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Singapore Management University signs MOU with Kajima to jointly develop the built environment sector and shape future cities
Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) has on Friday announced a three-year partnership with Kajima Asia Pacific Holdings Pte.…
February 3, 2023
Grab appoints Adelene Foo as Managing Director of Grab Malaysia
Grab, a leading everyday superapp in Southeast Asia, has announced the appointment of Adelene Foo as Managing Director of Grab Malaysia, effective February 1, 2023. Grab said in…
February 3, 2023
Carousell integrates Laku6 team, AI-first diagnostics technology to drive mobile recommerce expansion across Greater Southeast Asia
Carousell Group, the Singapore-based multi-category platform for secondhand, has integrated the Laku6 team's expertise and proprietary artificial intelligence (AI)-first…
February 2, 2023
Bangladesh-based B2B commerce platform ShopUp secures $30M debt financing
ShopUp, a Bangladesh-based full-stack business to business (B2B) commerce platform, has on Thursday announced a major milestone in securing $30 million in debt financing. ShopUp…
February 2, 2023
Gobi Partners onboards Malaysian startups Durioo+, Lapasar, Paywatch and pitchIN to the Gobi Superseed II Fund
Gobi Partners, the Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm with $1.5 billion in assets under management, has onboarded four more promising Malaysian startups to its Gobi Superseed II…
February 2, 2023
SUSI Partners sets up Southeast Asian renewables platform
Swiss clean energy fund manager SUSI Partners, through its Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF), has launched a platform for the development of utility-scale renewable energy…
February 1, 2023
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Taiwan’s WeMo raises $15M from AppWorks to accelerate Southeast Asia expansion
WeMo Corp, a pioneer in urban mobility technologies, announced on Wednesday the completion of Series A+ round led by AppWorks, with participation from Taiwan National Development…
February 1, 2023
US’s Strike partners Pouch.ph to expand lightning-fast money transfers to Philippines
Strike, the United States-based digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, has on Tuesday announced the expansion of its “Send Globally” product to the…
February 1, 2023
Indonesian cybersecurity firm Peris.ai secures funding led by East Ventures
Peris.ai, an Indonesian-based cybersecurity as a service startup, has on Wednesday announced the new funding led by East Ventures, a sector-agnostic venture capital firm in…
February 1, 2023
Ayoconnect partners Mastercard to build innovative solutions in bank-account based payments and open finance in Indonesia
Ayoconnect, an Indonesia-based open finance API platform, has on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to modernize bank account-based payments and co-create…
February 1, 2023
Grab appoints Adelene Foo as Managing Director of Grab Malaysia
February 3, 2023
Grab appoints Adelene Foo as Managing Director of Grab Malaysia
February 3, 2023