Navigating complex public transportation systems with Rumbo
Bangkok is rapidly urbanizing, and that is going to drive more demand for mobility – including public transportation.
Global Brain partners with Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company on $39M corporate venture capital fund
Global Brain Corporation (Global Brain) and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Meiji Yasuda) have jointly established “Meiji Yasuda Future Innovation Fund L.P.” with JPY 5…
Temasek participates in US’s EV battery maker ONE $300M funding
Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE), a United States-based energy storage technology company, has on Wednesday announced it has closed a $300 million Series B capital raise at a post-money…
ION Mobility closes $18.7M Series A funding, brings TVS Motor Company on board as strategic investor
Singapore-based electric vehicle (EV) maker ION Mobility (ION) has on Thursday announced new investments of $18.7 million in its Series A funding round. Additionally, the company…
Singapore Management University signs MOU with Kajima to jointly develop the built environment sector and shape future cities
Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) has on Friday announced a three-year partnership with Kajima Asia Pacific Holdings Pte.…
Grab appoints Adelene Foo as Managing Director of Grab Malaysia
Grab, a leading everyday superapp in Southeast Asia, has announced the appointment of Adelene Foo as Managing Director of Grab Malaysia, effective February 1, 2023. In her role,…
Carousell integrates Laku6 team, AI-first diagnostics technology to drive mobile recommerce expansion across Greater Southeast Asia
Carousell Group, the Singapore-based multi-category platform for secondhand, has integrated the Laku6 team's expertise and proprietary artificial intelligence (AI)-first…
Gobi Partners onboards Malaysian startups Durioo+, Lapasar, Paywatch and pitchIN to the Gobi Superseed II Fund
Gobi Partners, the Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm with $1.5 billion in assets under management, has onboarded four more promising Malaysian startups to its Gobi Superseed II…
SUSI Partners sets up Southeast Asian renewables platform
Swiss clean energy fund manager SUSI Partners, through its Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF), has launched a platform for the development of utility-scale renewable energy…
Taiwan’s WeMo raises $15M from AppWorks to accelerate Southeast Asia expansion
WeMo Corp, a Taiwan-based urban mobility technologies firm, has on Wednesday announced the completion of a US$15 million Series A+ round of financing led by AppWorks, with…
US’s Strike partners Pouch.ph to expand lightning-fast money transfers to the Philippines
Strike, the United States-based digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, has on Tuesday announced the expansion of its “Send Globally” product to the…
Indonesian cybersecurity firm Peris.ai secures funding led by East Ventures
Peris.ai, an Indonesian-based cybersecurity as a service startup, has on Wednesday announced the new funding led by East Ventures, a sector-agnostic venture capital firm in…
