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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. Maqsad said in a statement on Thursday…

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…

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 has secured $3.12 million from Ennoconn…

Richard Li’s FWD filing HK IPO application again – report

FWD Group Holdings Ltd., the pan-Asian insurance company owned by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, has filed for a third time for an initial public offering (IPO) in the…

BEYOND Expo Back in Macao for 2023 to See “Technology Redefined” in one of Asia’s Biggest Tech Events

MACAO, March 13, 2023–Now on its third edition, BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) returns to its real-world conference format in Macao from May 10 to…

Animoca Brands completes Mocaverse NFT mint; sees $5.5M sales volume in first 48 hours

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based gaming company, has announced the successful completion of Mocaverse’s MocaMint, an event during which Animoca Brands’ shareholders, employees,…

Animoca Brands and Planet Hollywood launch physical private club for Web3 community

Animoca Brands and Planet Hollywood Group, through their joint venture Meta Hollywood, announced Thursday they will launch CLUB 3, a private, members-only club that will act as…

Singapore’s Accredify collaborates with ACRA to make its business profiles & certificates verifiable

Editor's note: Accredify is a winner of ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2022, in the Startup Leader of the Year: Web3 Disruptors award category. Singapore-headquartered verifiable…

Jio Platforms acquires US-based Mimosa Networks for $60M

Airspan Networks Holdings (Airspan) and Radisys Corporation (Radisys), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jio Platforms Limited (Jio), has Wednesday announced the sale of Mimosa…

Animoca Brands Japan invests in global entertainment company Rainshine Global Inc.

Animoca Brands Japan, a strategic subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Web3 company Animoca Brands Corporation Limited, has on Wednesday announced a strategic investment in Rainshine…