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Skuad raises $4M Seed round to ramp up global payroll platform

Skuad plans to use this fresh capital by investing in the growth team who will be located in different regions geographically and continue working on developing their remote working infrastructure.

VinFuture Prize

Vietnamese billionaire launches VinFuture Prize to support R&D and tech innovations, pledges $4.5M annual funding

VinFuture Foundation, a charitable trust associated with one of the biggest conglomerates in Southeast Asia, Vingroup, has officially launched The VinFuture Prize on December 20, 2020 coinciding with the celebration of the International Solidarity Day.

Logistics technology startup Zeek raises $10M investment for Southeast Asia expansion

Logistics technology startup Zeek secures $10M pre-Series A for Southeast Asia expansion

Zeek intends to use the funds to further its  expansion in Southeast Asia markets, enhance and refineme its logistics management technology, and in data analytics applications

24/7 medical care startup Speedoc raises $5M Series A led by Vertex Ventures

24/7 HealthTech startup Speedoc raises $5M Series A led by Vertex Ventures

Speedoc plans to use the fresh capital infusion to accelerate the adoption of its digital health services in Singapore by pursuing technological advancement initiatives

Eric Cheng, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Carsome Group

Carsome Co-Founder and Group CEO Eric Cheng on addressing pain points in a decades-old industry

In this interview, Eric Cheng, Carsome Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, shares his insights on the company's strategy in using data, innovations, and partnerships to address the industry pain points and expansion in Southeast Asia

Singapore-based SME digital financing platform Funding Societies gets financial backing from Samsung

Funding Societies, an SME crowdfunding and alternative investment platform based in Singapore, became a recipient of an undisclosed amount of funding support from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), the venture capital arm of Samsung Group

Horizon Ventures and Temasek Holdings-backed cultured chicken set to debut in Singapore

This Saturday will mark the first time cell-grown meat will be in the commercial market, with Eat Just’s GOOD Meat Cultured Chicken passing extensive review by the Singapore Food Agency.

E-commerce marketing startup Epsilo raises $2M from a funding round led by Sequoia’s Surge 4

End-to-end e-commerce marketing company Epsilo recently completed a $2 million funding round. Almost all of this new capital injection was provided by Surge, Sequoia India’s scale-up program established to help startups in India and Southeast Asia.

Square Peg Fund closes fourth round at $450M

Australian VC Square Peg eyes SEA expansion with close of 4th fund at $450M

Square Peg has just announced the close of its fourth pool of venture capital with an impressive US$450 million (A$594 million). This brings its total venture capital chest to over $1 billion.