TechNode Global Staff

India’s Bizongo gets $25M working capital facility from Liquidity Group’s Mars Growth Capital

India-based business to business (B2B) trade enablement giant Bizongo announced Wednesday it has secured a $25 million working capital facility from Liquidity Group’s Mars Growth Capital. With the working capital facility Bizongo will enable businesses across South East Asia to cater to the unprecedented demand.

Taiwan’s KKday aims to drive $100M in revenue for Vietnam’s tourism industry

KKday, a Taiwan-based online travel experiences platform, announced Thursday it will be aggressively expanding its footprint in Vietnam, and driving over $100 million in revenue for Vietnam’s tourism industry by 2023.

United Kingdom’s Revolut launches cryptocurrency service in Singapore

Revolut, the United Kingdom-based financial superapp, on Thursday launched a new cryptocurrency service in Singapore, enabling customers to securely buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies with the tap of a button. Revolut is providing all customers in Singapore with more than 80 tokens available via its app.

India’s River rasies $11M Series A funding led by Lowercarbon Capital

River, an India-based startup that builds electric two-wheelers, announced on Tuesday an $11 million Series A fundraise led by Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital in participation with Toyota Ventures and existing investors Maniv Mobility and Trucks VC, bringing the total funding to $13 million.

Singapore’s Evo raises $600,000 seed funding led by East Ventures

Singaporean direct-to-consumer (DTC) startup Evo announced Wednesday the completion of its $600,000 seed funding round led by East Ventures. The round also saw participation from notable angel investors Aaron Tan from Carro, Joel Leong from ShopBack, Mohandass from Spenmo, and Jonathan Tan from Prism+.

India’s WebEngage raises $20 million Series B funding led by Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund and SWC Global

WebEngage, an India-based full stack retention operating system and business to business (B2B) software as a service (SaaS) startups, announced Tuesday that it raised $20 million in Series B led by Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund and SWC Global. The round also saw participation from existing investors India Quotient, Blume Ventures and IAN Fund,

Singapore’s ST Engineering Ventures invests $3.13 million in United Kingdom’s Skyports

Skyports, the United Kingdom-based advanced air mobility (AAM) vertiport infrastructure and drone services provider, said Tuesday it has completed the final close of its Series B capital raise with fresh investment of $3.13 million from ST Engineering through its Corporate Venture Capital unit, ST Engineering Ventures.

UpGrad acquires Exampur to build India’s largest test-prep platform for government jobs

UpGrad, an India-based higher EdTech major announced on Tuesday it has acquired Exampur, one of India’s largest test-prep providers for government jobs, for an undisclosed amount, to build India’s largest test-prep platform for government jobs.

Digital Treasures Center secures licence to provide digital payment token and other payment services in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted Singapore-based enterprise payment service provider Digital Treasures Center (DTC) the major payment institution (MPI) licence. Securing the full licence means DTC has exited from the exemption status and is now a fully regulated provider of Digital Payment Token (DPT) and other payment services under…

GoTyme Bank gets approval to bring digital banking services to Philippines

GoTyme Bank was awarded its Certificate of Authority (COA) to operate as a digital bank by the Bangko Sentralng Pilipinas (BSP) last Friday. The issuance of a COA is the third and final stage involved in establishing a digital bank in the country.