TechNode Global Staff
News,FinTech,China,Investments
Hong Kong’s WeLab acquires Bank Jasa Jakarta in Indonesia to launch second digital bank in Asia
WeLab announced Monday the acquisition of PT Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), a commercial bank in Indonesia, with plans to launch its second digital bank in Asia further to the successful launch of WeLab Bank in Hong Kong. WeLab said it had drawn wide-spread interest from existing and new investors who have already contributed $240 million for this transaction,…
December 7, 2021
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Asia,Investments
Binance Smart Chain and Animoca Brands set up $200M investment program for blockchain gaming projects
Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Animoca Brands are launching a $200 million investment program to accelerate and incubate early crypto gaming startups that are building on BSC.
December 6, 2021
News,FinTech,Singapore,Investments
Singapore financial technology firm Xen Capital raises $7.5M Series A led by Headline Asia
Xen Capital has raised $7.5 million in a Series A round led by Headline Asia (formerly known as Infinity Ventures) to scale its business to business to consumer (B2B2C) alternative investment platform.
December 6, 2021
News,Venture Capital,Singapore
Enterprise Singapore and Latin Leap launch first market entry program to help Singapore tech startups expand and grow in Latin American market
Latin Leap and Enterprise Singapore (ESG) have launched the first market entry programme to help tech startups in Singapore to have greater access to business and partnership opportunities in Latin America. The Leap2LatAm programme aims to connect tech startups in Singapore with potential customers, multipliers, and joint venture partners in Latin America…
December 6, 2021
South Korean online lending platform PeopleFund raises $64M Series C funding led by Bain Capital
PeopleFund will utilize the funds to hire artificial intelligence (AI) engineers and acquire alternative data to further upgrade its credit-scoring algorithm while focusing on credit scoring technology with the acquisition of MyData license set for late this year.
December 6, 2021
News,Investments,Asia,Deep Tech
Japan’s Space BD raises $9.2M from Temasek arm and others
Space BD has raised a total of 1.04 billion JPY ($9.2 million) through a third-party allotment of new shares to the existing shareholders Incubate Fund, Anniversaire Holdings, SMBC Venture Capital, Mizuho Capital, and the new shareholder Pavilion Capital, wholly owned by Temasek Holdings, a Singapore government-affiliated investment company.
December 3, 2021
India fintech platform Simpl raises $40M Series B funding led by Valar Ventures and IA Ventures
Simpl, has raised a $40 million Series B round led by Valar Ventures and IA Ventures with participation from LFH Ventures and other internal investors. The investment brings the total capital raised by the company to $83 million.
December 3, 2021
News,Investments,Singapore,SaaS
Singapore SaaS platform Tigerhall raises $7M funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures
Tigerhall has raised $7 million funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures.Other investors participating in the round include Vulpes Investment Management, XA Networkand Taurus Ventures. The funding will be used to expand its footprint into the United States and Asia Pacific (APAC) markets to continue expanding its enterprise client base.
December 2, 2021
Malaysia cloud application platform Food Market Hub secures $8.5M in Series A round to boost Southeast Asia expansion
ood Market Hub it has raised $8.5 million in an extended Series A+ round to finance further expansion and expedite growth. The round was led by Southeast Asia-focused venture capital firm AC Ventures Malaysia. The funding will enable Food Market Hub to accelerate its expansion plans to Indonesia, penetrate deeper into the Malaysian market, and strengthen…
December 2, 2021
Malaysia’s George Kent inks MOU with MDEC to promote growth of Malaysia’s tech ecosystem
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to collaborate and promote growth of the tech ecosystem in advancing Malaysia’s digital economy transformation as the company seeks new growth opportunities in the digital space.
December 2, 2021