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Malaysia’s BEYOND4 aims to build more profitable startups with its accelerator programs
On Tuesday, 15 startups across nine verticals including manufacturing, SAAS, HealthTech, logisitcs, AgriTech, FoodTech, FinTech, EdTech and PropTech were chosen to pitch on the demo day.
How the rise of mobile gaming is unlocking new opportunities for marketers
The popularity of mobile gaming creates an opportunity for users, developers and marketers all alike with in-app advertising.
Taiwan’s Aiello raises $5.8M to expand its voice AI solutions internationally
Aiello Inc., a Taiwan-based natural language processing and voice artificial intelligence (AI) startup, announced Monday it has raised $5.8 million in a Series Pre-A+ funding round. The round was led by two major institutional investors, JAFCO Asia and Wistron Corporation.
AC Ventures partners CTO-as-a-service firm 8020cto to boost Southeast Asian tech teams
8020cto, a CTO-as-a-service company, has partnered with AC Ventures by committing to provide engineering leadership solutions for the firm’s portfolio companies.
X-PITCH 2022 Global TOP150 announced
150 semi-finalists of this year’s X-PITCH were selected from 4,000+ startups in 51 countries.
Malaysia’s Aerodyne secures $30M strategic investment bridging round led by Petronas
Malaysia-based drone service provider Aerodyne Group announced Monday that it had raised $30 million as part of its latest bridging round. Iits long-time client Petronas, via its corporate venture capital arm Petronas Ventures, has led the funding round.
How AI will change the business of publishing
Customers want personalized content, and they want it fast.
Thailand’s LINE MAN Wongnai raises $265M Series B funding led by GIC and Line
LINE MAN Wongnai, a Thailand-based food delivery startup, announced Monday that it has raised $265 million in a Series-B investment round led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and LINE Corporation. This fundraising round was also joined by BRV Capital Management, PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR), Bualuang Ventures and Taiwan…
Can big data help sari-sari stores navigate the looming supply crisis?
By directly connecting them to the manufacturers and brands, sari-sari stores can access supplies for lower prices; thus, they can stock up on commodities that meet customers’ demands in a given circumstance. Besides, it’s always convenient if demands are readily available on their shelves for the consumers.
Malaysia’s Instapay Technologies raises $4.75M Series A funding led by Daiwa Securities-backed fund
Malaysia-based payments fintech firm Instapay Technologies Sdn Bhd, has raised $4.75 million Series A funding round, to fuel its growth in ASEAN and Middle East markets.
