Author: TechNode Global Staff

Indonesia’s Bioma raises pre-seed funding co-led by East Ventures and Init-6

Bioma, an Indonesia-based product-as-a-service startup that enables consumers to rent various types of physical assets, announced Tuesday the completion of an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding round co-led by East Ventures and Init-6.

India’s Vance raises $5.8M seed round led by Hummingbird Ventures

India-based neo-banking platform Vance has raised $5.8 million in a seed round led by Hummingbird Ventures. The round also saw participation from Global Founders Capital, YCombinator, Soma Capital and seasoned angels such as Alan Rutledge and Gokul Rajaram.

Singapore’s ShopBack extends oversubscribed Series F with $80M from 65 Equity Partners

Singapore-based shopping and rewards platform ShopBack announced Monday that it has entered into a subscription agreement with 65 Equity Partners for $80 million of equity capital in an extended Series F funding round.

Malaysia’s NCT Group partners Microsoft to accelerate digital collaboration for NCT Smart Industrial Park

Malaysia-based property developer NCT Group of Companies (NCT Group) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft in Malaysia to support NCT Group in the digitalisation of the upcoming NCT Smart Industrial Park (NSIP) in Selangor.

Indonesia’s Cosmart raises $5M Seed funding from Lightspeed, East Ventures, and Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

Cosmart, an Indonesian membership-driven ecommerce platform for essential goods, announced Monday that it raised $5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding from Lightspeed, East Ventures, and Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.

Alpha JWC partners Google and others for SEA founders upgrading program

Indonesia borne venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures (Alpha JWC) has announced strategic partnerships formed with Google Asia Pacific (APAC), integrated global communications agency The Hoffman Agency and regional content house Hepmil Creators Network as knowledge partners.

Solar AI Technologies launches Singapore’s first ever rent-to-own solar program

Solar AI Technologies, a Singapore based tech-startup funded by global energy giant Engie Group, has recently announced that it will be launching Singapore’s first ever Rent-To-Own (RTO) solar program.

India’s Lissun raises $1M Pre-Seed round from IvyCap Ventures and others

Lissun, an India-based full-stack solution for mental and emotional healthcare, has announced close of its $1 million Pre-Seed fundraise round. The round led by IvyCap Ventures witnessed participation from syndicates like We Founder Circle and Supermorpheous.

YAS MicroInsurance completes $4.5M Pre-Series A round led by Noria Capital, ZEMU VC & JKL Capital

YAS MicroInsurance (YAS), an insurance on-blockchain pioneer in Hong Kong, has announced the completion of their Pre-Series A fundinground, raising $4.5 million. The round was led by Noria Capital, ZEMU VC and JKL Capital.

McLaren Racing launches 7-page comic NFTs on Tezos

Formula 1 powerhouse McLaren Racing launches a 7- page comic series of NFTs on the energy-efficient Tezos — also an official Technical Partner of the team — ahead of the Singapore and Japanese Grands Prix happening on 2 October and 9 October respectively.