Latest news and trends about tech

Indonesia’s GoTo to raise $1.1B in IPO

Indonesia's largest tech firm GoTo Group said Thursday it will raise total $1.1 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), which would make this the third largest IPO in Asia and fifth largest in the world this year. The IPO price has been set in the top half of the range at IDR338 ($0.024) per share, representing a projected market capitalization of…

RaiSE unveils initiatives to scale up public-private synergies in Singapore’s social ecosystem

The Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise raiSE on Wednesday unveiled initiatives to catalyse financing, capabilities, and talent to scale up public-private synergies in Singapore’s social ecosystem.

Singapore’s Carzuno launches car subscription services in Thailand

Carzuno, a Singapore-based all-inclusive subscription platform for cars, announced Thursday that it has launched its operations across Thailand. The company has hired Wisate Kirin (ex-Carro, Toyota, Michelin) and Cathrin Samijtwong (ex-Servcorp, HappyFresh) to spearhead the car subscription operations in Thailand and enhance Carzuno's service ofering by…

Hong Kong’s Lalamove seeks to raise $500M fresh funds at $10B valuation – report

The company is gauging interest from potential investors, one of the people said. The startup had been weighing a $1 billion Hong Kong initial public offering after preparations for a US debut stalled.

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform launches in Asia to provide support to entrepreneurs and early-stage startups

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is designed specifically for early-stage startups to lower the barriers of business creation, be a catalyst for entrepreneurship and innovation, and contribute to easing the journey from an idea to a unicorn. It is available to all startups in Asia, including those without third-party backing, as part of Microsoft’s…

US and Japan-based gumi Cryptos Capital raises $110M early-stage fund to invest in blockchain startups

Gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC), a blockchain-focused venture capital firm based in United States and Japan, announced Wednesday the completion of raising $110 million for its second blockchain-focused early-stage fund. The fund will target exceptional developers, projects, DAOs, guilds, apps, games, and protocols at any layer at the earliest stage and is…

Malaysia’s Hatten Land signs agreement with new partner for crypto mining activities

Hatten Land Limited and together with its subsidiaries, announced Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Hatten Edge Pte. Ltd. has entered into a crypto mining facility and support services agreement with a new business partner, where up to 550 crypto mining rigs can be added to the group's crypto mining activites and deployed across its crypto mining…

Debunking 5 myths about digitalizing Indonesia’s logistics with Ritase CTO David Samuel

Indonesian logistics in the next five years can only get more interesting as the key principle driving us into the future is efficiency; How to be more efficient? How to be more productive? How to reduce human error? How to save more time and money? And importantly, how can we reduce our carbon footprint?

Singapore’s Pace acquires regional BNPL pioneer Rely to strengthen its FinTech position in the region

Pace Enterprise (Pace), a Singapore-based FinTech solutions company with "Buy Now Pay Later" (BNPL) platform, announced Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Rely, the home-grown FinTech startup that offers BNPL services in the region, for an undisclosed sum.

India’s Pine Labs raises $50M from United Kingdom’s Vitruvian Partners

Indian merchant commerce platform Pine Labs announced Wednesday a new investment of $50 million from Vitruvian Partners, a London-headquartered international investment firm.