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Singapore co-working firm Deskimo raises $3M Seed Round and expands to Jakarta
Combinator-backed Deskimo closed a $3M Seed financing round and is now launching in Jakarta as its first expansion market after Singapore and Hong Kong. The Singapore-based startup sees strong demand from companies that move to a permanently hybrid workplace, a shift that is happening all around the world.
Thailand’s WHA Group invests in Thai logistics startup Giztix’s $7.75M Series B funding round
WHA Group has joined Bualuang Ventures to become the main investor in the Series B funding round of GIZTIX, a Thai startup that provides a digital platform for e-Logistics, with total funding of more than $7.75 million. GIZTIX plans to use the funds to develop services and technologies in transportation and to expand the service areas while reducing…
Singapore energy management firm Resync Technologies secures $2M Series A from GGV Capital to power an AI-driven, greener energy future
Resync Technologies (Resync) has raised $2 million in Series A funding from global venture firm GGV Capital. The investment will back the company’s plans to innovate and develop more advanced features for its energy cloud platform, while expanding to more markets across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Australia’s Airwallex raises additional $100M in Series E1 led by Lone Pine Capital, valuation reaches $5.5B
The funding comes just a month after Airwallex announced an oversubscribed Series E round as the company looks to accelerate its global expansion plans. This latest round takes Airwallex’s total Series E fundraising to $300 million, with $802 million raised in total.
ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Corporate Innovation Awards finalists
The ORIGIN Innovation Awards recognizes outstanding startups, corporate innovators, and movers and shakers in the Asia Pacific region poised for growth. The awards celebrate the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, and also seek to inspire the dreamer in all of us.
The Future of Retail [BEYOND Virtual Panel]
Automated solutions are revolutionizing the retail sector. The panel looks at existing and future use cases in the coffee segment, including coffee robots, 5G cafes, and automated coffee corners. These are all aimed at increasing convenience for the customer while empowering baristas and nutritionists to focus on what they do best: create new recipes,…
Malaysia EdTech firm ReSkills EdTech raises $1.5M funding for Southeast Asia expansion
ReSkills EdTech has recently secured a $1.5 million investment from a group of private angel investors led by JSF Platinum to boost growth plans and stabilize its expansion, especially in the Southeast Asian region.
Vietnam’s Society Pass eyes M&A opportunities in Indonesia, Philippines after share price jumps more than 400% on NASDAQ
The firm is keen to pursue acquisitions in categories that augment its loyalty point ecosystem, as well as e-Commerce and online travel.
Malaysia’s Sunway Group and Indonesia’s Kejora Capital launch $25M fund to support early-stage Malaysian startups
Orbit Malaysia will actively invest in Series A, industry-leading companies operating in the FinTech, AgriTech, eCommerce, EdTech and HealthTech sectors, and will invest not only in Malaysian startups, but also significantly in other high-growth Southeast Asian startups.
