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Taiwan’s Profet AI closes $5.6M Series A round to fuel regional expansion and product development

Profet AI, a Taiwan-based developer of auto machine learning solutions, announced Thursday it has raised $5.6 million in a Series A funding round led by Darwin Ventures. Harbinger Venture Capital, Jensen-Capital Management and existing investors Hive Ventures, AUO and SVTI also participated in the round.

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Gojek launches new ride-hailing services in Singapore

Gojek has on Tuesday announced the expansion of its transport offering in Singapore with the scheduled launch of GoCar Kids and GoCar XL Kids, its on-demand service type for those travelling with children aged four to seven years.

India’s SarvaGram closes oversubscribed Series C round at $35M

SarvaGram Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an India-based rural household-focused lending and distribution platform, has on Tuesday announced the close of its Series C round at $35 million.Investors in this round include Elevar Equity, Elevation Capital, Temasek and TVS Capital Funds, withElevar Equity being the largest investor in the company.

Quest Global partners TomTom to deliver Next-Gen Digital Cockpit solutions

Quest Global, a Singapore-based engineering services firms, has on Tuesday announced its partnership with TomTom, a Netherlands-based geolocation technology specialist, to deliver Next-Gen Digital Cockpit solutions.

Singapore new material technology startup Alterpacks raises $1M in Pre-Seed funding

Singapore-based new material technology startup Alterpacks has closed its first round of $1 million Pre-Seed funding led by Plug and Play APAC, SEEDS Capital to further its commercialization drive. The round also saw participation from Earth Venture Capital and angel investor Alice Foo.

South Korea’s SeaVantage receives $1.3M funding led by We Ventures

SeaVantage, a South Korean-based startup in real- time ocean supply chain visibility has raised $1.3 million from We Ventures, IBK Capital, Lindeman Asia Investment, and BDC Labs.

Singapore’s ACX closes convertible note series with TRIREC as lead investor

AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), the Singapore-based digital carbon trading exchange, has on Wednesday announced the successful close of its convertible note series with Singapore-based decarbonization investor, TRIREC, investing as the lead investor.

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Indonesia’s Akulaku raises $200M investment from MUFG

Akulaku, an Indonesia-based banking and digital finance platform, announced Monday a $200 million investment from Japanese megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).