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PolicyStreet partners foodpanda Malaysia to digitise delivery partners’ insurance
Malaysia-based insurance technology firm PolicyStreet has teamed up foodpanda Malaysia to digitise delivery partners’ insurance for better protection. All of foodpanda Malaysia’s delivery partners classified as gig workers nationwide will be enjoying simplified insurance processes as part of PolicyStreet’s commitment to close the insurance protection gap…
Singapore’s Igloo raises additional $27M, bringing Series B total funding round to $46M
Singapore-based insurtech Igloo has on Tuesday announced that it has successfully raised an additional $27 million in its Series B extension, bringing a close to its Series B funding round at $46 million. The initial Series B capital raise of $19 million in March this year was led by Cathay Innovation, with further investments from ACA and other existing…
South Korea’s SK Telekom partners Singapore’s Singtel to grow metaverse business in APAC
SK Telecom (SKT) has on Tuesday announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore-based communications technology group Singtel, to jointly grow the metaverse business in countries where the group operates in, starting with Singapore.
Vietnam’s Society Pass partners with Stripe to ease payments settlement
Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), the Vietnam's based data-driven loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, has on Monday announced the integration of Stripe’s financial infrastructure solutions onto the SoPa platform to power transaction settlement services for merchants and customers on SoPa’s ecosystem.
Thailand Accelerator project launched to assist Thai & Southeast Asia startups in raising capital, accelerating growth
Thailand Accelerator is still accepting applications from organizations interested in collaborating and supporting the initiative. You can reach them at [email protected]
Indonesia’s TipTip raises over $13M Series A Funding led by East Ventures
TipTip, a monetization platform for content creators based in Indonesia, has secured its $13 million Series A funding round, following thestartup’s $10 million seed round funding earlier this year. The Series A funding was led by East Ventures with continued participation from Vertex, SMDV, B.I.G. Ventures and prominent angels.
Singapore’s ComfortDelGro partners Indonesia’s Gojek to tackle transport industry issues
Singapore-based taxi operator ComfortDelGro and Indonesia-based on-demand mobile platform Gojek are coming together to jointly explore ways to address key issues affecting the point-to-point transport industry, including driver shortage.
MYStartup accelerator Program Cohort 2 opens for registration, offering funding to fuel tech startups in Malaysia
MYStartup, is bringing back the Accelerator Programme for Cohort 2 following the success of Cohort 1 during its launch in June earlier this year. To meet the criteria for the Accelerator Programme, the startup must be (i) an incorporated company in Malaysia; (ii) a tech startup with a scalable nature; (iii) in the stage of MVP or revenue-generating and;…
The GrowHub partners ManukaLife to distribute honey products in Southeast Asia, China, helped by Web3 tech
Singapore’s one-stop farm-to-table solution for food traceability and data analytics The GrowHub Innovations Company (The GrowHub) has on Friday announced its strategic partnership with ManukaLife, a Western Australia’s high-grade manuka plantation developer and producer of premium-grade manuka products. The GrowHub will be ManukaLife’s appointed…
