Malaysia’s Iskandar Investment provides funding access, opens doors for tech startups through Match@Medini pitching program

Iskandar Investment Bhd aims to be the bridge between Malaysian start-ups and local and regional investors to facilitate access to fundings.

Blume Ventures announces first close of new opportunity cum continuity fund at $25M

Indian venture capital firm Blume Ventures has on Wednesday announced the first close of its new opportunity cum continuity fund, Fund 1Y. This is the firm’s third growth fund,…

Swiss impact investor responsAbility raises $106M for climate-smart agriculture and food fund

Swiss impact investor responsAbility has raised $106 million for its climate-smart agriculture and food fund that will invest in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Africa.

Animoca Brands’ subsidiary Anichess completes oversubscribed $1.5M seed round

Anichess, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands, has on Thursday announced the completion of an oversubscribed seed round that raised $1.5 million from…

Singapore’s Frontline Industrial Software raises $700,000 in seed round led by Cocoon Capital

Singapore-based deep tech firm Frontline Industrial Software (Frontline) has on Thursday announced that it has raised a $700,000 in seed round led by Cocoon Capital to…

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The tragedy of the data commons: Why new strategies are needed to bring harmony to IT

#Data, much like drinking water, is a critical resource. Developers need to use this data, and logically, they want to use it as much as possible as it enables them to build…

Singapore’s Integra Partners leads $7M funding round in Germany’s CleanHub

CleanHub, the Germany-based company that stopping plastic from entering oceans, has on Wednesday announced it has raised $7 million in funding led by Integra Partners and…

Singapore-based climate-tech company Transitry secures $600,000 Pre-Seed funding

Transitry, a Singapore-based climate-tech company, has on Wednesday announced the successful completion of its Pre-Seed funding round, securing a total of $600,000. Prominent…

Singapore’s dtcpay raises $16.5M in Pre-Series A funding round led by Kwee Liong Tek

Dtcpay, a Singapore-based digital payments platform, on Wednesday announced it has raised $16.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round. Singapore's conglomerate family business…

India’s Digantara raises $10M is Series A1 funding led by Peak XV Partners and Kalaari Capital

Digantara, an India-based space situational awareness (SSA) company, announced Tuesday that it has raised $10 million in a Series A1 funding round to further develop its…

Samsung Ventures invests in wearables sleep tech firm Earable Neuroscience

The United States and Vietnam-based wearables sleep tech firm Earable Neuroscience has announced the completion of the investment process in its bridge round by Samsung Ventures…

Monetary Authority of Singapore proposes standards for digital money

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Wednesday published a whitepaper proposing a common protocol to specify conditions for the use of digital money such as central…

Indonesia’s Slice closes $645,000 seed round led by Intudo Ventures and Arise

Slice Group, an Indonesian developer of creator management tools for the creator economy, has on Wednesday announced the completion of a $645,000 seed round of financing led by…

MYStartup partners Maxis, Petronas, Cyberview and airasia academy to support Malaysian startups

MYStartup, an initiative by the Ministry of Science of Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), has partnered with Malaysian firms Maxis, Petroliam…