AWAK is set to revolutionize kidney care with its breakthrough ultra-portable wearable dialysis machine [Q&A]
With AWAK’s wearable technology, dialysis patients will be able to regain the freedom they once lost due to the rigid schedule of dialysis. With AWAK’s product, dialysis patients…
Singapore eco-tourism firm Big Tiny raises $3M in Pre-Series A funding
Big Tiny has raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding, gives the business a valuation cap of $22.5 million. The round was led by a prominent businessman, Koh Boon Hwee, along…
Gamers are making a living from play-to-earn: Here’s how to get started [Podcast]]
Compared to traditional video games, NFT games offer more to players by allowing them to truly own their game assets. This is the opposite in traditional games, where the game…
AC Ventures raises over $205M for oversubscribed Fund III to invest in Indonesia’s next generation of technology leaders
AC Ventures has closed its Fund III with over $205 million in committed capital, bringing the firm’s total asset under management to over $380 million across its funds. The fund…
India’s Zoomcar to start operations in Vietnam
Zoomcar, which dominates the self-drive car rental market in India, has expanded to Southeast Asia. This broader geographic expansion is in line with Zoomcar’s ultimate mission to…
ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Movers & Shakers – People’s Choice VC finalists
We are thrilled to announce the People's Choice VC finalists for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.
Grab to debut on NASDAQ after investors approve SPAC merger
Altimeter Growth Corp announced that its shareholders approved the business combination with Grab at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on Tuesday.
In Japan and globally, how can we create new growth opportunities through global open innovation? [BEYOND Virtual Panel recap]
There is a growing call for a change in Japanese business culture and ways of doing things to create new growth opportunities by tapping on the global market as well as by…
India’s Slice turns unicorn after raising $220M led by Tiger Global and Insight Partners
Slice has raised $220 million in a Series B round that values the company at over $1 billion.The round was led by investors Tiger Global and Insight Partners. New and existing…
Malaysia’s Sunway University partners Carsome to set up data innovation lab
Malaysia’s Sunway University, through its innovation arm, Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs), and Malaysia-based integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome, have forged a…
Uncovering consumer sentiments on electric vehicle ownership in Southeast Asia
Despite having one of the world's largest automotive markets, the global market share of electric vehicles (EV) on the road in Southeast Asia still remains small. With consumer…
Y Combinator-backed Tablevibe raises $1.5M led by Global Founder Capital
Tablevibe has raised a $1.5M seed investment round led by venture capital firm Global Founder Capital. Velocity Ventures and multiple angel investors, among which Farouk Kadous,…
How would the UN leverage technologies for SDGs: Conversations among technology leaders in the UN System [BEYOND Virtual Panel recap]
This session brings together three current officials of the United Nations to discuss the ways that technologies can be harnessed to advance SDGs. Panelists representing the UN…
Singapore space tech startup SpeQtral closes $8.3M funding round led by Temasek’s Xora Innovation
SpeQtral has successfully closed a $8.3 million financing led by Xora Innovation. With quantum cryptography fast becoming mainstream and the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) market…
