How the cloud serves as a backbone for the thriving gaming industry [TechNode Global and Alibaba Cloud Webinar Recap]

In this webinar, the panelists discussed the following topics: Introduction To Cloud Gaming, Access vs. Ownership, Event vs. Narrative, Performance and User Experience,…

How Pinmicro is optimizing industry 4.0 operations with data in-motion, historical insights, and last-mile location [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Ravindranath A.V., Pinmicro CEO for India, EMEA and the Americas, talks about the importance of data-in-motion, historical data, and last-mile location data in digital…

M Venture Partners maiden fund closed at $30.85M to provide early-stage venture capital for B2B and B2B2C startups

Targeting to invest in around 40 companies, the fund intends to focus on tech-enabled B2B or B2B2C startups in their pre-Series A to Series A round of funding with an average…

Globe is capitalizing on its 80M+ customer base and 150K+ enterprise partners in venture building through 917Ventures [Q&A with Natasha Dawn Bautista]

In this Q&A with Natasha Dawn Bautista, Head of Marketing Communications and Program Management at 917Ventures, we learn how Globe aims to utilize its wide reach and assets in…

ORIGIN: How IoT and data are changing the way we work and make business decisions [UPDATED]

The benefits from IoT extend beyond logistics. In this feature on ORIGIN Innovation Awards winners, we learn how IoT can greatly benefit operations, value-chain strategy, green…

B Capital’s $126.3M Ascent Fund II is geared toward supporting earlier-stage tech companies

Founded in 2014 by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and former Bain executive Raj Ganguly, the firm has mostly invested in companies in enterprise technology, FinTech,…

AddVentures appoints Prakit Worawattananon as Managing Director to leverage SCG resources and start expansion

With four years of investments, AddVentures aims to scale its operations as it selected Prakit as its Managing Director. He has led AddVenture’s effort to lead and scale since…

ADB Ventures plans $100M debt fund support for growth-stage companies in CleanTech and AgriTech by 2022

The multilateral's $100M fund aims to address the lack of late-stage funding for impact projects. The fund will concentrate on investing in companies in their Series B stage of…

Platformania: An analysis into the platforms of the future

Corporates building platforms would have a different focus than startups, which is usually the next round of funding and the valuation game (we will come to this point as well…

Velocity by 917Ventures, a venture building program for Southeast Asia founders, to start 3-month bootcamp in April

Velocity is a 3-month corporate innovation program that enables venture builders to build their MVP, market their solutions, and refine their value proposition, along with Seed…

Indonesia last-mile delivery platform SiCepat closes $170M Series B and looks to potentially expand across Southeast Asia

The last-mile delivery startup plans to use its fresh capital to invest in working on its current services and infrastructure, and it is also entertaining the possibility of…

Singapore e-scooter company Neuron Mobility gears up for South Korea launch to provide tech-driven micromobility options

The company will be launching 2,000 units that meet Korean safety standards to test how the product will be used in Seoul. It plans to scale its operations and deploy more units…

How PropTech is changing the way we own and invest in real properties across the globe

With the latest developments the technology brings to the market, retail investors will have unrestricted access to real estate investments.

L-R: Pitra Harun, Director and Indonesia Country Head; Christina Neo, Office Manager; Kien Nguyen, Vietnam Partner; Nick Nash, Managing Partner; Oliver Rippel, Partner; Vorapol Supanusonti, Managing Director (Credit: Asia Partners)

Asia Partners closes its inaugural fund for Southeast Asia startups at $384M

Singaporean growth equity firm Asia Partners has closed its inaugural fund, Asia Partners I LP, at $384 million. This is the largest debut technology fund that will focus on…