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Singapore’s ComfortDelGro partners Indonesia’s Gojek to tackle transport industry issues

Singapore-based taxi operator ComfortDelGro and Indonesia-based on-demand mobile platform Gojek are coming together to jointly explore ways to address key issues affecting the point-to-point transport industry, including driver shortage.

MYStartup accelerator Program Cohort 2 opens for registration, offering funding to fuel tech startups in Malaysia

MYStartup, is bringing back the Accelerator Programme for Cohort 2 following the success of Cohort 1 during its launch in June earlier this year. To meet the criteria for the Accelerator Programme, the startup must be (i) an incorporated company in Malaysia; (ii) a tech startup with a scalable nature; (iii) in the stage of MVP or revenue-generating and;…

The GrowHub partners ManukaLife to distribute honey products in Southeast Asia, China, helped by Web3 tech

Singapore’s one-stop farm-to-table solution for food traceability and data analytics The GrowHub Innovations Company (The GrowHub) has on Friday announced its strategic partnership with ManukaLife, a Western Australia’s high-grade manuka plantation developer and producer of premium-grade manuka products. The GrowHub will be ManukaLife’s appointed…

Vietnam’s VinFast exports the first batch of electric vehicles to United States

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said Friday, it has exported its first batch of smart electric vehicles including 999 VF 8s to international markets. This batch was transported by the Silver Queen – a Panamanian charter ship – and is expected to arrive in a California port (USA) about 20 days after deporting from MPC Port in Haiphong, Vietnam.……

Singapore’s SC Capital Partners teams up ADIA to form Asia Pacific data center investment program

SC Capital Partners Pte Ltd, the Singapore-headquartered private equity real estate fund manager, has announced the formation of a data centre investment program with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). SC Capital Partners has secured commitments for the new mandate from ADIA, with the ability to scale up over time to $2…

India’s Kae Capital announces the final close of Fund III at $96M

Kae Capital, a venture capital firm in India, announced Friday that it has closed its Fund III, raising INR 767 Cr ($96 million).Some of the leading international institutional investors who have backed this fund are Old Mutual Wealth, Velo Partners, and Finext, whilesome of the Indian investors are HDFC Holdings and SIDBI.

Singapore Blockchain Innovation Program launches hackathon to accelerate blockchain adoption

S$80,000 in prizes for the nation's best hackers to bring their blockchain innovation to life.

EY and Microsoft expand alliance to help businesses achieve net-zero goals

The EY organization and Microsoft has on Friday announced a deepened strategic relationship to further develop environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data management offerings that support clients with achieving operational decarbonization and net-zero goals.

Binance Labs makes strategic investment in Belgium’s hardware wallet maker NGRAVE

Binance Labs, the venture capital arm and accelerator of Binance, has made a strategic investment in and will be leading the upcoming Series A round of NGRAVE, a Belgium-based blockchain and digital asset security provider specialized in  user-friendly, maximum security solutions for crypto users, from creating keys to advanced key recovery.