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India’s Dhiway raises $1M pre-seed funding from Cornerstone Venture Partners Fund and SUNiCON Ventures
Dhiway, an India-based blockchain startup, announced Monday it has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Cornerstone Venture Partners Fund, SUNiCON Ventures and existing shareholders.
Indonesian DTC beauty and wellness Base lands $6M Series A round led by Rakuten Ventures
Base, a technology-based, vegan beauty and wellness brand in Indonesia, announced that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding to strengthen its positioning in Indonesia’s market and to continue fueling its growth. Rakuten Ventures led the round, along with participation from existing investors Antler, East Ventures, Skystar Capital, and Pegasus Tech…
Singapore HealthTech platform Speedoc closes $28M Pre-Series B Round
Speedoc, the Singapore-based online and offline health provider, announced Tuesday it has closed its $28 million pre-series B funding round. The round includes new investors including Bertelsmann Investments, Shinhan Venture investment and Mars Growth. Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, which led Speedoc’s $5 million Series A funding round in 2020,…
ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2022 winners: Startup Leaders of the Year and Corporate Sustainability Champions
TechNode Global is pleased to announce the winners of the following awards categories of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2022: Startup Leader of the Year & Enterprise Award: Corporate Sustainability Champions.
Techmurah partners Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation to nurture green tech youth entrepreneurs
Techmurah, a Malaysia-based electronic devices e-commerce platform, on Monday announced its collaboration with Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) to nurture green tech entrepreneurs among youth to create a greener environment.
GHL partners Alipay+ to enable travelers to use mobile e-wallets
Foreign travelers visiting Malaysia can now pay using their domestic mobile e-wallets at over 40,000 retail outlets powered by GHL Systems Berhad (GHL), which is made possible through a partnership announced on Monday with Alipay+, a global cross-border digital payments and marketing solution.
Animoca Brands partners Arevo to produce NFT-centric carbon fiber bikes
United States 3D-printing firm Arevo, Inc. has partnered with Animoca Brands to produce a line of custom carbon fiber bikes inspired by and decorated with individually owned non-fungible token (NFT) artwork.
ANEXT Bank launches new industry initiative to scale financial inclusion for SMEs
ANEXT Bank, a digital wholesale bank incorporated in Singapore and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant Group, on Wednesday unveiled its latest initiative to drive further industry collaboration as part of its mission to enable effortless and inclusive financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
HashKey Capital Singapore gets fund management service approval from MAS
HashKey Capital Singapore Pte. Ltd., together with its affiliates, announced Friday that it has received its in-principle approval for the Capital Markets Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as a licensed fund management company (LFMC).
Vietnam’s VinES and US’s Li-Cycle launch global battery recycling partnership
VinES Energy Solutions (VinES), a Vingroup company that specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of advanced batteries for mobility and energy storage applications, and Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, on Thursday announced…
