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Indonesia tech giant GoTo shares close 13% up on market debut
GoTo previously said it is also considering a listing in another market such as the US, according to earlier reports.
Singapore’s ZA Tech invests in Indonesia first Sharia digital bank Aladin Bank
ZA Tech Global Limited (ZA Tech), a Singaporean technology venture founded by ZA International and backed by Softbank’s Vision Fund 1, has become the latest strategic partner to collaborate with Aladin Bank as an investor and a business partner, and is fully committed to strengthening Aladin Bank’s ecosystem.
VinFast seeks financing from US government for expansion – report
The news came after VinFast announced recently that its Singapore-based holding company had filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with US securities regulators.
Singapore’s GIC leads US Grafana Labs $240M Series D investment round
Grafana Labs, the United States open source technology provider for dashboards and visualization, announced Wednesday a $240 million Series D round of investment led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. GIC made its initial investment in Grafana Labs’ Series B round in 2020.
Applications now open in Malaysia for 5th cohort of EY startup incubator program
This year, the EY organization announced the continued expansion of the EY Foundry startup incubator program into Cambodia, Guam, Thailand and Vietnam.
airasia Super App collaborates with Google Cloud for digital growth
Google will also tap AirAsia Super App’s in-region network to expand its developer community in Southeast Asia.
India’s Instoried secures $200M commitment from global emerging markets group ahead of listing
Instoried, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based writer assistance tool in India, said Thursday it has secured a capital commitment of $200 million from Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM), an alternative investment group with operations in Paris, New York, and the Bahamas, ahead of its listing plan.
Hong Kong wholesale platform Peeba gets $4.2M seed funding led by Headline Ventures
Peeba, the online business to business (B2B) wholesale platform in Hong Kong, said Thursday it has secured $4.2 million in seed funding led by Headline Ventures.The company will use the funds to deepen its localization efforts across 11 Asia Pacific (APAC) countries, as well as to further build out the machine learning technologies underlying its platform.
Hong Kong’s Newman Capital launches $50M investment fund to empower businesses with Web3 solutions
Hong Kong-based investment firm Newman Capital announced Wednesday the launch of its $50 million investment fund to help cutting-edge traditional businesses to strengthen their position in the ever-growing Web3 world. The fund is on the mission to accelerate the Web3 adoption, especially in the traditional business world, focusing on Asia.
