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Vietnam’s Appota lands Mirae funding for blockchain initiative

Appota Group, a Vietnam-based digital entertainment firm, announced Wednesday the close of a financing round led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment with participation from other strategic partners. The investment is earmarked for developing the company's blockchain ecosystem based on its 10-year gaming publishing business.

Grab launches mapping service GrabMaps

Singapore-based super app Grab Holdings Limited announced Wednesday the launch of GrabMaps, a new enterprise service that will allow the company to tap into the $1 billion market opportunity in Southeast Asia per year for mapping and location-based services.

Thai Salary Hero raises $2.8M from Global Founders Capital, 500 TukTuks, M Venture Partners

Salary Hero, a Thai-based financial wellbeing platform, announced Wednesday it has raised $2.8 million in funding. Participation in the round included Global Founders Capital, M Venture Partners (MVP), 500 TukTuks, 1982 Ventures, Titan Capital, and multiple high-profile Thai corporates and angel investors. The company will use the capital injection to…

Singapore’s Omnistream closes $7M Series A investment led by SIG Venture Capital

Omnistream, a Singapore-based data-empowered solutions company for the retail industry, said Tuesday it has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by SIG Venture Capital, the Asian venture capital arm of Susquehanna International Group (SIG). The round also saw participation from Delivery Hero Ventures, an independently managed venture capital fund…

Indonesia’s Pintu raises $113M Series B from Intudo, Lightspeed, Northstar, Pantera

Pintu, an Indonesia-based crypto wallet and trading platform, announced Tuesday the closing of a $113 million Series B round of financing from Intudo Ventures, Lightspeed, Northstar Group, and Pantera Capital. With this round of financing, the firm plans to solidify its position as the leading crypto assets platform in Indonesia, rolling out new features,…

Australia’s Swoop Aero closes $16M Series B round led by Main Sequence

Australian drone firm Swoop Aero said Tuesday it has completed a $16 million Series B venture capital raise, following over two years of continuous drone delivery of medical supplies across Africa, and delivering over 800,000 items by drone. The successful Series B raise was led by Australia’s premier deep tech venture capital (VC) fund, Main Sequence.

SoftBank backs $100M funding of Australia corporate education content hub Go1

Go1, an Australia-based corporate education content hub for on-demand training and resources, announced Monday it has raised over $100 million in its latest funding round closed in May. The round brings Go1’s total funding to over $400 million, increasing the company's valuation to over $2 billion. Participants in the round include AirTree Ventures, Blue…

Indonesia’s J&T Express invests $136M for logistics center in Malaysia

JT Express, an Indonesia-based international express logistics company, announced Tuesday it has invested MYR600 million ($136.46 million) to purchase a 30-acre parcel of land in Bandar Rimbayu, Selangor, Malaysia, to build a logistics center. The land will be used to build an integrated logistics center for express distribution, logistics and…

Singapore’s Temasek allocates $3.64B for decarbonization investment platform

Singapore state investor Temasek said Monday it has commited an initial amount of S$5 billion ($3.64 billion) to establish GenZero, an investment platform company that aims to accelerate decarbonisation, for future generations towards a net zero world.

Vietnam’s Society Pass acquires Singapore blockchain/Web3 mobile virtual network operator Gorilla Networks

Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), Vietnam-based data driven loyalty and ecommerce ecosystem, announced Monday that it has acquired Singapore-based Gorilla Networks Pte Ltd (Gorilla), a next generation Web3-enabled mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). SoPa said it will incorporate Gorilla Networks’ proprietary blockchain/Web3 technology onto the rest of…