SUSI Partners closes Southeast Asia Energy Transition Fund at $120M

Swiss infrastructure fund manager SUSI Partners has held a final closing for Southeast Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF) at the end of May, bringing total fund commitments to…

Recharge Capital launches $200M women’s healthcare fund

New York and Singapore-based private investment firm Recharge Capital has on Thursday announced the successful closure of the first tranche of its $200 million Women’s Healthcare…

Carro and Jardine Cycle & Carriage ink $60M automotive strategic partnership

Singapore-based used car marketplace Carro and Jardine Cycle & Carriage (JC&C) have announced on Friday a $60 million strategic partnership that aims to redefine the used…

Y Combinator-backed Wed3 startup Poko raises $4.5M funding from prominent investors

Poko (Pokoapp.xyz), a Y Combinator-backed Singapore Web 3 startup, has on Thursday announced the successful completion of its seed round, raising $4.5 million in funding. The…

Tiktok, Bytedance

ByteDance’s TikTok to invest ‘billions’ in Southeast Asia, says CEO

Southeast Asia is one of TikTok’s biggest markets in terms of user numbers.

ADDX names former SGX Senior Managing Director as Chairman

Singapore-based private market exchange ADDX has appointed Chew Sutat, former senior managing director at the Singapore Exchange (SGX), as its chairman.

Singaporean fintech firm Pilon secures fresh funding Kaya Founders

Pilon, a Singapore-headquartered FinTech firm that offers cloud-based supply chain financing system, announced Thursday that it has successfully secured a top-up round from…

Singapore’s Decentralised Gaming Ventures secures seven-figure investment from Korean venture fund

Decentralised Gaming Ventures, a Singapore-based web3 game venture builder, has on Thursday announced a seven-figure investment round led by Korean venture fund, Hashed.

Australian energy start-up Sicona Battery Technologies raises $15M in Series A funding

Australian energy start-up Sicona Battery Technologies (Sicona) has on Wednesday announced it has raised AUD 22 million ($15 million) in Series A funding which will be used to…

Mocaverse launches custom NFT marketplace with Rarible to address community safety

Mocaverse, the Animoca Brands membership non-fungible token (NFT) collection, has partnered with Rarible, a NFT platform for creators and brands, to launch Mocaverse Marketplace,…

Over 40 percent of Singapore IT leaders doubt digital infrastructure’s readiness for AI, says Equinix

More than four in ten information technology (IT) leaders surveyed in Asia-Pacific (44 percent) believe their existing IT infrastructure is not fully prepared for the demands of…

Digital banking is the most competitive sector in Southeast Asia’s fintech market, says Rabocash

The digital banking sector is the most competitive in the Southeast Asia (SEA), with a score of 9,692 on the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) (reverse) index, Robocash Group said…

Southeast Asia ecommerce achieves $ 99.5B GMV in 2022, says Momentum Works

Southeast Asia Ecommerce achieved $99.5 billion gross merchandises value (GMV) in 2022, 1.8 times that of 2020 - the first year of the pandemic, a report showed Thursday.…

Gusto Collective expands into SEA with acquisition of Mercury Integrated

Hong Kong-based brand technology group Gusto Collective is expanding into Southeast Asia (SEA) with acquisition of Singapore-based luxury-marketing firm Mercury Integrated.