TechNode Global Staff

CREDAI and Venture Catalysts form $100M Proptech fund in India

The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) and Venture Catalysts, an India-based integrated incubator and accelerator for startups, have partnered to set up a $100 million PropTech fund to invest in startups bringing in innovative disruption in the realestate sector.

Australia’s Morse Micro raises $140M Series B funding led by Japan’s MegaChips Corporation

Morse Micro, an Australia-based fabless semiconductor company reinventing Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced Tuesday $140 million in Series B funding. The round was led by MegaChips Corporation, a leading ASIC and SoC services company based in Japan.

China’s Tencent up stake in French gaming firm Ubisoft

Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate Tencent has increased its stake in French gaming firm Ubisoft to 9.99 percent from 4.5 percent. Tencent is paying €300 million ($297.19 million), including €200 million ($198.13 million) share acquisition and €100 million ($99.06 million) capital increase, to Guillemot Brothers for 49.9 percent…

Indonesia’s Akulaku partners with China’s Alipay+ for BNPL service

Akulaku, an Indonesia-based banking and digital finance platform, announced Tuesday the Akulaku PayLater partnership with Chinese cross-border digital payments firm Alipay+, which will allow Indonesian consumers to use its buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution Akulaku PayLater at Alipay+’s global merchants.

Indonesia’s Gokomodo raises $26M Series A funding led by East Ventures

Gokomodo, an Indonesian agriculture supply chain platform, announced Tuesday a $26 million series A funding round led by East Ventures. Other investors participating in the oversubscribed round are SMDV, Eight Capital, K3 Ventures, Triputra, Waresix, Indogen Capital, Sahabat Group, and Sampoerna Financial.

Surge in digital adoption shows no sign of slowing down, Telenor survey shows

Surge in digital adoption shows no sign of slowing down as three in four expect mobile usage to increase, with Thai respondents leading this trend, a study showed Monday.

Singapore’s Eezee raises $7.5M Series A round led by Ayala’s VC arm

Singapore-based procurement start-up Eezee revealed Monday that it has raised $7.5 million in its Series A round. This was led by Ayala Corporate Technology Innovation Venture Fund (ACTIVE Fund), one of Southeast Asia’s top corporate venture capital firms backed by Ayala Corporation and its business units.

Singapore’s Docquity raises $44M series C round led by Itochu Corporation

Singapore-based health tech firm Docquity announced Monday that it has raised a total of $44 million in its Series C financing round, led by existing investor Japan's Itochu Corporation who invested $32 million in the round. Other investors supporting this round included iGlobe Partners, Alkemi, Global Brain, KDV and Infocom.

Indonesian credit tech startup SkorLife scores $2.2M pre-seed funding

Indonesia-based credit tech startup SkorLife announced Monday that it has raised a $2.2 million pre-seed funding round from a group of high-profile investors. AC Ventures participated in the round, along with Saison Capital and an all-star list of angel investors in Asia.

Bukalapak and Standard Chartered launch digital banking service in Indonesia

Indonesia e-commerce firm Bukalapak and global bank Standard Chartered have officially launched BukaTabungan, a digital banking service that leverages the reach of Bukalapak’s all-commerce platform and the technology of nexus, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) solution powered by Standard Chartered.