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While Grab did not disclose the financials of the transaction in the filing, the deal is said to be worth between MYR1.5 billion ($354 million) and MYR1.8 billion ($425.42 million), local media reported, quoting sources.

Brinc announced the closing of its $30 million Series B fundraise and a further $100 million for startup investments, led by Hong Kong unicorn Animoca Brands. The new capital will fuel Brinc’s global platform expansion across new locations and verticals – allowing more investors and corporate partners to leverage funds, accelerators and bespoke-deal…

Improving the family office is a serious concern since most of the 17,000 family offices are believed to be inefficient, siloed, and fragmented. The family office market is growing exponentially, and it would be greatly beneficial to have a way to raise its efficiency.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region. It is planning to invest an estimated $5 billion in Indonesia over the next 15 years through the new AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region, which includes capital expenditures on the construction of data centers, operational expenses related to ongoing utilities and…

Zoomcar announced its launch of operations in the Philippines. The company plans to invest $25 million across the Philippines in the next 12 months to fuel its expansion in the country. In its recent push into the Southeast Asia region, the company appointed Gene Angelo Ferrer as its country head in the Philippines to help scale their business. The company…

Lemonilo, an Indonesian healthy lifestyle consumer goods company, has raised a US$36 million Series C funding led by Sofina. Sequoia Capital India, Lemonilo’s current investor, also participated in the round. Through this funding, Lemonilo plans to strengthen its current business and expand to international markets, the company said in a statement.

AcadArena has recently secured $3.5 million in funding led by token fund 1KX, Korean blockchain venture capital firm Hashed, and others. Over 50 investors from prominent businesses across the world participated in the seed round, whose funds are meant to hire more manpower, acquire more play-to-earn assets, product development, strategic partnerships, and…

Digital gaming and eSports continue to advance further and become more enticing for players. Their popularity, particularly in the midst of a pandemic, is also in a way blurring the lines between traditional gaming and digital gaming.

Getting real-time visibility across the entire IT environment is critical to maintaining operations and enabling innovation, says AppDynamics CTO Joe Byrne, in a TechNode Global Q&A.