Yimie Yong
News,Malaysia,SEA,Transportation
Sea’s Shopee launches food delivery service in Malaysia rivalling GrabFood, Foodpanda
ShopeeFood will be competing with other food delivery players including ride-hailing giant Grab's GrabFood and German-based Delivery Hero's subsidiary Foodpanda.
September 24, 2021
SoftBank Ventures Asia leads FinTech startup OY! Indonesia’s $30M Series A funding round
Other investors include MDI, Pavilion Capital, AC Venture, CCV, Wavemaker, PT SAT, Saison Capital, Orion Advisors (DST Founders).
September 23, 2021
Private Equity,News,SEA,Investments,Venture Capital,Singapore,FinTech
Singapore payments firm Spenmo secures $34M Series A led by Insight Partners
Led by Insights Partners, Spenmo has clinched one of Singapore’s largest Series A funding rounds to date.
September 23, 2021
News,Indonesia,Venture Capital,eCommerce,Investments
UOB Venture Management leads $30M Series B in Indonesia ‘halal’ social commerce platform Evermos
The fresh funds will be used to expand the leadership and growth teams, to enter new geographies and to deepen technology development.
September 23, 2021
News,SEA,Logistics,Singapore,Investments
Singapore-based Ezyhaul & DHL invest $20M in UK logistics tech startup DigiHaul
Ezyhaul and DHL will both take a share in DigiHaul, and the investment will be used to support "ambitious growth plans" through customer and transporter acquisition.
September 23, 2021
Fave partners Google Pay to offer cashback to Singaporean users
The partnership reinforces the alignment between Fave's and Google Pay’s visions in providing a seamless mode of payment while rewarding a new generation of savvy consumers in their day-to-day transactions.
September 22, 2021
News,FinTech,Indonesia,Malaysia
Malaysia finance minister says Indonesian FinTech unicorn Xendit to relocate financial hub to Malaysia – report
Xendit will relocate its financial hub to Malaysia, following an investment from the Malaysian government’s venture capital investment fund.
September 22, 2021
News,Mergers and Acquisitions,Malaysia
Malaysia capital market regulator reviews SPAC framework – report
Against growing demand for such vehicles for high-growth companies, the current SPAC framework is being reviewed for greater efficiency, the regulator reportedly said.
September 22, 2021
News,Asia,Venture Capital,Blockchain / Crypto
Softbank leads soccer NFT platform Sorare’s $680M Series B funding round
The company has also received interest from leagues and fans across the globe to replicate Sorare model in other sports and it plans to roll out new sports in 2022.
September 21, 2021
News,Asia,eCommerce,Transportation
Softbank, Tencent invest in Indian online used car platform Cars24 Services – report
Cars24 plans to use the fresh capital to deepen its presence in the United Arab Emirates and Australian markets, where it has made recent forays, and build its cars, bikes and financing business in India while investing in technology.
September 21, 2021