TechNode Global Staff

German media, services, and education company Bertelsmann said Tuesday that its strategic investment arm Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) has raised $500 million to back Indian technology startups. Bertelsmann has implemented its group-wide Boost 25 strategy, and plans to invest between €5 billion ($5.29 billion) and €7 billion ($7.4 billion) by 2025 as…

Panthera Growth Partners (PGP), a Singapore-based tech-focused growth investment firm, announced Tuesday the first close of its second fund, having secured commitments for more than half of the target raise. The fund's target has been set at $250 million, and is expected to be reached by end of this fiscal year. It will offer up to 100 percent of fund…

Progcap, a pioneer in corporate-led financing solutions for small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) in India, said Tuesday it has raised $40 million in private equity capital at $600 million valuation as part of its Series C extension, taking the total Series C round to $70 million. The funding was led by Creation Investments and Tiger Global Management, with…

Fresh Factory, an Indonesia-based integrated cold chain fulfillment and enabler startup,a cold chain fulfillment startup, announced Monday that it has secured $4.5 million of seed funding led by East Ventures. The round also saw the participation of PT. Saratoga Investama Sedaya TBK, Trihill Capital, Indogen Capital, Prasetia Dwidharma, Number Capital, Y…

VinaCapital Ventures, the Vietnam-based technology investment platform of VinaCapital Group, announced Monday that it has taken a stake in M3TA, a Web3 data analytics company that seeks to empower businesses in Web3 with the power of data. Details of the investment were not disclosed.

Novelship, a Singapore-based marketplace for limited-edition sneakers, streetwear, and collectibles, announced Monday the launch of its crypto payout feature. In partnership with TripleA, a crypto payment gateway licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), sellers on Novelship can now opt to be paid withcryptocurrencies.

South Korea-based metaverse blockchain ecosystem Klaytn Foundation has joined forces with United States based marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) OpenSea, to invest in the Asian NFT ecosystem. The partnership, which was announced at NFT.NYC, is the first-of-its-kind dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of NFTs in Asia.

Southeast Asian logistics firm Deliveree announced Monday the closing of its $70 million Series C funding round led by Gobi Partners and SPIL Ventures with participation from existing investor Inspire Ventures. This brings its total funds raised to $109 million over the past five years.

Populix, an Indonesia-based homegrown consumer insights platform, announced Monday the closing of a $7.7 million Series A round of financing, led by Intudo Ventures and Acrew Capital, with participation from Altos Ventures and Quest Ventures. With this round of financing, it will reinforce its efforts to digitize the entire data collection process.

OnPoint, a Vietnam-based e-commerce enabler, announced Friday it has raised $50 million Series B funding led by SeaTown Private Capital Master Fund, a fund managed by SeaTown Holdings International (SeaTown), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings. SeaTown’s investment will be the largest private investment in the Southeast Asia (SEA)…