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Hong Kong edtech firm OnMyGrad lines up a pre-seed round by 500 Global to supercharge campus recruitment in Southeast Asia
OnMyGrad, a Hong Kong-based talent solution SaaS platform for campus recruitment and talent onboarding, has closed a pre-seed funding from 500 Global.
Indian social e-commerce start-up DealShare gets $45M funding from ADIA in an extension of its Series E round
DealShare has raised another $45 million as part of its series E funding round from a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) which takes the company’s total funding to $393 million and valuation to $1.7 billion. The company will use the funds from its Series E funding round to power product innovation and technology to support…
Australian human resource platform Employment Hero closes $130M funding round, buys KeyPay
Employment Hero has closed a $130 million funding round led by return investor SEEK Investments with participation from OneVentures, AirTree Ventures and other shareholders. The support from investors has helped Employment Hero reach a valuation of A$1.25 billion ($900 million) valuation, and reflects the business’s strong and sustained revenue growth and…
Singapore VC firm True Global Ventures invests $8.3M into US healthcare blockchain firm Chronicled
Singapore venture capital firm True Global Ventures (TGV) has invested $8.3 million into United States-based healthcare technology firm Chronicled via its a blockchain-focused equity fund True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund. In addition TGV4's investment, a Fortune 50 global technology giant and other private investors also contributed investment…
New Zealand AI firm Soul Machines raises $70M Series B1 led by Softbank
Soul Machines has raised $70 million Series B1 financing led by new investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Additional participation in this round comes from new investors Cleveland Avenue, Liberty City Ventures and Solasta Ventures. Existing investors including Temasek, Salesforce Ventures and Horizons Ventures also participated in this round. The latest round of…
Taiwan online tutoring innovator AmazingTalker secures $15.5M Series A funding
AmazingTalker has received $15.5 million in Series A funding led by CDIB Capital, with participation from JAFCO Asia and from 500 Global. The funding will power international expansion and service development for the platform as the company advances on its mission to simplify tutor and student discovery.
Malaysia’s drone tech hub ambition: Opportunities & Challenges [Part 1]
In this first part, we briefly look into the opportunities awaiting Malaysia drone tech startups.
Animoca Brands acquires indie game developer Grease Monkey Games
Animoca Brands has acquired Australia-based indie game developer Grease Monkey Games. With extensive experience in motorsports games development and established industry partnerships across motorsports and automotive manufacturing, Grease Monkey Games adds significant game development capabilities and expertise to Animoca Brands.
Temasek-backed Zilingo seeks to raise $150M-$200M – report
Zilingo will be joining a number of companies in Southeast Asia raising funds.
Singapore foodtech firm Next Gen Foods raises a record-breaking $100M Series A funding round
Next Gen Foods has raised a $100 million Series A funding round – the largest Series A to date for a plant-based meat company. Participating in the Series A round are Alpha JWC, EDBI and MPL Ventures. Returning from previous rounds are Temasek through its newly established Asia Sustainable Food Platform, GGV Capital, K3 Ventures and Bits x Bites.
