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The three major food delivery platform companies, Deliveroo, Foodpanda and Grab, have come together to launch the Digital Platforms Industry Association (DPIA). Through the association, these platform companies will strengthen the frameworks, guidelines, and policies that support their delivery partners and merchants.

Launched in July 2022, Quant-Box will become one of the first broker-neutral platforms to offer professionals and individuals the same level of institutional-level real-time market data experience as those enjoyed by much larger buy-side firms. Partnerships with family offices and retail brokers are also on the list to expand their reach with Japanese…

Most Malaysian businesses are planning to accelerate their use of technology over the next year, to drive efficiency and tap into bigger profit opportunities, according to CPA Australia's Business Technology Survey 2022.

Global beverage company Coca-Cola and Southeast Asia’s leading superapp Grab announced Thursday an integrated regional partnership that will build on Coca-Cola’s extensive offline retail presence and Grab’s large online network to unlock growth opportunities in a booming digital consumer market.

Kabina, a property and construction startup in Indonesia, announced Thursday the completion of its seed funding round led by East Ventures, with the participation from several notable angel investors, including Sandra Dewi.

Taiwan-based artificial intelligence (AI) Martech firm, TenMax, announced Wednesday the opening of TenMax Indonesia, the company’s fifth regional office in Asia after Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Japan. The firm plans to bring its full line-up of proprietary AI ad-targeting and martech solutions to the Indonesian market.

Singapore deep-tech firm Quantified Energy Labs Pte. Ltd. (QE-Labs) announced Wednesday that the company has secured $1.5 million angel round funding from investor Liu Xiaosong, for accelerating its commercialization of the company’s proprietary autonomous drone electroluminescence (EL) mapping technology.

MiyaHealth, a Singapore-based HealthTech start-up, has raised an undisclosed sum in additional funding from leading healthcare and technology investors including HealthXCapital, Central Capital Ventura, and SEEDS Capital. The fresh funds will be used to accelerate the company’s product development, hiring, and expansion plans.

Techsauce has partnered with PeerPower, a crowdfunding bond platform to encourage further fundraising activities among Thai startups to increase the competitive edge for Thai businesses in the region.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) has been selected by Algorand Foundation, the world’s most green and secure blockchain ecosystem, to host a new research and education centre aimed at developing and advancing blockchain technologies.