News

Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands acquires French racing game developer Eden Games

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Monday it has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of the issued capital of French racing game developer Eden Games S.A.S. from Engine Gaming & Media. Animoca Brands will leverage the expertise and capabilities of Eden Games to work…

Singapore’s TiTi Protocol secures $3.5M led by The Spartan Group to build the first use-to-earn algorithm stablecoin

TiTi Protocol, a Singapore-based multi-asset reserve stablecoin, on Tuesday announced a successful fundraising round of $3.5 million, led by The Spartan Group. The round also saw the participation from SevenX Ventures, Incuba Alpha, DeFi Alliance, Agnostic Fund, Fourth Revolution Capital (4RCapital), Solidity Venture, and other institutions, as well as…

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.