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Validus Capital appoints Vineet Agarwal as new CEO for Singapore
Validus, a Singapore-based small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business account and financing platform, has on Monday announced the appointment of Vineet Agarwal as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Validus Capital in Singapore, effective August 1, 2023.
Indonesia’s Beleaf secures $6.85M Series A funding from Alpha JWC Ventures, Openspace
Indonesia-based farming-as-a-service (FaaS) company Beleaf Farms (Beleaf) has on Tuesday announced their $6.85 million Series A investment led by Alpha JWC Ventures. Additional investors participating in this round include Openspace and several strategic angels.
DFS partners Ant Group to enhance digital shopping experience for tourists via Alipay+
Hong Kong-based luxury products travel retailer DFS Group and Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group affiliate Ant Group have announced a global strategic cooperation to enhance payments and marketing digitalization across DFS’ network of retail and online stores.
Binance launches new platform in Japan
Crypto asset trading platform Binance has launched Binance Japan, its new platform designed for the Japanese market. Binance believes this to be a significant milestone in the country’s Web3 journey and hope to deliver an unmatched crypto experience to its users in Japan.
Indonesia’s GENEXYZ raises $1M in seed funding led by East Ventures
GENEXYZ, an Indonesian firm that brings virtual influencer and human IPs, has on Wednesday announced the close of its seed funding of $1 million, led by East Ventures. This round of funding is also participated by other investors such as Emtek, MDI, Trinity Optima, and Massive Music.
Australia’s Plerion closes $10M seed round funding led by Prosus, Cercano, Atlassian Ventures
Plerion, an Australia-based cybersecurity company, has announced the closure of its seed round funding, raising $10 million led by Prosus Ventures, with participation from Cercano and Atlassian Ventures. The funding will fuel accelerated product development, talent acquisition, and go-to-market strategies as Plerion seeks to establish itself as a trusted…
Australia’s Plotlogic raises $28M in Series B funding co-led by Galvanize Climate Solutions, SE Ventures
United States venture capital heavyweights have backed the $28 million Series B funding round of Australian deep-tech mining company Plotlogic. Galvanize Climate Solutions, the climate-focused global investment firm founded by Tom Steyer and Katie Hall, and SE Ventures, the investing firm backed by French energy and automation giant Schneider Electric,…
Singapore-founded Airalo raises $60M in Series B financing led by e& capital
Airalo, the Singapore-founded eSIM marketplace, announced Tuesday the successful completion of its Series B financing round, raising an impressive $60 million. Led by e& capital, the investment arm of e&, the global technology group, this brings Airalo's total funding to $67.3 million.
Singapore’s Cerebry raises $1M in seed funding led by Ascend Vietnam Ventures
Cerebry, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) edtech startup, has announced that it has raised a $1 million seed round led by Vietnam-based venture capital firm Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV). The funding round also saw participation from Pentathlon Ventures and strategic investors.
Gojek to feature on-demand food delivery offering GoFood on MoMo
Gojek has on Monday announced that its on-demand food delivery feature, GoFood, is now available on the MoMo platform, in a partnership that continues to leverage the extensive and comprehensive synergies between Gojek and MoMo.
