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Pickupp gets additional investment from Temasek-backed Reefknot & Kuehne+Nagel, brings up Series A & A+ to $20M

The funds will enable Pickupp to strengthen its dispatch network with the expansion of new satellite warehouses across different markets. It will go on to further support innovation and developments in Pickupp’s technology to enhance the capabilities and cost-savings of its existing products and introduce new services to meet the evolving demand for…

iSeller raises $8M pre-Series B financing led by Openspace and AppWorks to digitize commerce in Indonesia

With the new funds, the company plans to enable more merchants to start, run, and grow businesses more easily, manageably, and efficiently, the company said in a statement. This will be achieved by aggressively expanding its e-commerce solutions and offline presence to 50 cities across Indonesia, building off the company’s current footprint in the Greater…

Bezos-backed Ula to scale up ‘pay later’ options for underserved small retailers in Indonesia

Indonesia’s retail market is estimated to be around $300 billion, of which 70-80 percent is traditional retail--with this market growing 8 percent year on year, the potential is enormous.

EI Industrial raises $670K to launch Vietnam’s first industrial-focused B2B e-commerce marketplace

Launched in 2020, EI Industrial is a B2B e-commerce marketplace that aims to accelerate digital procurement in Vietnam.

Standard Chartered to provide $500M financing to BNPL firm Atome for its expansion

This funding will enable Atome Financial to grow and connect a wider ecosystem of merchants to a larger customer base, improving product access and financial inclusion for consumers across the region.

Indonesia all-in-one restaurant operations platform ESB raises $7.6M in Series A+ round led by Alpha JWC Ventures

With this fresh funding, ESB will further expand its proposition including tech-enabled upselling features, enhanced business intelligence (BI) platform, delivery solutions, payment solutions, financing, and human resources information system (HRIS) to become the dominant end to end F&B business operating platform.

Singapore EdTech firm Creative Galileo raises $2.5M in seed round led by Kalaari Capital

The funds will be used to expand across Southeast Asia and integrate local languages within the platform.

Venture debt firm InnoVen Capital launches new Southeast Asia Fund with first close of $50M

InnoVen SEA Fund has completed its first close of $50 million with InnoVen Capital and will be seeking additional investors to participate in the fund.

Credit Suisse recognizes AirAsia Digital as tech unicorn alongside Carsome, Axiata’s Edotco

AirAsia Digital is valued at around $1 billion based on all-share transaction in July 2021, as reported by the company, Credit Suisse said in the report dated Oct 5.

Shoplinks raises $900K seed fund led by Cocoon Capital

Shoplinks will use the funds to strengthen its foothold in Indonesia before expanding into other Southeast Asian markets. Additionally, the funds will be used to grow its team and invest more in product development.