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Malaysia-based Iris Capital Partners launches $37.8M Venture Debt Fund
The Iris Fund, established under the Dana Penjana Nasional program, is co-managed by Hanwha Asset Management and Iris Capital Partners aims to support Malaysian and Southeast Asian startups.
Hong Kong music tech start-up Soundbrenner raises $1.5M funding from Choco Up
Hong Kong-headquartered music tech start-up Soundbrenner has raised $1.5 million funding from Singapore and Hong Kong-based financing and growth platform Choco Up, supporting endeavours including a new software product, global expansion, and entering the music education industry.
Indonesia’s GoTo said to appoint banks for $1B local IPO – report
GoTo Group has picked PT Mandiri Sekuritas and PT Indo Premier Sekuritas as underwriters for a local IPO that could happen as soon as next quarter, Bloomberg reported.
Singapore fintech firm Sleek extends Series A round to $25M
Sleek has extended its Series A round to $25 million, with the participation of Singapore-based global investor EDBI and existing investors, in a mix of equity and debt. The startup, which announced a first closing led by White Star Capital and Jungle Ventures in November, will use the fresh funds to bolster tech and product development, hire new talent,…
Australian instant online grocery supermarket VOLY raises $13M seed round led by Sequoia Capital India
VOLY has raised AU$18 million ($12.89 million) in one of the nation’s largest ever seed rounds led by Sequoia Capital India, with increased backing from Global Founders Capital (GFC) and Australian-based Artesian Capital. This funding round will enable VOLY to continue to scale, expand the team, rapidly increase operations across key urban centres and start…
Malaysian securities regulator revises SPAC framework
The revised SPAC framework will take effect on Jan 1, 2022.
Singapore social music platform BandLab raises $53M Series B led by Vulcan Capital
BandLab has raised its first funding round involved outside investors. Led by Vulcan Capital with notable participation from K3 Ventures as well as existing investor Caldecott Music Group, the $53m round will allow BandLab to expand its team and continue to refine and grow its offerings to music creators and aspiring artists worldwide.
Indonesian O2O automotive startup Otoklix raises $10M Series A funding co-led by Alpha JWC Ventures and AC Ventures
Otoklix has raised $10 million from Alpha JWC Ventures and AC Ventures. Sequoia Capital India’s Surge, and angel investors including Indonesia’s largest automotive conglomerate Astra International Ex-Chief Executive Officer Prijono Sugiarto, YouTube Co-founder Steve Chen and Google Executives in XA Network, also joined the round. With this fresh funding, it…
Vietnams’s Society Pass establishes regional headquarters in Singapore, poised to accelerate growth in Southeast Asia
Society Pass (SoPa), which is listed on Nasdaq, announced Thursday its ambition to accelerate its growth in Southeast Asia through the launch of its regional headquarters in Singapore.Located in Raffles Place in the heart of the Singapore central business district, the new office acts as the company’s designated Asia Pacific hub for regional business and…
Singapore insurtech Igloo extends footprint in Malaysia with Pine Labs partnership
Igloo has partnered with Pine Labs to extend of its regional footprint in Malaysia. Through the partnership, Pine Labs will offer shoppers hassle-free and easy mobile phone protection solutions under the IglooCare Program.
