Vietnam’s VinFast receives $1.2B incentives for US manufacturing hub in North Carolina
Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast announced Thursday it has received a $1.2 billion incentive package from the State of North Carolina for its electric vehicle…
Indonesian poultry startup Chickin raises seed funding led by East Ventures
Chickin, an Indonesia-based poultry startup, said Friday it has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding led by East Ventures with the participation of other investors. The…
Metaverse in 2022 and beyond: NFTs, interoperability, IP rights and more
Such significant investments into the metaverse will more likely than not accelerate its launch, and its potential for many industries, including entertainment, gaming, and social…
India’s Detect Technologies raises $28M Series B funding led by Prosus Ventures
Detect Technologies, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based software as a service (SaaS) enterprise in India, announced Thursday that it has raised $28 million in primary and…
Johnson & Johnson VisionCare and A*STAR’s new eye health digital innovation Consortium harnesses the power of data to empower better eye health in APAC
Johnson & Johnson Vision, a global leader in eye health and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Agency for Science,…
Malaysia’s Carsome appoints football legend & icon Eric Cantona as brand ambassador
Malaysia-based integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome, announced Thursday the appointment of football legend, Eric Cantona, as its brand ambassador. In his capacity as…
Singapore’s Temasek warns of cautious outlook, expects to slow down investment
The state-owned investor has 13 offices in 9 countries around the world: Beijing, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Singapore in Asia; and London, Brussels, New York, San…
The subscription model is here to stay
E-waste is also setting new records with the world generating 53000 kg of e-waste – an average of 7.3 Kg per capita in 2019 and only expected to worsen, increasing by 38 percent…
Ex-Grab Founding member raises Seed Round for leading D2C brand aggregator Tjufoo
Tjufoo announced on Wednesday that it has raised seed funding by TNB Aura, a Singapore-based thesis-led, high conviction venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asian…
Vietnam’s VinFast to raise $4B for US manufacturing facility via banks
Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast said Wednesday it has signed international financing agreements with Credit Suisse and Citigroup in order to raise $4 billion…
Local Wealthcare® platform Hugosave raises $4M
Singapore-based Wealthcare® and savings app Hugosave announced on Wednesday the successful completion of its $4 million pre-Series A funding round, bringing the total amount of…
Animoca Brands raises over $75M to advance vision of open metaverse
Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, announced Tuesday that it has completed a capital raise of $75.32…
Vleppo, Tokel conduct digital procedure to make NFT rights legally enforceable in the real world
Web3 firms Vleppo and Tokel have successfully conducted a breakthrough digital procedure that will pave the way for the blockchain industry and non-fungible token (NFT) owners to…
India’s MedTel Healthcare plans to raise $10M Series A funding
MedTel Healthcare, an India-based business to business (B2B) and business to business to consumer (B2B2C) connected care and remote patient monitoring platform, said Tuesday it is…
