TechNode Global Staff
Singapore insurtech provider Cyber Sierra raises $4.3M seed fund led by Leo Capital
Cyber Sierra announced Tuesday the completion of a $4.3 million seed round of financing led by Leo Capital, with participation from AppWorks, Credit Saison, as well as angel investors including prominent founders and leaders in the cloud and insurance sectors.With this round of financing, It plans to launch and grow its business offerings to include more…
Animoca Brands, Brinc launch new $30M Guild Accelerator Program
Animoca Brands has partnered with Brinc to launch the Guild Accelerator Program to build and grow the play-to-earn (P2E) guild ecosystem globally. The new acceleration program offers a total investment capital of up to $30 million over two years.The Guild Accelerator Program aims to enable millions of people around the world to generate income by…
Indonesia’s AC Ventures appoints venture capital veteran Helen Wong as Senior Advisor and Venture Partner
Indonesian venture capital firm AC Ventures announced Monday that venture capital veteran Helen Wong has joined as the fund Senior Advisor and Full-Time Venture Partner.
Hong Kong fashion NFT platform BNV raises $4M Series A funding led by Animoca Brands
Brand New Vision Ltd (BNV), the company behind BNV.ME, the platform taking fashion into Web3.0 through 3D Product Creation, non fungible token (NFT) sales, and Future Wearability, has successfully completed a $4 million Series A funding round led by Animoca Brands. This funding round also included a number of influential funds and individuals including…
Tech talent war continues to intensify in Singapore as tech salary reaches all-time high, says NodeFlair
The tech talent war continues to intensify in Singapore as tech salary reaches all-time high amid companies competition with jaw-dropping salary offers, according to a report done by tech talent platform NodeFlair and venture capital firm Quest Ventures. In the last twelve months, the average salaries for software engineers reached an all-time high after…
Singaporean venture capital firm Altara Ventures closes $130M inaugural fund to invest in next generation tech founders
Altara Ventures announced Thursday the successful final closing of its inaugural fund, reaching a total of $130 million, with support from institutional funds, sovereign wealth funds, financial services institutions, publicly listed corporations and prominent family offices. The firm has made seven investments to date and will continue to actively deploy…
Crypto exchange Binance to invest $200M in Forbes
Binance will make a $200 million strategic investment in United States (US) media firm Forbes. The strategic investment will be through Binance’s assumption of subscription agreements representing $200 million of commitments in the $400 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) that was previously announced along with Forbes’ intention to go public…
Binance and Netmarble F&C sign MoU for strategic partnership to build a global P2E and NFT ecosystem
Binance has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership with Netmarble F&C, to build a global Play to Earn (P2E) ecosystem and non-fungible token (NFT) offering. Through the strategic partnership, the two teams will develop and contribute to the infrastructure of Binance Smart Chain (BSC) through BSC…
Vietnamese blockchain gaming firm Summoners Arena raises $3M seed fund led by Pantera Capital
Summoners Arena announced Friday the completion of a $3 million round of seed financing. The round was led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Onechain Technology, GuildFi, Merit Circle, Cosmic Guild, Coin98 Ventures, Istari Ventures, Spartan Group, Impossible Finance, Kyber Ventures, and Kyros Ventures as well as several…
