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Hubble Pte Ltd has concluded its Series B funding round with S$11.35 million ($8.45 million) of investment. The round brings new investors to the table, such as Singapore and Australia’s Taronga Ventures, Singapore’s Kajima Ventures and Singapore’s Seeds Capital, to participate alongside existing investors OSK Capital Partners of Malaysia and…

Bananas has secured $1 million in seed funding led by East Ventures, with the participation from SMDV, ARISE, MDI Ventures and a few angel investors. It has also been accepted into the prestigious YCombinator Winter 2022 batch that has a 2 percent acceptance rate among tech startups who applied globally, adding Y Combinator as one of Bananas’ investors with…

An increasing number of event organisers have realised the benefits of digital transformation. Enhanced ROI, reach, and savings are just a few of the benefits we can list resulting from virtual events; every virtual event generates at least 10x value for event organisers.

Sirka has completed its $2.6 million seed funding round co-led by AC Ventures and Wavemaker Group. Sequoia, YC, Goodwater Capital, and several angel investors, such as ex-Sequoia’s Tim Lee and singer or entrepreneur Maudy Ayunda, also participated in the round. the funding received will be focused on building the largest and most active health community in…

In this TechNode Global Q&A, Professor Albert P. Pisano, Co-Chair, VinFuture Pre-Screening Council, shares his insights into the process of scientific discovery and how great scientists need to be humanitarians as well. "It is most important to keep in mind that the real purpose for doing all of this is to help people," he tells TechNode Global.

"The idea for Makan For Hope sparked while thinking how to bring the ecosystem together and give back in different ways to create long-lasting impact. It is easy to have goodwill in good times, but in these trying times, how we help others will make a greater difference."

Gobble has raised $1.3 million in a seed round co-led by BEENEXT and Flash Ventures. Notable angel investors who have backed Gobble in this round include Warren Tseng (former RGM, Uber APAC), Siddharth Shanker (former General Manager at Deliveroo Singapore), and Abhishek Sahay (Regional Director, Foodpanda), Gobble will use the funds to launch its platform…

Kyoto Fusioneering has raised 1.33 billion yen ($11.7 million) in its latest round of funding, bringing the total amount of funds raised by the startup. to 1.67 billion yen ($ 14.7 million). The oversubscribed series B funding round was supported by existing investors, Coral Capital Co., and underwritten by five new investors from some of Japan's top…

Retailo has raised $36 million in its Series A investment round which was a mix of equity and venture debt. The round was led by Graphene Ventures and is joined by leading investors that include 500 Global, Agility, Aujan, Tech Invest Com and Mentor’s Fund. The venture debt was raised from Nahda Fund. Additionally, Shorooq Partners, Abercross Holdings,…

"More VCs in the medium and long-term with bigger war chests. This would mean more funds to deploy and the ability to grow the startup ecosystem more rapidly."