Dat Bike, HSBC enter strategic partnership to back Vietnamese EV firms

HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. (HSBC Vietnam) and Dat Bike Vietnam Ltd. (Dat Bike) have signed a strategic agreement which allows the Vietnam’s international bank to help the electronic…

Singapore’s Igloo launches new insurance products across Southeast Asia

Singapore-based insurtech firm Igloo has launched a range of new insurance products aimed at addressing emerging risks and the underserved needs of consumers and businesses in…

Thailand’s KTC partners China’s Ant Group to introduce ‘Alipay+’ to Thai Merchants

Thailand-based consumer financial services company Krungthai Card Public Company Limited (KTC) has partnered with China-based technology firm Ant Group to launch has launched…

India’s Arkam Ventures launches $180 million fund to tap “Middle India” opportunity

Indian venture capital firm Arkam Ventures has launched its Fund II with a target size of $180 million to tap "Middle India" opportunity. The fund will continue to build a…

Hong Kong greentech firm Ampd Energy raises $8M funding for global expansion

Ampd Energy (Ampd), a trailblazing startup and energy storage systems provider based in Hong Kong, has raised $8 million in an extension of Series A funding for global expansion.…

Iskandar Investment collaborates with seven EV players to promote EV use in Malaysia

In keeping up with global efforts towards sustainable development and reducing carbon emissions, Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) has on Monday announced a document exchange…

Singapore’s Lion TCR secures $40M in Series B2 financing led by Chinese investors

Lion TCR, a Singapore-based clinical-stage T-cell immunotherapy company, has announced the successful completion of its $40 million Series B2 financing round. Guangzhou Industrial…

Pouch.ph launches Send Globally feature to ease money transfers from the Philippines to US banks

Pouch, the lightning payment operator in the Philippines, has introduces its latest app feature "Send Globally" to facilitate instant, low-cost, and safe money transfers from the…

Switzerland’s ABB invests $1M in New Digital Solutions and Training Center in Singapore

ABB, a Switzerland-based global technology company, has announced that it is investing $1 million to open a Digital Solutions & Training Center in Singapore, the first of its…

Malaysia’s iMotorbike raises $2.6M in Series A round led by Gobi Partners and Ondine Capital

IMotorbike, a Malaysia-based e-commerce platform for preowned motorcycles, has announced that it has raised MYR12 million ($2.6 million) in its Series A funding round led by Gobi…

Indonesia’s Baskit secures $3.3M seed round to digitize distribution infrastructure for SMEs

Baskit plans to utilize the newly-raised funds to expedite its tech roadmap and extend its reach within #Indonesia. "Our goal is to harmonize the #supplychain, embracing…

Singapore’s Nutrition Technologies gets new investor Bunge Ventures

Singapore-based agtech firm Nutrition Technologies has on Monday welcomed Bunge Ventures, the for-profit principal investing arm of Bunge, a leading global agribusiness, food,…