TechNode Global Staff
E-Conomy SEA 2023 report: Southeast Asia’s digital economy is set to hit $100B in revenue
Southeast Asia (SEA)’s revenue from the digital economy is poised to hit $100 billion this year, growing 1.7 times as fast as the region’s gross merchandise value (GMV), Google, Temasek and Bain & Company said in a report on Wednesday. According to the 8th edition of the e-Conomy SEA report, despite global macroeconomic headwinds, the region’s GMV…
Carousell partners YouBiz to boost digitalization among startups in Singapore
Two leading homegrown start-ups in Singapore, Carousell and YouBiz, have on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership to help local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups accelerate their business growth with digitalization tools and resources.
Funding into Mental HealthTech startups takes a hit in 2023: Tracxn
Funding into Mental HealthTech startups takes a hit in 2023 due to the ongoing economic slowdown and other macroeconomic factors affecting the cash flow globally, Tracxn said Wednesday. The mental HealthTech space globally witnessed funding worth $713 million year to date, a 52.5 percent decline from $1.5 billion raised in the same period in 2022.
Indonesian startup Mimin expands Generative AI services to Malaysia and Singapore
Mimin, the Indonesian platform enabler revolutionizing customer service through artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chat, has announced its expansion into Malaysia and Singapore.
Malaysia’s Vircle receives venture capital injection from Kumpulan Modal Perdana, Gobi Partners
Vircle, a Malaysian neobanking service provider, has successfully secured venture capital (VC) funding for its seed round from co-lead investors Kumpulan Modal Perdana (KMP), a government-owned tech-focused VC, and Gobi Partners (Gobi), an Asia-focused VC firm.
India’s Aequs raises $54M in funding round led by Singapore-based Amansa Capital
Precision manufacturing company Aequs Pvt. Ltd., has raised $54 million in a fresh round of equity funding led by Singapore-based Amansa Capital, which brings on board five new investors. Apart from Amansa, the current round includes global investment firm Steadview Capital, Catamaran, the family office of Infosys founder N. R, Narayana Murthy, Sparta Group…
SHEIN acquires British women fashion brand Missguided
SHEIN, a Singapore-based online fashion and lifestyle retailer, has announced the acquisition of Missguided, a British women's fashion brand, from Frasers Group. The acquisition furthers the company's efforts to meet customer demand for product variety and consistently deliver an exciting customer experience.
Fusang Exchange tokenizes and lists digital sukuk backed by IILM
Fusang Exchange, a Malaysia-based digital stock exchange operator, has on Monday announced the successful tokenization and listing of a digital sukuk representing the corresponding underlying sukuk issued by the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM).
Indonesia’s GoTo reports significant drop in third quarter losses
PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, on Monday announced that the firm has reported significant drop in third quarter losses, driven by improved monetization and disciplined management of operating expenses. The firm reported adjusted losses before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization 942 billion rupiah…
Singapore’s REDEX raises $10M in Series A funding led by Aramco Ventures
REDEX, a Singapore-based renewable energy certificates (RECs) solutions provider, announced Tuesday the successful completion of a $10 million Series A funding round. Aramco Ventures led the investment, along with notable new investors from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Japan.
