Australia’s Language Confidence raises $1.5M in seed funding from Wavemaker Partners and Investible
Language Confidence has raised $1.5 million seed round to automate the teaching and testing of spoken English. The capital raise was led by Wavemaker Partners with participation…
Korean digital content distribution firm RIDI gets $100B funding led by Singapore’s GIC
RIDI Corporation has signed definitive agreements to receive an investment of KRW 120 billion ($100 million) led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC. Korea Development Bank,…
Three golden tips on how to retain your employees in 2022
One simply can not expect to take their employees for granted and expect them to stay because healthy relationships simply do not work that way. Employees make up the company…
Binance & Cuscapi Bhd take strategic stakes in Malaysia FinTech firm MX Global
MX Global Sdn. Bhd announced Tuesday an equity investment into the company from Binance. It also landed another investment for Redeemable Convertible Preference Shares (RCPS) into…
Meatless food & plastic-free packaging trends driving innovations in APAC, says Mi Terro CEO Robert Luo [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Luo also shared what are the challenges faced by businesses in the context of sustainability and his firm's strategies to overcome these challenges.
Singapore e-commerce startup Cococart raises $4.2M from Forerunner Ventures and Sequoia Capital for overseas expansion
Cococart has secured $4.2 million in seed funding to expand its growth internationally. The new capital was raised from Forerunner Ventures and Sequoia Capital, with participation…
PropertyGuru delivers over $74.36M revenue in 2021, beats full year forecast
PropertyGuru Group said Monday its total revenue increased by 22.7 percentto S$100.7 million ($74.36 million) from S$82.1 million ($60.63 million), reflecting rising confidence in…
Malaysia needs “big innovation purpose” to stay ahead, says its government agency MRANTI
An ambitious purpose on innovation, a synergised ecosystem and a ‘bridge’ between research and commercialisation - these are among the elements needed for Malaysia to pull ahead…
Singapore FinTech firm Volopay raises $29M for APAC and MENA expansion
Volopay has successfully raised $29 million in its Series A round through a mix of equity and debt. The investment round included participation from JAM Fund, Winklevoss Capital…
Japan e-commerce giant Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani donates $8.7M to Ukraine for humanitarian assistance
The donation is intended for humanitarian activities to help people in the country who have become victims of the violence, he said.
GreenArc Capital’s Rony J Palathinkal on building tech solutions that enable impact and sustainability at scale [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
As investors change their investment models and expand their product offerings to reflect the growing sustainability trend, GreenArc’s Impact Solution can provide the digital…
Hyperlocalizing Asia-first mental health at scale: What Southeast Asia startups bring to the global stage of innovation
Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem has historically been formed by learnings from more mature markets. But the growth of the region’s digital economy has uncovered uniquely…
Society Pass acquires Vietnam online grocery delivery service Handycart
Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa) has acquired Dream Space Trading Company Limited, the operator of Handycart. The newly acquired company will be integrated into SoPa's food and…
VCs scout opportunities in MedTech despite higher valuation fueled by pandemic
A growing population of more than 600 million with a combined GDP of more than $3 trillion and a rapid growth of the middle class are expected to fuel strong demand in healthcare…
