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SMS is a marketing method known to be incredibly effective, as well as a preferred form of communicating with customers. What can businesses do to ensure that they are cutting through the spam and are not contributing to it? How can businesses show they are a trusted SMS and not a scam one?

Companies in Southeast Asia raised a record of $9.8 billion from 121 Initial Public Offerings (IPO) this year, out-performing the full calendar year 2020. The momentum in IPO activity continues to grow even as the region is still battling the Covid-19 pandemic, with the number of IPOs up by 6 percent, total funds raised rose by 39 percent and the total IPO…

Dream Sports, has completed an investment of $840 Million at an $8 billion valuation, led by Falcon Edge, DST Global, D1 Capital, RedBird Capital and Tiger Global. The round also saw participation from existing investors like TPG and Footpath Ventures, making it amongst the largest investments globally in the sports tech sector.

We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Startup Finalists - EduTech and Gaming & Esports for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.

Hepmil Media Group has announced a $10 million Series A funding round led by Quest Ventures, Pavilion Capital and Bent Pixels to support its expansion plans in the region. It will leverage the fund to strengthen its leadership in the digital media space by growing its content and creators’ platform and capabilities, along with expansion of its esports and…

Malaysia is expected to end 2021 with a 4.5 percent GDP growth even with the new COVID-19 surges in the country. Is this the proof of Malaysia’s resilience and success at innovating? How is Malaysia adjusting to the lingering effects of the pandemic? What is innovation’s role in the goal of boosting the country’s economy to weather the challenges of the new…

Here are the finalists for the Startup Awards category in HealthTech & MedTech, and FoodTech & AgriTech

MooVita Pte Ltd has announced that 1Derlife Growth and SEEDS Capital have invested in the Singapore-based autonomous vehicle (AV) tech start-up, in its Series A fundraising round closed at the end of October. It plans to bring its products to Europe while expanding and strengthening its footprint in Asia-Pacific.

Funding Societies launched its green loans product at a time when environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing and sustainable investing are gaining traction in the investing fraternity.

Altimeter Growth Corp will hold the EGM on Nov 30 to seek shareholder approval for the merger.