Author: TechNode Global Staff

Singapore-based Blockchain Founders Fund (BFF) has on Monday announced the final close of its Fund II at $75 million. The funding saw participation from key investors, family offices and institutions in the industry including Polygon, Ripple, Octava, NEO Global Capital (NGC), Appworks, Sebastien Borget (Chief Operating Officer of The Sandbox), GSR, LD…

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has participated as a lead investor in a Series B round financing of Koios Medical, Inc. (Koios), a U.S.-based healthcare technology and digital medicine company.

Astroscale Holdings Inc., the Japan-based firm in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, has closed a Series G round with more than $76 million in funding. The investment were come from new investors Mitsubishi Electric, Yusaku Maezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, and FEL Corporation.

XAG, a China-based smart agriculture technology firm, has teamed up with FarmInno (Thailand) by Chia Tai Group, a Thailand-based innovative agricultural company, to introduce fully autonomous agricultural drones in Thailand.

Axiata Digital Labs (ADL), a telco-focused software and solutions provider, has on Monday announced its Axonect Enterprise Enabler delivered Axiata Group's first-ever immersive music concert: MetaStage powered by Dialog Futureverse, designed in association with GSMA Open Gateway APIs.

Singapore-based venture capital firm Grayscale Ventures has on Monday announced the first close of their DevInfra and software as a service (SaaS) focused Pre-Seed fund.

HashKey Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset financial services provider in Asia, has announced that it has obtained approval from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) to carry on an off-platform virtual asset trading business out of (OTC) for Hash Blockchain Limited (HBL).

Aerodyne Group, the Malaysia-based drone solutions provider, announced Monday that it has entered the Italian market through a strategic investment in Aiviewgroup, the drone service provider in Italy, based in Rome.

Petronas FutureTech 3.0, an accelerator programme to nurture technology startups, is now open to applicants in the Asia Pacific region, the first time the programme is expanding beyond Malaysian shores.

Animoca Brands Japan, a strategic subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (Animoca Brands), has invested in Passion Labs, a platform providing customer experience and community engagement tools to empower users with data ownership and help brands build communities.