomodo raises $26M Series A funding led by East Ventures

Gokomodo, an Indonesian agriculture supply chain platform, announced Tuesday a $26 million series A funding round led by East Ventures. Other investors participating in the…

Grab rival Be Group gets $60M loan for Vietnam expansion – report

The ride-hailing market in Vietnam is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of more than 28 percent over the next five years, according to research firm Mordor Intelligence.

Malaysia’s Capital A ‘progressing’ with AirAsia Aviation, airasia Super App New York listing plan – report

The listing in the US market would be attractive given the liquidity and the diverse investor reach that it can provide, Capital A previously said.

Surge in digital adoption shows no sign of slowing down, Telenor survey shows

Surge in digital adoption shows no sign of slowing down as three in four expect mobile usage to increase, with Thai respondents leading this trend, a study showed Monday.

Singapore’s Eezee raises $7.5M Series A round led by Ayala’s VC arm

Singapore-based procurement start-up Eezee revealed Monday that it has raised $7.5 million in its Series A round. This was led by Ayala Corporate Technology Innovation Venture…

Singapore’s Docquity raises $44M series C round led by Itochu Corporation

Singapore-based health tech firm Docquity announced Monday that it has raised a total of $44 million in its Series C financing round, led by existing investor Japan's Itochu…

Indonesian credit tech startup SkorLife scores $2.2M pre-seed funding

Indonesia-based credit tech startup SkorLife announced Monday that it has raised a $2.2 million pre-seed funding round from a group of high-profile investors. AC Ventures…