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East Ventures launches white paper on genomics with Indonesia’s Ministry of Health

East Ventures, an Indonesia-focused venture capital firm, has on Thursday launched a white paper “Genomics: Leapfrogging into the Indonesian healthcare future”.

Australia’s Loam Bio raises $73M in Series B funding co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and Wollemi Capital

Aussie carbon farming startup Loam Bio has raised AUD 105 million ($73 million) Series B funding round co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and Wollemi Capital.

Arta TechFin partners OSL to create an end-to-end virtual asset financial service ecosystem

Arta TechFin (ARTA), a hybrid fintech platform in both traditional assets and virtual assets, and OSL, the digital asset business division of BC Technology Group, have on Wednesday entered into a strategic partnership to create an end-to-end VA financial service ecosystem.

Australia’s SwarmFarm Robotics raises $8.3M Series A funding led by Emmertech

Australia-based agritech startup SwarmFarm Robotics has on Wednesday announced it has raised a AUD 12 million ($8.3 million USD) Series A funding led by Emmertech, an AgTech fund from Conexus Venture Capital based in Canada.

Vietnam’s Aura Network raises $4M Pre-Series A funding led by Hashed and Coin98

Vietnamese non-fungible token (NFT) platform Aura Network has closed the fundraising round of $4 million, with Hashed and Coin98 Ventures co-leading the round. Following the strategic advisory partnership announcement with Republic Crypto, this is the next committed milestone ahead of its Mainnet launch in the first quarter of 2023.

PPRO extends global cross-border payments infrastructure into South Korea

United Kingdom-based FinTech firm PPRO has extended its infrastructure to the South Korean market through integrating South Korean local cards and Toss Pay, one of the most popular e-wallets in South Korea onto its platform.

Lighthouse Canton partners with Alta on venture debt strategy

Singapore-headquartered global investment firm Lighthouse Canton has partnered with Alta, a Singapore-based digital marketplace for alternative assets, on its new venture debt strategy.

Australia’s Airwallex strengthens global leadership team in Singapore

Australian FinTech firm Airwallex has on Thursday announced senior appointments to its global leadership team as the global payments and financial platform focuses on its expansion into 2023.

Animoca Brands Japan invests in Virtual Arts

Animoca Brands Japan, a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (Animoca Brands), has on Thursday announced that it has invested in Virtual Arts, Inc to support Virtual Arts' expansion in Japan and to provide content for DanceFight, a dance battle app published by Virtual Arts for the street dance community globally, with bracket-style…

Bitcoin trading volume up 80% at DBS Digital Exchange in 2022

DBS said in a statement that these robust business metrics underscore the trust that investors continue to place in DBS’ digital asset ecosystem in the face of unprecedented volatility in digital asset markets.