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Gusto Collective expands into SEA with acquisition of Mercury Integrated
Hong Kong-based brand technology group Gusto Collective is expanding into Southeast Asia (SEA) with acquisition of Singapore-based luxury-marketing firm Mercury Integrated.
Malaysia secures $1.79B investment commitments at London Tech Week – report
These investments are expected to create no fewer than 1,800 high-value jobs, the minister said at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and the International Data Centre Authority (IDCA).
Malaysia’s Agmo inks MoU with Alibaba Cloud for EV superapp
Malaysian digital solutions and application development specialist Agmo Holdings Berhad has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Alibaba Cloud (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd, cloud computing company of China-based Alibaba Group, to launch electric vehicle (EV) superapp.
India’s HighXP raises $2.2M in seed funding led by 3one4 Capital
HighXP, an India-based casual gaming studio building social games, has raised $2.2 million in seed funding. The funding was led by 3one4 Capital with participation from Prime Venture Partners and Gemba Capital.
India’s Indifi Technologies raises $35M in Series E funding led by ICICI Venture
Indifi Technologies (Indifi), an India-based digital technology platforms, has on Tuesday successfully raised Rs 290 Crores ($35 million) in its Series E funding round. Funds managed and advised by ICICI Venture led the round along with participation from existing investors including British International Investment, OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I,…
Malaysia to reform startup ecosystem, focus on investment, says minister – report
“We will persuade these 20 agencies (related to the ecosystem) that we will have to move towards a single window approach similar to what we have done with the visa application system,“ he said.
Singapore-based deeptech startup Zero-Error Systems raises $7.5M in oversubscribed Series A funding
Zero-Error Systems (ZES), a Singapore-based deeptech startup, has secured an investment of $7.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The funding round saw participation from the Dart Family Office and Airbus Ventures.
Quest Ventures-backed ApartX raises $250,000 in oversubscribed series seed round
ApartX, a Quest Ventures-backed property technology startup focused on rental property management, has on Wednesday announced that it had secured seed funding of $250,000 from Kazakhstan-based Big Sky Capital and Activat VC.
Malaysia’s Sunway accelerates net zero ambitions with Cambridge-based Deeptech Labs
Sunway Group, a Malaysia-based conglomerate, has on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Deeptech Labs, a venture capital (VC) fund and deeptech specific accelerator based in Cambridge (UK), through its innovation arm, Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs).
Hong Kong’s Finblox launches tokenized US T-Bills with OpenEden
Finblox, a Hong Kong-based crypto superapp backed by Dragonfly and Saison Capital, has announced the launch of tokenized rights to US Treasury Bills (T-Bills) in partnership with OpenEden, a firm that operates the first smart contract vault to offer 24/7 access to U.S. Treasury Bills.
