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Hong Kong’s Pantheon Lab completes seed round funding; seals partnership with New World Group

Pantheon Lab, a Hong Kong startup that specializes in creating digital humans with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to serve a plethora of industries, announced Tuesday that it has completed latest seed round of funding.

Animoca Brands and Hex Trust launch NFT-centric custodial wallet joint venture

Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based gaming firm, and Hex Trust, an institutional-grade digital asset custodian, have announced the public launch of Gryfyn. Gryfyn is a joint venture to provide an innovative custodial wallet solution focused on onboarding users to Web3.

Auros completes $17M fundraising round led by Vivienne Court

Auros, a Hong Kong-based crypto-native algorithmic trading and market making firm, has raised $17 million in a funding round led by global high frequency trading firm, Vivienne Court.

Harriet partners Artesian, Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Impact, B Capital and 1982 to launch The Female Founder Series

Harriet, the leading platform championing female founders, has partnered with venture capital firms Artesian, Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Impact, B Capital, and 1982 Ventures to launch "The Female Founder Series".

Singapore’s Crypto.com secures preparatory license from Dubai

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange company Crypto.com has received its minimal viable product (MVP) Preparatory License from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).

India’s PhonePe raises $200M additional funding from Walmart

PhonePe, one of India’s largest fintech platforms, has on Friday announced it has raised additional $200 million in primary capital from Walmart, at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion.

B Capital’s inaugural healthcare fund to invest in digital health, HealthTech, MedTech & Biotech, says General Partner [Q&A]

B Capital has closed its inaugural B Capital Healthcare Fund I at $500 million earlier of the month.

Pakistan learning platform startup Maqsad raises $2.8M in seed round

Maqsad, a Pakistan-based edtech, has announced a $2.8 million seed round led by Speedinvest and returning investor Indus Valley Capital.

Saudi Arabia’s Nuqtah raises seed funding from Animoca Brands and Polygon

Nuqtah, Saudi Arabia’s non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace platform, has on Wednesday announced that it has raised a seed round of funding led by Animoca Brands with participation from Polygon and regional investors.

Taiwan’s funP Innovation raises $3.12M to fuel smart retail and cloud drive into the Indonesia market

FunP Innovation Group, the Taiwan-based digital advertising sales, and advertising technology conglomerate, has on Wednesday announced it had secured $3.12 million from Ennoconn Corporation, a global leader in integrated cloud management services, industrial internet of things (IoT), and embedded technology.