Amazon Web Services launches Indonesia cloud region, to invest $5B in the region over next 15 years

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region. It is planning to invest an estimated $5 billion in Indonesia over the next 15 years…

Zoomcar launches operations in the Philippines, plans to invest $25 million over next 12 months

Zoomcar announced its launch of operations in the Philippines. The company plans to invest $25 million across the Philippines in the next 12 months to fuel its expansion in the…

Indonesia’s Lemonilo raises $36M Series C funding from Sofina and Sequoia Capital India

Lemonilo, an Indonesian healthy lifestyle consumer goods company, has raised a US$36 million Series C funding led by Sofina. Sequoia Capital India, Lemonilo’s current investor,…

Philippine gaming firm AcadArena raises $3.5M seed round from 1KX, Hashed and others

AcadArena has recently secured $3.5 million in funding led by token fund 1KX, Korean blockchain venture capital firm Hashed, and others. Over 50 investors from prominent…

Game on – The evolution of eSports and gaming [Beyond Virtual Panel recap]

Digital gaming and eSports continue to advance further and become more enticing for players. Their popularity, particularly in the midst of a pandemic, is also in a way blurring…

Brands have ‘one shot to impress’ with digital services or risk losing customers, says AppDynamics’ Joe Byrne [Q&A]

Getting real-time visibility across the entire IT environment is critical to maintaining operations and enabling innovation, says AppDynamics CTO Joe Byrne, in a TechNode Global…

Binance withdraws Singapore cryptocurrency bourse application – report

The company was said to be among some 170 firms that applied to the Monetary Authority of Singapore for a permit to offer cryptocurrency services.

Vietnam retail platform The Crown X raises $350M led by Temasek, TPG and ADIA

Vietnam conglomerate Masan Group Corporation announced Monday the signing of a $350 million primary investment in its retail unit The CrownX Corporation by a consortium of…

Australia’s Finder secures first external equity of $21.5M to accelerate global growth

Finder has secured its first external funding of A$30 million ($21.52 million) since its inception in 2006. The specialist technology growth investor Future Now Capital has…

Vietnam’s Vingroup starts construction on $173.7M EV battery manufacturing factory

Vingroup has started the construction of the $173.7 million electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing factory in Vietnam. The VinES Battery Manufacturing Factory which is…

Pakistan e-commerce builder Brandverse raises “multimillion-dollar” seed funding

Brandverse has successfully raised an undisclosed multi-million dollar amount to launch its Chikoo app. The seed round was led by the JS Group and observed follow-on participation…

Singapore live commerce enabler Upmesh raises $7.5M Pre-Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures

Upmesh has raised a new round of Pre-Series A funding of $7.5 million led by Monk's Hill Ventures. The new round of funding will be used to expand Upmesh’s regional presence in…

Indonesia edtech firm Cakap secures $10M in Series B funding co-led by MDI-KB’s Centauri and Heritas Capital

Cakap has raised $10 million in an oversubscribed series B round to expand its certified course offering, as well as to fuel its market expansion in providing better access to…