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Bluzelle blockchain database mainnet launch

Decentralized data delivery network Bluzelle to launch mainnet on February 3rd

Bluzelle says that customers who have already been using the company’s decentralized database service will find a seamless transition from the previous blockchain network. The mainnet is a hard fork from the soft mainnet, the company explained.

Darwinbox Co-founders - Left to Right - Rohit, Jayant, Chaitanya

Salesforce leads HRTech platform Darwinbox’s $15M Series C for Southeast Asia expansion

Darwinbox plans to use this fresh capital to scale its operations within India and Southeast Asian markets, as well as expand in other emerging markets in the Middle East and Africa. 

Nova startup cofoundery

Nova Cofoundery launches second startup-building cohort in Southeast Asia

The startup program targets pre-Seed and Seed-stage startups. It provides mentorship, investments, as well as a full technical or non-technical team to partner startups. These can be small founding teams or founders with an MVP or prototype. The co-foundery model can also be applied to startups that are already on their way to traction.

Sea Group office and logo

Sea makes major FinTech push as it acquires Indonesia’s Bank BKE

With this acquisition, Sea, which is regarded as Southeast Asia’s most valuable company, strengthens its foothold in the FinTech sector. The company is inching closer towards its goal of becoming the financial technology leader in the ASEAN region.

Alchemy API and Crypto.com partnership

Crypto.com announces partnership with Alchemy to enhance its developer platform

This collaboration expands the company’s chain support ecosystem as it takes another significant step towards its Mainnet launch. The partnership is set to give rise to a suite of developer tools and services that allow Crypto.com chain partners to develop high-quality apps.

Vietnam FinTech MoMo raises at least $100M in Series D funding round

Vietnam’s most widely used e-wallet app MoMo secures at least $100M in Series D

M-Service, the company responsible for operating Vietnam’s most popular e-wallet service MoMo, has secured at least $100 million in a Series D funding round. This is the most recent new capital infusion for the company since it closed its Series C in 2019.