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VinFast to deliver electric SUVs in Vietnam; eyes overseas deliveries

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast said Thursday that it will begin delivering its new electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in Vietnam this week.

30N Ventures launches $50M fund to invest in top-tier founders in emerging markets’ fastest-growing economies

Chile-based venture capital (VC) firm 30N Ventures has announced the launch of its new $50 million venture capital fund, focused on investing in top-tier founders in the fastest-growing economies of emerging markets (EMs) in late seed and Series A.

Malaysia’s Blueshark launches initiative to accelerate electric motorcycles adoption and development

Malaysia-based electric vehicle (EV) tech mobility company Blueshark has announced a new program called Malaysia Electric Vehicle Empowerment (MyEVE) to accelerate the adoption and development of electric motorcycles in Malaysia.

Singapore’s Kredivo raises $270M in Series D equity round led by Mizuho Bank

Kredivo Holdings (formerly known as FinAccel), the parent company of Kredivo and Krom Bank Indonesia, has on Thursday announced that it has raised $270 million in equity financing in a significantly oversubscribed round, bringing its Series D fundraise to a successful close.

Singapore’s ThoughtFull raises $4M in Pre-Series A round led by Temasek-owned Sheares Healthcare Group

ThoughtFull, a Singapore-based digital mental health company, announced Thursday that it has raised $4 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding round, led by Sheares Healthcare Group, a wholly-owned healthcare entity of global investment firm, Temasek.

Animoca Brands’ Torque Drift 2 partners with Konig to bring out interoperable NFTs across three titles

Grease Monkey Games, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands and the creator of the popular Torque Motorsports series, has partnered with Konig to introduce the first-ever interoperable wheel non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to Torque Drift 2 and other games in the Torque Motorsport games franchise in the second half of this year.

Malaysia to launch initiative to put innovation into mainstream of digital economy – report

Rafizi said on Wednesday the initiative had been carried out with the cooperation between his ministry and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation since two months ago.

Hong Kong’s Pantheon Lab completes seed round funding; seals partnership with New World Group

Pantheon Lab, a Hong Kong startup that specializes in creating digital humans with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to serve a plethora of industries, announced Tuesday that it has completed latest seed round of funding.

Singapore’s PropTech firm Ohmyhome debuts on NASDAQ

Ohmyhome Limited, a data-driven property technology company based in Singapore, has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 3.78 million ordinary shares at a price of $4.00 per share.

Singapore’s Carro to give away a brand-new Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV

Singapore-based used car marketplace Carro is giving away a brand-new, made-in-Singapore Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric vehicle.