TechNode Global Staff
News,eCommerce,Asia,Investments
India’s Vegrow raises $25M Series B funding led by Prosus Ventures
Vegrow, India’s leading business to business (B2B) marketplace for fruits announced Monday it has secured funding of a $25 million Series B round led by Prosus Ventures. Marquee investors Matrix Partners India, Elevation Capital, Lightspeed and Ankur Capital participated in the round while prominent angel and agri veteran Sanjiv Rangrass continues to back…
July 11, 2022
Binance secures virtual asset service provider registration in Spain
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, announced that its Spanish subsidiary, Moon Tech Spain, S.L., has been granted registration as a virtual asset services provider(VASP) by the Bank of Spain. This registration will allow Binance to offer crypto asset exchange and custody services in Spain in…
July 11, 2022
News,Malaysia,FinTech,Logistics
OCBC partners J&T to offer “last mile” delivery for over 1500 couriers in Malaysia
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (OCBC Bank) and delivery company J&T Express (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (J&T) are collaborating to make “last mile” delivery safer and more convenient for over 1,500 couriers in Malaysia through the use of the bank’s digital collection solution OCBC OneCollect.
July 11, 2022
Thailand’s Robinhood teams up with Accenture to accelerate super app ambitions
Robinhood, Thailand-based food delivery app and all-in-one travel service platform, said Thursday it is collaborating with Accenture to drive advertising creativity and enhance brand experiences for advertisers on the platform.
July 8, 2022
Singapore’s Panthera Growth leads $45M Series D fund raise by Innoviti
Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt Ltd, India-based collaborative commerce platform said Friday that it has raised a $45 million combination Series D fund led by Singapore-based growth equity firm Panthera Growth Partners (PGP). PGP has invested $15 million in the company from its recently announced Fund II, along with new investors including Alumni Ventures,…
July 8, 2022
Indonesian property and construction startup AMODA raises pre-seed funding led by East Ventures
AMODA, a property and construction startup in Indonesia, announced Friday that it has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding from East Ventures, the leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. The firm will allocate the fund to scale up the manufacturing facilities, expand its team, and invest in its research and…
July 8, 2022
ScaleUp Malaysia seeks to invest $1 million in ten startups
Growth stage accelerator ScaleUp Malaysia said Thursday it will invest a total of $1 million in ten startups in its 2022 Cohort which will officially start in the fourth quarter of 2022. It has increased its investment in its startups to $100,000 per company, making it one of the largest cheque sizes from an accelerator in Southeast Asia.
July 8, 2022
News,SEA,Malaysia,Singapore,Transportation
Grab launches intercity travel service in Malaysia and Singapore
Southeast Asian super app Grab said Thursday it has officially launched Grab Intercity, giving users the ability to conveniently purchase affordable bus and ferry tickets between Malaysia and Singapore right on the Grab app.
July 8, 2022
News,Singapore,eCommerce,Logistics,Asia
Singapore’s Carousell teams up logistics firm Zeek to launch quick shipping option in Hong Kong
Carousell, a classifieds group based in Singapore, has on Thursday officially announced its partnership with Zeek, the on-demand logistics technology platform, to launch a brand-new delivery option that provides a comprehensive and integrated shopping journey for Carousell users in Hong Kong.
July 7, 2022
Meta Hollywood partners The Sandbox to develop Hollywood-themed LAND and gamified experiences
Meta Hollywood, the largest virtual community for movie lovers, studios, and creators, which was launched by Animoca Brands in partnership with the Planet Hollywood Group (Planet Hollywood), announced Wednesday a new partnership with The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, to develop a first-of its-kind virtual…
July 7, 2022