Japanese HR firm PERSOL Asia Pacific acquires Singaporean HR tech startup Workmate

Workmate, a Singaporean on-demand staffing platform for the frontline workforce, officially announces its acquisition agreement with Persol Asia Pacific, one of the largest HR…

India’s Good Health Clinic raises $10M Series A funding led by Left Lane Capital

India-based direct-to-consumer (D2C) health-tech startup Good Health Clinic (GHC) has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Left Lane Capital. Existing investors such as…

South Korea’s CLASSUM lands $11M pre-Series B funding led by Dunamu & Partners

South Korea-based CLASSUM, which powers an interactive learning platform for corporations and universities, has completed its $11 million pre-Series B funding. The investment was…

Australia’s Shippit acquires Singaporean start-up Luwjistik for $11M

Shippit, an Australian logistics technology platform, announced Tuesday the acquisition of a Singpapore-based start-up, Luwjistik, the creator of a unified API that allows freight…

Say hello to the third-generation semiconductors

In essence, third-generation semiconductors hold vast promises for various sectors.

Thailand’s Konvy raises $10M from Insignia Ventures

Thailand-based beauty e-commerce platform Konvy said Tuesday it has raised $10 million from Insignia Ventures Partners in a Series A round. Previously, Konvy had raised seed…

India’s Hubbler raises $1.5M seed fund from Artha Venture Fund, Unicorn India Ventures & LenDenClub Alpha

Hubbler, an India-based no-code platform, said Monday it has raised $1.50 million from Artha Venture Fund, Unicorn India Ventures, and LenDenClub Alpha in seed round. This is the…

Vietnam’s Piktina raises $1M seed funding from Touchstone Partners

Piktina, an online marketplace for secondhand fashion in Vietnam, announced Tuesday it has raised $ 1 million in a seed round from Touchstone Partners, a Vietnam-focused venture…

Prudential partners Google Cloud for healthcare and financial security in Asia and Africa

Global insurance group Prudential plc (Prudential) and Google Cloud announced Tuesday a strategic partnership to enhance health and financial inclusion for communities across Asia…

Airwallex sustains $5.5B valuation with $100M Series E extension

Airwallex, the Australia-based global fintech platform, announced Tuesday that it recently closed its Series E extension (Series E2) of $100 million with the same $5.5 billion…