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Digital health platform Doctor Anywhere closes $65.7M Series C, deepens expansion into Southeast Asia
DA has built a strong ecosystem of payers, providers, and patients across its core markets. It has close to 2,800 doctors and medical professionals within its network in the region, and it also works closely with major hospitals and healthcare institutions.
Can we finally predict earthquakes? With AI and data collection, AETA may have figured it out
It is a combination of using new technology (advanced sensory systems using high frequencies), data collection (big data), and AI to run earthquake prediction. This current model is capable of forecasting an earthquake up to 7 days in advance.
Malaysia’s gig workers employment platform Troopers bags close to $1M in Series A round
The investment will be used for technology development, marketing, and working capital to further expand its business In Malaysia.
Malaysia’s Islamic crowdfunding platform Ethis Group raises $1.7M in pre-Series A round
This ‘Super Angel’ round included leaders and executives from Islamic finance and fund management across various jurisdictions.
Indonesia’s J&T Express eyes shifting US IPO to Hong Kong – report
The Jakarta-based logistics unicorn is working with Bank of America Corp, China International Capital Corp and Morgan Stanley on the potential first-time share sale as soon as next year, Bloomberg reported, quoting people familiar with the matter.
How working remotely increases productivity
The work-from-home model has grown in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with that, employees are finding it delightful to work in their comfort zone. Undoubtedly, remote work does provide employees leverage over various important household chores but at the same time, it also helps them to boost their productivity.
ScaleUp Malaysia inks memorandum of cooperation with Technology Park Malaysia in strategic public-private partnership
The partnership between TPM and ScaleUp Malaysia will provide startups better access to government resources that include labs, infrastructure, and other facilities, as well as regulatory facilitation to advance innovation.
Chicago-based foodtech Nature’s Fynd is out to capture APAC’s slice of the alt-protein pie [Q&A]
Fresh off a US$350 million Series C round led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2, Chicago-based fungi protein startup Nature’s Fynd is bypassing typical alt-protein markets in Europe to expand across Asia Pacific aggressively in 2022. Nature’s Fynd Chief Marketing Officer Karuna Rawal tells TechNode Global why.
Singapore’s F&B startup Chope & Alipay forms strategic partnership
Through this strategic partnership, Alipay will provide Chope with its mini program Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and know-how, while Chope becomes Alipay's platform partner with the capability to integrate a variety of mini programs quickly and flexibly.
Vietnam HealthTech startup Medici secures insurance broker license, will integrate health & life insurance services
With this highly competitive license, Medici can distribute a large variety of health and life insurance products on their platform, support customers with claims management, and co-develop insurance products leveraging the data and insights collected through existing services.
