TechNode Global Staff

India’s Uniqus Consultech raises $12.5M Series A funding led by Nexus

Uniqus Consultech Inc., an India-based tech-enabled global platform that offers environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and accounting and reporting consulting, has on Friday announced the launch of its operations by raising $12.5 million in Series A funding for a minority stake sale. Nexus Venture Partners, a leading Silicon Valley-India venture…

AirAsia launches new low cost airline in Cambodia

AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), the aviation arm of Capital A Berhad, has on Friday signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Sivilai Asia to establish AirAsia Cambodia, a new low cost airline in the Kingdom of Wonder.

South Korea’s Akros Technologies raises $2.3M funding led by ZVC

South Korean artificial intelligence (AI)-driven fintech start-up Akros Technologies announced on Friday the that it has raised $2.3 milion in a strategic funding round prior to the scheduled Series A funding round next year.The strategic investment was led by ZVC, the corporate venture capital (CVC) of Z Holdings which has global mobile platform LINE…

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast receives ESG rating from Sustainalytics

VinFast, the Vietnam-based global electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has on Thursday announced that it has received an indicative Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Assessment from Morningstar Sustainalytics, a globally recognized ESG research, ratings and data firm.

Gobi Partners appoints Carlo Chen-Delantar as new Head of ESG

Gobi Partners, the Malaysia and Hong Kong-based venture capital firm, has appointed Carlo Chen-Delantar as its Head of environmental, social, and governance ESG, to further advance the company’s ESG agenda. Carlo will replace its outgoing ESG Head, Paul Ark.

Cloud, embedded finance, and no code/low code expected to influence financial services in Malaysia in 2023

Cloud, embedded finance, and no code/low code expected to influence financial services in Malaysia in 2023, according to annual Partner Predictions report revealed by software as a service (SaaS) cloud banking platform Mambu on Thursday.

Wasabi Technologies completes Series D round with $15M in new funding

Wasabi Technologies, the United States-based hot cloud storage company, has on Thursday completed its Series D funding round with an additional $15 million in new equity headlined by Azura, SiS Cloud Global Tech Fund 8, and existing investors including Prosperity7 Ventures.

Temasek participates Sweden freight mobility technology company Einride’s $500M financing

Singapore state investor Temasek has participated in Sweden freight mobility technology company Einride's $500 million financing. The financing includes a debt facility of $300 million and an equity contribution of $200 million to progress Einride’s global growth of offering autonomous, electric and digital shipping technology.

Singapore’s UnaBiz closes Series B at over $50M with extension round led by SPARX Group

UnaBiz, a Singapore-based massive internet of things (IoT) service provider, closes Series B at over $50 million in an extension round led by SPARX Group. G K Goh Holdings and Optimal Investment also joined the round, and the new financing is reserved for existing investors.

India’s AlgoBulls raises $2M Pre-Series A funding led by Venture Catalysts

AlgoBulls, an India-based fully automated algorithmic trading platform and fixed-income securities distribution platform for retail market participants, has raised $2 million investment in a Pre-Series A round funding led by Venture Catalysts group, India’s integrated incubator and a leading early-stage investment platform for startups.