TNGlobal Staff

Five Malaysian firms selected to pilot projects with MRANTI and UNICEF

Five Malaysian firms have been selected to pilot projects with the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Sequoia India & Southeast Asia rebrands as Peak XV Partners

Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, the largest venture capital firm in the region which manages over $9.2 billion across 13 funds, will now be known as Peak XV Partners globally.

Gobi Partners releases 2022 Sustainability Report as part of its commitment to UNGC’s Corporate Sustainability Principles

Pan-Asian venture capital firm Gobi Partners (Gobi) has on Monday released its 2022 sustainability report, highlighting the firm’s progress towards building more sustainable and diverse companies.

More than 400 small businesses in the Philippines now accept Bitcoin payments

Pouch.ph, a payment fintech launched in 2021 in the Philippines, said Monday it is transforming the landscape of the Philippine digital economy by enabling more than 400 small businesses to accept and process Bitcoin payments.

Khazanah leads PolicyStreet’s $15.3 million Series B fundraising round

Malaysia's sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah), under its Dana Impak mandate, recently led a Series B fundraising round of a Malaysian homegrown insurance technology (InsurTech) company, PolicyStreet, raising a total of $15.3 million. PolicyStreet recent fundraising round also garnered strong support from other local and international…

UK’s YOOBIC opens Bangkok office, doubles down on Asia Pacific

YOOBIC, the all-in-one frontline employee experience platform based in United Kingdom, has on Tuesday announced the opening of its Asia Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, to support the company’s rapid expansion in the region.

Green investment in SEA falls 7 percent year-on-year to $5.2B in 2022, a report shows

Green investment in Southeast Asia (SEA) fell 7 percent to $5.2 billion in 2022 from $5.6 billion in 2021, continuing a downward trend from previous years. a report showed Tuesday.

Aurum PropTech acquires Indian proptech brand NestAway for $11M

Aurum PropTech (formerly known as Majesco Limited) has approved the acquisition of up to 100 percent stake in NestAway Technologies Private Limited (NestAway), a PropTech brand in India for a consideration of up to INR 90 crores ($11 million) .

Total funding into environment tech companies falls 5 percent year-on-year to $29.9B in 2022, says Tracxn

Tracxn Technologies, a global software as a service (SaaS)-based market intelligence platform, said that the funding in the environment tech sector dropped 5 percent year-on-year to $29.9 billion in 2022. The decrease of funding in 2022 was largely due to the 5 percent decline in late-stage funding from $20.6 billion in 2021 to $18.4 billion in 2022.

Vietnam’s Oxalus raises $1.1M in seed funding led by IDGCVB and Kyber Ventures

Oxalus, a Vietnam-based blockchain startup developing a non-fungible token (NFT) social commerce platform, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding led by IDGCVB and Kyber Ventures. With the new fund, the firm will consider making further investments in data development and growing its engineering team.