Author: TechNode Global Staff
Indonesia’s Traveloka gets $300M investment from BlackRock, Allianz, Orion Capital Asia and others
Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), BlackRock, Allianz Global Investors, Orion Capital Asia, and other leading global financial institutions have signed an agreement to provide a financing facility of $300 million to Traveloka, an Indonesia-based travel and lifestyle platform.
Grab targets group adjusted EBITDA breakeven by second half of 2024
Singapore-based super app Grab Holdings Limited announced Tuesday that it is targeting to achieve breakeven on a group adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) basis by the second half of 2024, as it accelerates its path to profitability.
Singapore’s Una Brands raises $30M Series B funding for category and regional expansion
Singapore-based E-commerce aggregator startup Una Brands announced Thursday it has closed a capital raise of $30 million in the first close of a Series B funding round led by White Star Capital and Alpha JWC Ventures.
Singapore’s HeadsUp secures $8.5M seed fund led by 645 Ventures
HeadsUp, the Singapore-based conversion engine for product led sales, announced Wednesday that it has closed $8.5 million in seed funding from top software as a service (SaaS) venture capitals, as well as operators at fast-growing SaaS companies.
US’s Wasabi Technologies closes $250M new funding
Wasabi Technologies, a Japan-based hot cloud storage company, announced Wednesday it has achieved unicorn status following $250 million in new funding. The firm has raised $125 million in Series D equity led by L2 Point Management with participation from Cedar Pine; an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management; and returning investors including Fidelity…
AXA Hong Kong partners with The Sandbox to become first insurer in Hong Kong to enter metaverse
The Sandbox, a Hong Kong-based decentralised gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and AXA Hong Kong, a Hong Kong-based insurer, announced Wednesday that AXA will become the first insurer in Hong Kong to enter The Sandbox metaverse.
Taiwan’s Aiello raises $5.8M to expand its voice AI solutions internationally
Aiello Inc., a Taiwan-based natural language processing and voice artificial intelligence (AI) startup, announced Monday it has raised $5.8 million in a Series Pre-A+ funding round. The round was led by two major institutional investors, JAFCO Asia and Wistron Corporation.
AC Ventures partners CTO-as-a-service firm 8020cto to boost Southeast Asian tech teams
8020cto, a CTO-as-a-service company, has partnered with AC Ventures by committing to provide engineering leadership solutions for the firm’s portfolio companies.
Malaysia’s Aerodyne secures $30M strategic investment bridging round led by Petronas
Malaysia-based drone service provider Aerodyne Group announced Monday that it had raised $30 million as part of its latest bridging round. Iits long-time client Petronas, via its corporate venture capital arm Petronas Ventures, has led the funding round.
Thailand’s LINE MAN Wongnai raises $265M Series B funding led by GIC and Line
LINE MAN Wongnai, a Thailand-based food delivery startup, announced Monday that it has raised $265 million in a Series-B investment round led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and LINE Corporation. This fundraising round was also joined by BRV Capital Management, PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR), Bualuang Ventures and Taiwan…
