Malaysia’s drone tech hub ambition: Opportunities & Challenges [Part 1]
In this first part, we briefly look into the opportunities awaiting Malaysia drone tech startups.
Animoca Brands acquires indie game developer Grease Monkey Games
Animoca Brands has acquired Australia-based indie game developer Grease Monkey Games. With extensive experience in motorsports games development and established industry…
RECORNEA’s breakthrough corneal metal implant helps restore vision with clear and predictable clinical outcomes [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Ophthalmology is a field of medicine where innovation has space to introduce highly innovative solutions through the use of new materials and designs to treat a number of clinical…
Temasek-backed Zilingo seeks to raise $150M-$200M – report
Zilingo will be joining a number of companies in Southeast Asia raising funds.
Singapore foodtech firm Next Gen Foods raises a record-breaking $100M Series A funding round
Next Gen Foods has raised a $100 million Series A funding round – the largest Series A to date for a plant-based meat company. Participating in the Series A round are Alpha JWC,…
VinFuture Foundation officially launches the call for 2022 VinFuture prize nominations
The VinFuture Prize has officially opened the nomination portal for the second season from February 16th until May 17th, 2022. The 2022 season of VinFuture Prize is looking for…
Indian healthcare platform GOQii raises $50M Series C funding from Sumeru Ventures, Modality and others
GOQii Inc announced Wednesday its Series C funding round of $50 million led by Sumeru Ventures. Modality (Digality) also participated the round. Other investors included 9…
Tencent Cloud partners with KinderWorld to develop smart Campus in Southeast Asia
China's Tencent Cloud announced Thursday its collaboration with KinderWorld International Group (KinderWorld) in the areas of smart campus development, innovation and…
Australia’s Protecht to accelerate growth with $30M Series A investment from Arrowroot Capital
Protecht Group Holdings Pty Ltd has secured an A$42 million ($30.13 million) investment from Arrowroot Capital to accelerate its product and growth strategies. The Series A…
India conversational automation firm Uniphore bags $400M Series E funding, valuation climbs to $2.5B
Uniphore nnounced Wednesday its Series E funding round of $400 million. The round, which brings its total funding to more than half a billion ($610 million) is led by…
Singapore SaaS firm RIMM Sustainability raises $3M in Pre-Series A funding led by BEENEXT and others
Real Impact Matters Most (RIMM) Sustainability has raised a total of $3 million in its pre- series A round on its quest to make sustainability accessible and actionable to small…
Indonesia’s NOBI lands $4M in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by AC Ventures
NOBI announced Thursday a $4 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by AC Ventures, with participation from Appworks, Skystar Capital, Cakra Ventures, Global Founders…
Metaverse will play a key role in HealthTech, patient care & collaboration, says 8chili’s Aravind Upadhyaya [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
With the onset of pandemic, Digital Health has gained significant momentum both in terms of investment and adoption across the healthcare spectrum. Be it the use of immersive…
Singapore health data verification platform Riverr bags $1M seed round from KSL Maritime Ventures and SEEDS Capital
Riverr has raised a $1 million seed round led by KSL Maritime Ventures. Enterprise Singapore’s SEEDS Capital also participated in the round. The fresh capital from maritime…
