Ex-Fave boss Joel Neoh joins NASDAQ-listed HealthTech firm Prenetics

Prenetics is a genomics and precision oncology company dedicated to transforming patient care through advanced genomic and molecular technologies.

Capital A plans to launch ride-hailing in the Philippines challenging Grab – report

Capital A, previously known as AirAsia Group, has been aggressively building its digital businesses and super app over the last three years as most of its planes were grounded due…

Aurum PropTech acquires Indian proptech brand NestAway for $11M

Aurum PropTech (formerly known as Majesco Limited) has approved the acquisition of up to 100 percent stake in NestAway Technologies Private Limited (NestAway), a PropTech brand in…

Total funding into environment tech companies falls 5 percent year-on-year to $29.9B in 2022, says Tracxn

Tracxn Technologies, a global software as a service (SaaS)-based market intelligence platform, said that the funding in the environment tech sector dropped 5 percent year-on-year…

ORIGIN Conference: Capturing Southeast Asia’s Emerging Generation

The panel explores the importance of understanding and engaging with the younger generation’s value in the modern economy, the challenges businesses face in attracting the younger…

ORIGIN Conference: Planning for Southeast Asia Expansion: Markets and Opportunities

The panelists also shared how their companies are able to expand their businesses regionally, serving their customers with better solutions enabled by the Internet and higher…

Vietnam’s Oxalus raises $1.1M in seed funding led by IDGCVB and Kyber Ventures

Oxalus, a Vietnam-based blockchain startup developing a non-fungible token (NFT) social commerce platform, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding led by IDGCVB and Kyber…

India’s Capillary Technologies raises $45M Series D funding from Avataar Ventures and its LPs

Indian software as a service (SaaS) startup Capillary Technologies has on Thursday announced the successful closure of its Series D funding round at $45 million. The company said…

Malaysian FinTech firm Bayo Pay raises $2.2M in funding led by VentureTECH SBI

Malaysian FinTech firm Bayo Pay (M) Sdn Bhd has raised $2.2 million Series A funding led by venture capital firm VentureTECH SBI Sdn Bhd. VentureTECH SBI and VentureTECH Sdn Bhd…

Singapore private equity firm EMIA to invest in Cambodia’s FWF Full Well and Nisshin Logistics

Singapore-based private equity fund manager Emerging Markets Investment Advisers (EMIA), has on Thursday announced its investment in FWF Full Well and Nisshin Logistics (FWF),…

Is ChatGPT ready for the world? AI experts discuss loopholes and potential solutions

The goal of AI-driven technology is to improve and enhance human life rather than replace humans. The panel encouraged the audience not to worry but instead to learn how to wisely…

Singapore’s Sea Ltd winds down investment arm – report

New York-listed Sea launched Sea Capital in March 2021 with initial capital of $1 billion after buying Hong Kong's Composite Capital Management.

Code Projected Over Woman

Web3 can do for women what fintech hasn’t: Overthrow the old boys club

Web3 has all the requisite tools for fellow disruptors to change the narrative on women leadership in finance and tech. Now is the time for us to create a counterculture,…

ChatGPT app is now available in Malaysia; ranks first on App Store’s Top Chart

A check on App store's top charts on Thursday showed that ChatGPT now ranked number one on the list.