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Taiwan podcast firm SoundOn Global receives strategic investment From Taiwan Mobile

SoundOn Global has received a strategic investment from Taiwan’s telecommunications group Taiwan Mobile.

Indonesia’s Lumina is backed by Y-Combinator and Alpha JWC to build job community platform for the working class

Lumina announced Monday the company is now backed by Y Combinator (YC) and Alpha JWC Ventures. With the funding, Lumina plans to triple the size of its engineering team where the company aspires to build a world class team of mission-driven technologists.

Malaysian venture capital firm 1337 Ventures launches new $290,000 fund for Malaysian startups

1337 Ventures announced a new MYR1.2 million ($290,000) 1337 Accelerator Fund I to invest into promising early-stage Malaysian startups.The new fund is open to seed-stage startups across any industry, from fintech, edtech to healthtech,

Kakao-backed blockchain platform Klaytn inks five key partnerships for global expansion

Klaytn, a public blockchain platform developed by internet giant Kakao Corp, has signed five key partnership deals to pursue its global expansion plans.Its mandate for 2022 is to be the blockchain of choice gaming and metaverse projects, while pursuing continued integration with the defi ecosystem.

Malaysia B2B startup Dropee raises $7M Series A round led by Vynn Capital

Dropee has completed its $7 million Series A round comprising a combination of equity and debt investments from new and existing investors. The current financing round, led by returning investor Vynn Capital, welcomes new investors including HCL Capital, Resolution Ventures and LKF Capital.

Hong Kong restaurant management firm Bistrochat raises $1M in a funding led by SOSV

Bistrochat has raised $1 million in a funding led by SOSV. The funding will be used to expand the commercial footprint and further develop the software to keep its innovative edge.

Singapore workforce management solution start-up StaffAny raises $3.4 million in Series A Funding led by GGV Capital

StaffAny has raised $3.4 million in its Series A funding round. This investment was led by GGV Capital, with participation from East Ventures, FreakOut Shinsei Fund, Far East Ventures, Farquhar Venture Capital and prolific business angels such as Allen Shim, the former Chief Financial Officer of Slack. It will use this new investment to grow the company,…

NPX Capital makes an additional investment of $43M into South Korean digital content developer Copin Communications

NPX Capital announced that the firm through its private equity arm NPX Private Equity has invested $43 million into South Korean digital content developer Copin Communications. The investment by NPX Capital will be used to strengthen and diversify digital content production capabilities as well as to support business expansion overseas, targeting promising…

Singapore blockchain gaming startup Infinity Force raises $5.5M seed investment led by Animoca Brands

Infinity Force announced its $5.5 million seed-funding raise led by Animoca Brands. Other participants in the round included JUMP Capital, Sky Vision Capital, OKex Blockdream Ventures, MEXC, GSR, Double Peak Group, Tokenbay, DWeb3, and more. It will use the new funding to further scale its functionality to facilitate onboarding games, guilds and players, as…

Vietnamese blockchain gaming guild Ancient8 raises $4M seed fund from Dragonfly, Pantera, and Hashed

Ancient8 announced the completion of a $4 million round of seed financing led by Dragonfly Capital, Pantera Capital, and Hashed. The round also saw the participation from strategic backers including Mechanism Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, 3Twelve Capital, Coin98 Ventures, Kyros Ventures, Raydium, Jump Capital, GuildFi, Impossible Finance,…