Grab, NCS to pilot autonomous vehicle robot food delivery service in Singapore

Singapore-based super app Grab and technology services firm NCS, with the support of Sentosa Development Corporation, have teamed up to pilot an autonomous vehicle (AV) robot food…

Singapore e-scooter operator Neuron Mobility raises $43.5M to fuel rapid international expansion

Neuron Mobility, a Singapore-based shared e-scooter and e-bike operator, announced Wednesday it has successfully raised $43.5 million in Series B funding, follows 19 months of…

Vietnamese electric motorbike startup Dat Bike raises $5.3M in Series A led by Jungle Ventures

Dat Bike, a Vietnamese electric motorbike startup, announced Thursday a $5.3 million Series A fundraise led by Jungle Ventures with participation from existing investor Wavemaker…

Singapore’s Adgorithmics partners South Korea’s Klaytn Foundation to launch NFT-based loyalty program

Singapore algorithms e commerce firm Adgorithmics and South Korea blockchain platform Klaytn Foundation announced Thursday a partnership to utilize non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for…

Glife’s Caleb Wu & Novitee’s Benjamin Yang on the impact of data, AI & innovative financing on the future of food [Q&A]

In this TechNode Global Q&A with Caleb Wu, Co-Founder and Deputy CEO of Glife Technologies; and Benjamin Yang, Chief Executive Officer of Novitee, we learn how the partnership…

US-based MassMutual Ventures announces new $300M fund for Europe & APAC

United States-based MassMutual Ventures (MMV) announced Wednesday that its Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe team has launched a new fund of $300 million to invest in early and…

Australian government, Singapore’s The GrowHub deepen collaboration to establish agri food tech innovation center

The GrowHub Innovations Company (The GrowHub), a Singapore-based one- stop farm-to-table solution and strategic export partner of premium agri-food products in Western Australia,…

Singapore’s healthtech startup Biofourmis turns unicorn after raising $300 million Series D investment

Biofourmis, a global leader in virtual care and digital medicine, announced Tuesday it has surpassed unicorn status with a $300 million Series D investment led by leading global…

Blockchain Association Singapore partners BNY Mellon to boost blockchain adoption

Blockchain Association Singapore (BAS) announced Wednesday that global financial institution BNY Mellon has come on board as a strategic collaborator to drive adoption and…

Singapore social music creation platform BandLab raises $65M Series B funding

BandLab, a Singapore-based social music platform, announced Tuesday the close of its Series B round totaling $65 million with a post-money valuation of $315 million. The company…

Hong Kong’s Omnichat raises $1.8M Pre-A round funding to expand business to Southeast Asia

Omnichat, a Hong Kong-based omni-channel chat commerce solution provider, said Wednesday it has raised $1.8 million in Pre-A round funding and announced its business expansion…