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Singaporean sneaker marketplace Novelship partners with TripleA to pay sellers in crypto

Novelship, a Singapore-based marketplace for limited-edition sneakers, streetwear, and collectibles, announced Monday the launch of its crypto payout feature. In partnership with TripleA, a crypto payment gateway licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), sellers on Novelship can now opt to be paid withcryptocurrencies.

South Korea’s Klaytn partners with US’s OpenSea to spur growth in Asia

South Korea-based metaverse blockchain ecosystem Klaytn Foundation has joined forces with United States based marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) OpenSea, to invest in the Asian NFT ecosystem. The partnership, which was announced at NFT.NYC, is the first-of-its-kind dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of NFTs in Asia.

Southeast Asian logistics firm Deliveree raises $70M led by Gobi Partners and SPIL Ventures

Southeast Asian logistics firm Deliveree announced Monday the closing of its $70 million Series C funding round led by Gobi Partners and SPIL Ventures with participation from existing investor Inspire Ventures. This brings its total funds raised to $109 million over the past five years.

Indonesia’s Populix raises $7.7M Series A funding led by Intudo Ventures and Acrew Capital

Populix, an Indonesia-based homegrown consumer insights platform, announced Monday the closing of a $7.7 million Series A round of financing, led by Intudo Ventures and Acrew Capital, with participation from Altos Ventures and Quest Ventures. With this round of financing, it will reinforce its efforts to digitize the entire data collection process.

Vietnam’s OnPoint closes $50M Series B funding led by Temasek’s fund

OnPoint, a Vietnam-based e-commerce enabler, announced Friday it has raised $50 million Series B funding led by SeaTown Private Capital Master Fund, a fund managed by SeaTown Holdings International (SeaTown), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings. SeaTown’s investment will be the largest private investment in the Southeast Asia (SEA)…

Singapore’s ShopBack raises $80M Series F investment led by Asia Partners

ShopBack, a Singapore-based shopping and rewards platform, announced Friday that it has raised $80 million of new capital in a funding round led by Asia Partners. The raise is to support the group’s vision to build the leading shopping and rewards platform across the Asia Pacific region, ShopBack said in a statement. Existing investor January Capital also…

Ethis Group and Gobi Partners to debut Shariah-compliant $20M seed fund

Malaysian ethical investment and social finance platform operator Ethis Group, has on Thursday launched EthisX as part of its global expansion plan, continues to trail blaze by collaborating with pan-Asian venture capital firm, Gobi Partners, to structure and set up a $20 million Shariah-compliant seed fund.

Hong Kong’s SleekFlow bags $8M Series A funding led by Tiger Global

Following its seven-figure pre-Series A funding round last year, Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund-backed software as a service (SaaS) omnichannel social commerce platform SleekFlow announced Thursday the completion of its $8 million Series A funding round, led by New York-based investment firm Tiger Global Partners.

ADDX partners China Construction Bank on $200M allocation under China’s offshore investment scheme

Singapore's private market exchange ADDX and China Construction Bank (Chongqing and Singapore branches) have entered a partnership to help domestic investors in China participate in the country’s official offshore investment scheme. The financial institutions announced on Thursday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that paves the way for…

Cordlife partners AMILI to launch gut microbiome banking service in Southeast Asia

Cordlife Group Limited (Cordlife), a Singapore Exchange mainboard listed consumer healthcare company, and AMILI Pte. Ltd. (AMILI), a Singapore-based microbiome firm, announced Tuesday a strategic partnership to provide the first-ever gut microbiome banking service in Singapore and the region.