Singapore’s Flash Coffee raises $50M in Series B round led by White Star Capital

Singapore-based tech-enabled coffee chain Flash Coffee has announced the successful completion of its Series B financing round led by White Star Capital, raising a total of $50…

Doceree partners with Hello Health to strengthen global footprint; forays into eight SEA markets

Doceree, a global platform building solutions for healthcare professional marketing (HCP) programmatic marketing with proprietary data tool, has on Wednesday announced its…

Foodland Ventures’ AgriFood Tech Accelerator opens for applications

Foodland Ventures, the VC & Accelerator built for AgriFood Tech founders, has officially kicked off its third accelerator cohort intake.

BEYOND Expo 2023 opens in Macao, redefining technology

The three-day expo will focus on showcasing and discussing technologies related to consumer technology, healthcare, and sustainability.

Singapore’s ecoSPIRITS closes $10M Series A fundraise led by Closed Loop Partners

Singapore-based circular economy technology company ecoSPIRITS has raised $10 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round, led by New York-based circular economy…

Hong Kong’s ESR expands into Thailand, investing $235M to develop two logistics and industrial parks

Hong Kong-based real asset manager powered by the new economy ESR Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, has on Wednesday announced its expansion into Thailand, with the…

Malaysian government launches MYStartup NXT to create sustainable startup ecosystem

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) in Malaysia, through Cradle Fund Sdn. Bhd. (Cradle), has on Tuesday launched a series of micro- conferences, MYStartup NXT,…

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Are biometrics truly the key to securing Malaysia’s banking sector?

One can’t help to wonder — what’s the next course of action for banks? Is biometric technology truly mature enough to be the silver bullet that provides airtight security and…

Japan’s Genesia Ventures raises $110M in final close of the third fund

Japanese venture capital firm Genesia Ventures said Wednesday it has raised $110 million in final close of the third fund. Organizations including Canal Ventures, Cygames, DBJ…

Tenity launches XRPL Accelerator in Singapore for early-stage startups building on the XRP Ledger

Switzerland-based venture capital firm Tenity has on Tuesday announced that it has become the first program partner of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) Accelerator in Asia Pacific with the…

Indonesia’s Ruangguru acquires Vietnamese live teaching platform Mclass to expand market reach

Ruangguru, an Indonesia-based education technology company, has completed the acquisition of Mclass, an online learning platform in Vietnam that offers live teaching solutions to…

Mastercard launches new data and services hub in Malaysia to serve the Asia Pacific region

Global payment firm Mastercard has on Tuesday opened its new office and launch of its data and services (D&S) hub in Kuala Lumpur, which will serve clients across the Asia…

Animoca Brands partners stc play to distribute games on stc play gaming platform

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company gaming firm, has partnered with stc play, a Saudi Arabia's gaming platform, to collaborate on publishing video games in Middle East and…

Singapore’s SquareX raises $6M in seed round led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia

SquareX, a Singapore-based cybersecurity startup, announced Wednesday it has raised $6 million in a seed round led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia. SquareX will use the funds…