Author: TechNode Global Staff

Indonesia’s Gokomodo raises $26M Series A funding led by East Ventures

Gokomodo, an Indonesian agriculture supply chain platform, announced Tuesday a $26 million series A funding round led by East Ventures. Other investors participating in the oversubscribed round are SMDV, Eight Capital, K3 Ventures, Triputra, Waresix, Indogen Capital, Sahabat Group, and Sampoerna Financial.

Surge in digital adoption shows no sign of slowing down, Telenor survey shows

Surge in digital adoption shows no sign of slowing down as three in four expect mobile usage to increase, with Thai respondents leading this trend, a study showed Monday.

Singapore’s Eezee raises $7.5M Series A round led by Ayala’s VC arm

Singapore-based procurement start-up Eezee revealed Monday that it has raised $7.5 million in its Series A round. This was led by Ayala Corporate Technology Innovation Venture Fund (ACTIVE Fund), one of Southeast Asia’s top corporate venture capital firms backed by Ayala Corporation and its business units.

Singapore’s Docquity raises $44M series C round led by Itochu Corporation

Singapore-based health tech firm Docquity announced Monday that it has raised a total of $44 million in its Series C financing round, led by existing investor Japan's Itochu Corporation who invested $32 million in the round. Other investors supporting this round included iGlobe Partners, Alkemi, Global Brain, KDV and Infocom.

Indonesian credit tech startup SkorLife scores $2.2M pre-seed funding

Indonesia-based credit tech startup SkorLife announced Monday that it has raised a $2.2 million pre-seed funding round from a group of high-profile investors. AC Ventures participated in the round, along with Saison Capital and an all-star list of angel investors in Asia.

Bukalapak and Standard Chartered launch digital banking service in Indonesia

Indonesia e-commerce firm Bukalapak and global bank Standard Chartered have officially launched BukaTabungan, a digital banking service that leverages the reach of Bukalapak’s all-commerce platform and the technology of nexus, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) solution powered by Standard Chartered.

India’s PurpleTutor raises $1.25M Series A round to strengthen product offering

PurpleTutor, an Inda-based startup focusses on artificial intelligence (AI) based live classes, has recently raised Rs 10 crore ($1.25 million) in its Series A round. The round saw participation from Disruptors Capital, IvyCap Ventures, Arjun Malhotra (Co-Founder, HCL) and others.

Korea’s Naver Z joins hands with Thailand’s True to power metaverse ecosystem in Thailand

Naver Z, affiliate of South Korea-based internet giant Naver Corp., announced Thursday that the company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thailand's biggest communications conglomerate True Corporation to build a global metaverse hub for creators.

Japan’s oVice raises $32M Series B funding led by multiple investors

oVice, a Japan-based virtual office platform, announced Wednesday a 45 billion yen (around $32.5 million) Series B funding round led by a group of Japanese and overseas investors. The investment puts the company's total raised capital at $45 million.

Tencent, Sony buy 30.34 percent stake in Japan’s FromSoftware for $260M

Hong Kong-based Tencent Holdings Limited and Japan-based Sony Group Corporation have acquired 30.34 percent stake in Japanese game developer FromSoftware for 36.4 billion yen ($259.48 million).