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ALIAVIA Ventures back female founders with $8.7M fund

ALIAVIA Ventures, the California-based venture capital firm investing exclusively in female tech founded startups across Australia and the United States, has on Tuesday announced the close of its first fund, raising AUD 13.5 million ($8.7 million).

PATRIZIA and Mitsui commit $45M to Australian renewables firm YES Group

Germany-based investment manager PATRIZIA and Japan's trading an investment firm Mitsui have committed to invest up to AUD 70 million ($44.53 million) in a major solar and battery development program in Australia through the Asia Pacific (APAC) Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (A-SIF).

East Ventures and SV Investment announce the $100M dedicated fund for Southeast Asia

East Ventures, an Indonesia-based venture capital firm, and SV Investment, a South Korea-based venture capital and private equity firm firm, have on Friday announced the $100 million dedicated fund for Southeast Asia. This fund aims to open the investment corridor between the Southeast Asian and Korean venture ecosystem, including capital investment,…

BIS and central bank partners to explore protocols for embedding policy and regulatory compliance in cross-border transactions

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and central bank partners have on Thursday launched Project Mandala, which explores the feasibility of encoding jurisdiction-specific policy and regulatory requirements into a common protocol for cross-border use cases such as foreign direct investment, borrowing and payments.

Aampe secures $7.5M in funding led by Matrix Partners India, Peak XV Partners

Aampe, an artificial intelligence (AI)-native user engagement platform, has on Thursday announced a $7.5 million Pre-Series A funding round led by Matrix Partners India and Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA). The new capital will support product development and fuel growth as the company continues its rapid global expansion.

Avnet appoints master distributor of Kerlink to advance IoT strategy across Asia Pacific

Global technology distributor and solutions provider Avnet has recently signed a contract with Kerlink, a provider of internet of things (IoT) solutions based in France, formalizing its role as master distributor of Kerlink's LoRaWAN gateway products and associated software services in Asia Pacific.

Earth Venture Capital backs Treetoscope in the $7M seed funding round

Israel-based irrigation management platform TreetoScope has closed its seed funding round invested by Israeli Champel Capital, Earth Venture Capital, SeedIL, and other strategic investors. The funding will empower the startup to aid with R&D, fuel overall growth, and accelerate commercial agriculture expansion in North America and beyond.

Telstra International strengthens global managed cyber security services with new center in Manila

Telstra International, the global arm of leading telecommunications and technology company Telstra, has on Thursday opened the doors to its new Telstra Security Service Centre (TSSC) in Manila, Philippines, to enhance its capabilities and coverage of managed cyber security services for its customers globally.

Hong Kong Web3 fund CMCC Global launches $100M in first close

CMCC Global, a Hong Kong based Web3 and blockchain fintech fund, has launched a $100 million new venture capital fund that will empower entrepreneurs in Hong Kong and beyond to build innovative Web3 companies.

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SoftBank to expand global IoT business in Asia-Pacific region

SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) has on Wednesday announced that from October 2023, it will launch a full-fledged expansion of its global internet of things (IoT) business in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.