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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.
GSM invests in Be Group to expand electric car services in Vietnam
Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (GSM), a company founded by the owner of Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast, and Be Group, a Vietnamese technology company, have signed an investment and cooperation agreement to deploy electric cars and motorbikes in transportation services in Vietnam for the first time.
Animoca Brands and Hex Trust launch NFT-centric custodial wallet joint venture
Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based gaming firm, and Hex Trust, an institutional-grade digital asset custodian, have announced the public launch of Gryfyn. Gryfyn is a joint venture to provide an innovative custodial wallet solution focused on onboarding users to Web3.
