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HighXP, an India-based casual gaming studio building social games, has raised $2.2 million in seed funding. The funding was led by 3one4 Capital with participation from Prime Venture Partners and Gemba Capital.

Zero-Error Systems (ZES), a Singapore-based deeptech startup, has secured an investment of $7.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The funding round saw participation from the Dart Family Office and Airbus Ventures.

ApartX, a Quest Ventures-backed property technology startup focused on rental property management, has on Wednesday announced that it had secured seed funding of $250,000 from Kazakhstan-based Big Sky Capital and Activat VC.

Finblox, a Hong Kong-based crypto superapp backed by Dragonfly and Saison Capital, has announced the launch of tokenized rights to US Treasury Bills (T-Bills) in partnership with OpenEden, a firm that operates the first smart contract vault to offer 24/7 access to U.S. Treasury Bills.

NanoMalaysia Berhad, an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI) in Malaysia, has partnered Retailetics Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company providing artificial intelligence-based retail automation solutions, to launch the EzyCart, a smart shopping cart which is projected to be a game-changer in the retail industry.

TechNode Global is thrilled to present two tech forums in Seoul and in Singapore, aiming to unlock the potential of China's revitalized Greater Bay Area. The forum will bring together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals to explore opportunities for expansion, networking, and knowledge sharing.

Malaysian clean energy expert Solarvest Holdings Berhad has officially announced five grant recipients for the Seed Grant Round of Solarvest Innovation Lab 2023 (SIL 2023). Irradisol, Flumen, DespaQ, Hydrozon, and Hexacycle emerged as the five chosen recipients under the Seed Grant Round for SIL 2023.

American digital infrastructure company Equinix plans to open its data center in Kuala Lumpur in the first quarter of 2024, following its expansion announcement last year to enter Malaysia with a data center in Johor.

Malaysian self-adhesive label solutions provider Komarkcorp has partnered with Chinese blockchain firm Ant Group Digital Technologies to tap into digital blockchain services. Komarkcorp wholly-owned subsidiary Komark International (M) Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ant Group Digital Technologies' unit AntChain for the services.

Indonesian business to business (B2B) payments orchestrator Durianpay has announced its plans for further expansion following a remarkable financial performance in the first half of 2023. The firm reported a five times year on year growth in total processing value (TPV) since 2022 and a positive gross margin since its first year of operating.