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Indonesian agritech start-up eFishery raises $90M Series C to expand throughout Asia

eFishery has successfully closed $90 million in its Series C round. This round of investment was co-led by Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and Sequoia Capital India, with participation from existing investors including the Northstar Group, Go-Ventures, Aqua-Spark, and Wavemaker Partners. The funds raised will be used to scale up its platform and to…

Malaysia’s Aerodyne enters strategic partnership with Norway’s Astralution to offer drone solutions in Scandinavian region

Aerodyne Group has inked a strategic partnership with Norway’s Astralution to offer drone-as-a-service (DaaS) and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions in the Scandinavian region. With Astralution’s extensive background in aviation and crisis management in oil and gas, this partnership will bring long-term value to clients by providing tailored unmanned…

Israel’s MeMed raises $93M to accelerate commercialization of its host immune-response product portfolio

MeMed announced Monday a $93 million private financing round, bringing total funding in the company to over $200 million, including support from the U.S. Department of Defense and EU Commission. The funds will be used to scale up manufacturing, accelerate commercialization and expand MeMed’s pioneering host immune response product portfolio, The latest…

AirAsia secures Malaysian regulator license for remote drone pilot training

AirAsia has secured its Certificate of Approval (COA) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM), to conduct remote drone pilot training. With the approval, AirAsia has become first in Malaysia to provide industry support with quality remote pilot training.

Eric Cheng, Co-founder and Group CEO of Carsome (seated 3rd from right); Juliet Zhu, Group CFO of Carsome (seated 2nd from right) & Carsome’s Senior Management Team

Malaysia unicorn Carsome raises $290M in Series E financing

Carsome Group announced the completion of its $290 million Series E round, increasing the company’s valuation to approximately $1.7 billion. The latest financing round was jointly led by Qatar Investment Authority, 65 Equity Partners and Seatown Private Capital Master Fund. The round also saw strong participation from investors such as Mediatek, Sunway,…

Indian quick commerce player Dunzo raises $240M funding led by Reliance Retail

Dunzo has raised $240 million in its latest round of funding led by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited. Existing investors Lightbox, Lightrock, 3L Capital and Alteria Capital also joined the round. The capital will be used to further Dunzo’s vision to be the largest quick commerce business in the country, enabling instant delivery of essentials from a network…

Indonesian logistics firm J&T Express officially launches its express network in the UAE and Saudi Arabia

J&T Express has official launhced its express network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. The two countries are the first markets to be covered by the firm in the Middle East, and the latest expansion brings the firm's global network coverage to a total of ten countries.

Eric Cheng, CEO of Carsome Group

Malaysia-based Carsome raises $300M from Temasek-backed funds, QIA – report

Carsome, Malaysia's first tech unicorn, is said to be planning for an initial public offering in the US later this year.

Indonesian cloud-based POS Olsera raises $2.5M from Kejora-SBI Orbit

Olsera has raised $2.5 million in seed round funding from Kejora-SBI Orbit. With this fresh capital, Olsera seeks to strengthen its technological infrastructure, recruit more talents and accelerate their merchant acquisition in another 200 cities in Indonesia.