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Indonesia’s Mindtera closes $850,000 seed extension round funding led by East Ventures
Mindtera, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) platform in Indonesia, has announced the close of its combined seed and seed extension round at $850,000 funding led by East Ventures. The round also saw commitments from Seedstars International Ventures among other prominent angel investors.
Lighthouse Canton’s maiden Venture Debt Strategy reaches first close at $20M
Singapore-based investment institution Lighthouse Canton has announced the first close of its newly launched venture debt strategy at $20 million.
Singapore’s logistics firm Locad raises $11M Series A funding led by Reefknot Investments
Singapore-based logistics firm Locad has on Monday announced it has raised an $11 million Series A funding round led by Reefknot Investments, a fund anchored by Temasek and logistics powerhouse Kuehne & Nagel.
SGInnovate launches national-level talent development strategy
SGInnovate, a deep tech ecosystem builder and investor backed by the Singapore government, has on last Friday launched Deep Tech Talent Central (DTTC), an integrated strategy for solving talent challenges across emerging tech sectors.
US’s MoviePass completes seed funding round led by Animoca Brands
MoviePass Inc., the technology platform enhancing the exploration of film and the moviegoing experience, announced Thursday it has raised its seed financing led by Animoca Brands. The round also saw participation from Claritas Capital, Emerald Plus, Gaingels, Harlem Capital, PKO VC and Sandhill Angels.
Thailand e-wallet provider TrueMoney enters Malaysia
TrueMoney, a fintech subsidiary of Thailand-based Ascend Money, has launched in Malaysia via partnership with Lotus’s Stores Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Lotus’s Malaysia) on Thursday.
India’s ApnaKlub raises $16M with new investors
ApnaKlub, an India-based business to business (B2B) wholesale platform for fast moving consumer goods, has on Thursday announced that it has raised a total of $16 million. The firm has raised an additional funding of $6 million from TrueScale Capital and ICMG Partners with participation from existing investors Flourish Ventures, Sequoia India’s Surge, Blume…
Animoca Brands Japan invests in Psychic VR Lab
Animoca Brands K.K. (Animoca Brands Japan), a strategic subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Web3 firm Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (Animoca Brands), has on Friday announced that it made a strategic investment of JP¥100 million ($774,230) into Psychic VR Lab’s JP¥1 billion ($7.74 million) fundraising round in December 2022.
Singapore’s The GrowHub uses technology to improve experience of “farm to fork” [Q&A]
In an interview with TechNode Global, The GrowHub Founder and CEO Lester Chan shared his views on the latest trends in the industry, challenges in food safety and how technology is able to address these challenges.
Malaysia’s Carsome bolsters Indonesian operations via Electrum partnership and Nusantara expansion
Malaysia-based integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome is bolstering its Indonesian operations via partnership with Indonesian electric vehicle (EV) firm Electrum and has committed to investing in expanding its business in the nation’s planned Nusantara capital.
