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Thai blockchain startup Athena Mentor launches mentor-to-earn platform

Athena Mentor (Athena), a Thai blockchain startup, on Wednesday introduced its core mentor-to-earn service with the key feature "wisdom mining", whereby a user can receive Athena Mentor tokens by contributing as a mentor or participating as a mentee.

Indonesian Bukalapak 1Q revenue surges 86 percent to $54.39M on higher Mitra Bukalapak contribution

Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak said Thursday that its revenue for the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22) grew by 86 percent year on year to IDR788 billion ($54.39 million), underpinned by its Mitra Bukalapak’s growth.

Hong Kong SaaS firm Coherent raises $75M Series B led by Maverick Capital

Coherent, a Hong Kong-based no-code software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, announced Wednesday it has closed a $75 million Series B funding round led by Maverick Capital, including Maverick Ventures, with participation from Owl Rock, a Blue Owl division, GreatPoint Ventures, and existing investors Cathay Innovation and Franklin Templeton.

Singapore’s The Parentinc acquires Vietnam women online community Webtretho

The Parentinc, a Singapore-based community platform for parents, announced Thursday the successful completion of acquisition of Webtretho, a Vietnam-based women and parenting community.

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Singapore Finbots.AI raises $3M from Accel in Series A round

Finbots.AI, a Singapore-based FinTech firm, announced Thursday it has raised $3 million in a Series A round from Accel. The funds will be used towards accelerating product enhancement, marketing and sales, and customer support besides recruiting of senior talent and team expansion across its offices.

Grab, NCS to pilot autonomous vehicle robot food delivery service in Singapore

Singapore-based super app Grab and technology services firm NCS, with the support of Sentosa Development Corporation, have teamed up to pilot an autonomous vehicle (AV) robot food delivery service designed to serve guests on Sentosa’s beaches and food and beverage (F&B) merchants along Siloso Beach.

Singapore e-scooter operator Neuron Mobility raises $43.5M to fuel rapid international expansion

Neuron Mobility, a Singapore-based shared e-scooter and e-bike operator, announced Wednesday it has successfully raised $43.5 million in Series B funding, follows 19 months of significant growth and brings the company’s total funding to $77.7 million. The investment round was co-led by global venture firms GSR Ventures and Square Peg. Also joining the round…

Vietnamese electric motorbike startup Dat Bike raises $5.3M in Series A led by Jungle Ventures

Dat Bike, a Vietnamese electric motorbike startup, announced Thursday a $5.3 million Series A fundraise led by Jungle Ventures with participation from existing investor Wavemaker Partners, bringing the total fundraise by the company since inception to $10 million.

Singapore’s Adgorithmics partners South Korea’s Klaytn Foundation to launch NFT-based loyalty program

Singapore algorithms e commerce firm Adgorithmics and South Korea blockchain platform Klaytn Foundation announced Thursday a partnership to utilize non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for an e-commerce incentive system and customer loyalty program through the MetaGachas platform.

US-based MassMutual Ventures announces new $300M fund for Europe & APAC

United States-based MassMutual Ventures (MMV) announced Wednesday that its Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe team has launched a new fund of $300 million to invest in early and growth-stage companies in digital health, financial technology, enterprise software as a service (SaaS), and cybersecurity.