TechNode Global Staff

EVage has raised $28 million seed round led by US-based venture capital firm RedBlue Capital. This is among the largest seed rounds for any Indian start-up and will allow EVage to complete its production-ready factory outside of Delhi in financial year 2022 to 2023 and scale up production.

True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund has invested $5 million into ChromaWay, leading the $10 million latest fundraising round.

PopChill announced Monday the completion of a $2.2 million Pre-Series A round of financing. The round was led by AppWorks, with participation from CTBC Venture Capital, B Current Impact Investment, and Taiwan Culture and Creative Angels Investment. With this round of financing, PopChill will reinforce its core business model to meet the needs of fashion…

FTAG Ventures has spearheaded a S$6 million ($4.45 million) bridge funding round for BeLive Technology, a Singapore-based livestreaming solutions firm aiming to expand its presence globally by establishing partnerships with e-commerce giants, apps and brands. This development follows news last year when FTAG Ventures announced that it had acquired a…

Sesto Robotics has raised $5.7 million funding from institutional investors TRIVE, German-based World Trading Inovation WTI GmbH and SEEDS Capital. It will be utilizing the funds raised for enhancing its capability to support overseas partners and to invest in digital marketing. In addition, the company will continue to invest in the development of its…

Global Processing Services (GPS) has upsized funding round by approximately $100 million with participation of Temasek and MissionOG. This brings the total amount raised in its latest round to $400 million. Advent International and Viking Global co-led the previous $300 million round.

Pluang has raised $55 million in a funding round led by Accel, with participation from Openspace. It plans to use the additional funding to further build out its technology capabilities and expand its asset classes. The company also plans to expand the availability of its app and services throughout key additional international markets. This expansion is…

Validus Vietnam, the Vietnam entity of Singapore-based small and medium enterprises (SME) growth financing platform Validus, TTC Group, a multi-industry conglomerate in Vietnam and Indochina, and Do Ventures, an early-stage venture investment fund in Vietnam announced Friday a joint venture (JV) to drive financial inclusion and empower the growth of…

Soft Space Sdn Bhd announced a new strategic partnership with Japanese international payment brand, JCB Co. Ltd. This strategic partnership is the first of its kind in Malaysia for the payment gian. It involves a combination of $5 million investment in Soft Space and a series of business collaborations that are aimed at capitalising on Soft Space's…

F10 will partner with Klaytn Foundation to launch an Incubation Program in Singapore. The program will support early-stage startups built on Klaytn, a blockchain platform developed by internet giant Kakao Corp. The 3-month program kicks off in April 2022 and will enable entrepreneurs to develop ideas or minimal viable products (MVPs) into scalable…