Author: TechNode Global Staff

US’s Orbital Insight expands to Southeast Asia with Thailand as its first target

Orbital Insight, a geospatial analytics and location intelligence solutions provider based in Palo Alto, California, announced Thursday its expansion into Southeast Asia. The firm has recently announced its first partnership in the region with Thaicom, ​​Thailand’s leading satellite operator and provider of integrated satellite communications.

Indonesian crypto exchange Reku grabs $11M led by AC Ventures

Indonesia-based crypto exchange and marketplace Reku (formerly Rekeningku.com) has secured an $11 million series A funding round, led by AC Ventures (ACV), with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Skystar Capital. 

Glife Technologies closes Series A with $3M investment from Tin Men Capital

Glife Technologies (Glife), a Singapore-headquartered digital business-to-business (B2B) food and agritech company, has announced a $3 million Series A follow-on funding to further support their operations across the Southeast Asia region.

BNB Chain partners Google Cloud to accelerate Web3 and blockchain startups growth

BNB Chain (formerly called Binance Coin), the largest smart contract blockchain in terms of transaction volume and users in Web3, and Google Cloud, have entered into a strategic collaboration to enable early-stage Web3 and blockchain startups to develop and scale high-performance, efficient, and sustainable innovations for users and the entire industry.

Amasia creates impact assessment framework to evaluate climate impact for early-stage companies

Amasia, a global early-stage venture capital firm focused on sustainability and climate, said Wednesday it has created a robust impact assessment framework to evaluate and manage the climate impact of investee companies.

Tokenize Malaysia gets approval to trade Solana, UNISWAP and Bitcoin Cash

Tokenize Malaysia (tokenizemalaysia.com), a Malaysia-based cryptocurrency / digital asset exchange (DAX) regulated by the Securities Commission of Malaysia and backed by Kenanga Investment Bank, said Wednesday that Securities Commission has given approval to the firm to trade of digital assets Solana (SOL), UNISWAP (UNI) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) on its…

Luno adds Cardano and Solana to its cryptocurrency platform

Luno, Malaysia’s leading regulated digital asset exchange, has on Wednesday announced that it is adding two more cryptocurrencies to its platform: Cardano (ADA) and Solana (SOL), further expanding their range of investible digital assets.

Indonesia insurtech PasarPolis partners Shopee for SEA expansion

Indonesia-based insurtech PasarPolis has partnered with e-commerce giant Shopee to provide affordable and accessible insurance for customers across Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. With expansion plans across Southeast Asia, PasarPolis currently has partnerships with over 50 insurance providers and digital giants including Gojek, IKEA, Xiaomi, and more.

Singapore and Indonesia-based Fazz secures $100M Series C funding

Singapore and Indonesia-based digital financial services group Fazz (previously known as Fazz Financial Group), announced Wednesday a $100 million Series C funding round. This consists of $75 million in equity, which includes investment from existing investors such as Tiger Global, DST Investment, B Capital, Insignia Ventures Partners and ACE & Company.

MAS and SGX launch ESGenome disclosure portal

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) on Monday jointly launched ESGenome, a digital disclosure portal for companies to report environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in a structured and efficient manner, and for investors to access such data in a consistent and comparable format.