Author: TechNode Global Staff

Eratani, an Indonesia-based agri-tech start-up company, said Thursday it has officially received initial funding of 23 billion Rupiah ($1.6 million) from 29 investors led by Trihill Capital, followed by Kenangan Fund and Kopital Network. The fresh funds will be used to build the ecosystem and supply chain; strengthen expansion and penetration throughout…

Super, an Indonesia-based social commerce platform serving tier-2 and tier-3 cities and Indonesian rural areas, announced Thursday that it has completed a $70 million oversubscribed Series C round led by NEA. The round also saw additional investment from Insignia Ventures Partners, SoftBank Ventures Asia, DST Global Partners, Amasia, B Capital, TNB Aura,…

Gupshup, an India-based conversational engagement firm, announced Thursday the acquisition of OneDirect, the omnichannel, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled customer service platform of choice for brands in India, South East Asia and the Middle East. The acquisition strengthens Gupshup’s suite of conversational solutions and enables superior omnichannel…

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, announced Wednesday the closing of a new $500 million investment fund with support from leading global institutional investors such as DST Global Partners, and Breyer Capital. Other major private equity funds, family offices, and corporations also subscribed to the fund as limited partners.…

HitPay, a Singapore-based one-stop payments platform for small and medium-sized businesses, announced Tuesday its $15.75 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global and joined by returning investors Global Founders Capital and HOF Capital.The funding will enable HitPay to continue building the best payment gateway for small businesses and support…

500 Global, a United States-based venture capital firm and Taiwan Tech Arena, a deep tech startup ecosystem-building program, have renewed their partnership to bring back 500 Global Accelerator Taiwan, with TTA (the Program). The accelerator Program aims to help 20 promising tech startups scale both locally and globally.

Cloudwall Capital, a new digital asset risk management startup based in United States and Singapore, said Wednesday it has raised $6.3m in seed funding led by LocalGlobe and Illuminate Financial to help it build the tool to bridge the traditional finance world with digital assets and decentralized finance. They were joined by a syndicate of investors…

Unlimint, the United Kingdom-based fintech company, announced Wednesday that it has partnered together with the Ant Group's Alipay+ to further expand its global online payment portfolio. This partnership will further strengthen Unlimint's global offering and open up new opportunities for eCommerce and online businesses worldwide, enabling them better reach…

The Airasia Super App, which was officially launched in Thailand earlier in February announced Tuesday the start of operations for its e-hailing service, Airasia Ride in Bangkok. Thailand becomes the second country for Airasia Ride’s ASEAN expansion, and will offer taxi rides as part of its first phase of entry into the market.

India’s largest and world’s leading li-ion battery recycling company Attero Recycling said Tuesday that it will invest $1 billion by 2027 for global expansion. Through this investment, Attero Recycling aims to recycle more than 3,00,000 metric tonnes (MT) of lithium-ion battery waste per year by 2027 in its facilities spread across Europe, United States,…