TechNode Global Staff

Farcana, an upcoming Web3 team arena shooter game, has on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Hong Kong-based Web3 industry firm Animoca Brands.

Seven in ten consumers in Malaysia are now using contactless cards for payments, said a recent study done by global payment firm Visa.

Needle, an end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI) marketer based in Singapore, has on Wednesday announced the close of its $1.2 million oversubscribed pre-seed round led by Iterative. The round also saw participation from Ethos Fund and Goldbell Financial Services.

VentureBlick, a Singapore-based venture platform for healthcare innovation, has announced the successful closure of its first two deals, securing a total of $2.6 million for two startups despite a challenging funding environment.

Moloco, a United States firm in operational machine learning (ML) and performance advertising, has announced that investors including Fidelity Management & Research Company and Singapore-based global investor EDBI, have become its shareholders via secondary stock transactions.

Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of China-based tech company Tencent, has on Wednesday announced its collaboration with Allo Bank, Indonesia’s largest digital banking platform, to enhance digital banking in the country.

Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology & Innovation (MRANTI), a commercialization catalyst in the technology and innovation ecosystem, and pitchIN, Malaysia's Digital Fundraising and Investment Hub, have announced their strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing the investment landscape for Malaysian startups and spinoffs.

Singapore home-grown biotechnology start up Ento Industries has secured growth funding from a pair of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused private investors Tak Wai CHUNG and Te-LingNAI. The funding will expedite the firm's move to a larger facility and ramp up its production capabilities.

New Report by Indonesia's early-stage venture capital firm AC Ventures and and the Electric Mobility Ecosystem Association (AEML) has revealed a promising outlook for electric vehicles (EV) in Indonesia.

Former Fave Execs Joel Neoh and Audra Pakalnyte have launched First Move, a founder-led early-stage fund, to empower consumer-focused startups across Southeast Asia. The fund provides vital pre-seed funding of up to $100,000, and has a current portfolio of seven companies spanning Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.