Asia

Josys raises $93M Series B to drive expansion & revolutionize global IT operations

Global Brain and Globis Capital Partners led the latest infusion of capital, bringing its total funding to $125 million.

India’s IndoSpace raises additional $150M investment led by Qatar Investment Authority, Grosvenor’s Diversified Property Investments

IndoSpace, the largest investor, developer, and operator of grade A industrial and logistics real estate in India, has announced the successful completion of its second round of fundraising for IndoSpace Logistics Parks IV (ILP IV), securing an additional USD 150 million in investment.

India’s Facets.cloud raises $4M in seed funding led by 3one4 Capital

Facets.cloud, a self-serve infrastructure management platform based in India, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by 3one4 Capital. The firm aims to use this capital to expand in the United States market, promote and advance the platform engineering philosophy and enhance its product offerings.

Duet AI expands across Google Workspace and Google Cloud

Google Cloud announced Wednesday that Duet AI will now provide artificial intelligence (AI) assistance across an even wider range of Google Cloud products and services to cloud users spanning employees, software developers, information technology (IT) operators, data practitioners, and cybersecurity professionals.

Superbank, Genesis Alternative Ventures launch $39.38M financing solution for innovative Indonesian startups

PT Super Bank Indonesia (Superbank) and Genesis Alternative Ventures (Genesis), Singapore-based venture lender, have launched a financing solution, with both entities committing up to IDR 600 billion ($39.38 million) to back innovative Indonesian startups.

India’s PhonePe launches stock broking platform Share(dot)Market

Indian digital payments and financial services company PhonePe, has on Wednesday announced its foray into stock broking with Share(dot)Market, under its subsidiary PhonePe Wealth Broking Pvt. Ltd. Share(dot)Market elevates discount broking by providing market intelligence, quantitative research-based WealthBaskets, a scalable technology platform, and great…

Malaysia’s iPrice launches price comparison platform in Australia

IPrice Group, a Malaysia-based e-commerce technology company, has launched its price comparison platform in Australia. With the launch of iPrice.au, iPrice stands apart in the Australian market with its unique ability to compare and curate offers at the same scale that has led to their dominance across Southeast Asia (SEA).

Online wholesale marketplace Markato launched in Hong Kong

Markato, an online wholesale marketplace for independent retailers and buyers in Asia, has on Tuesday announced its official debut in Asia, launching first in Hong Kong. Markato will expand its footprint across the region beginning with Singapore in the coming months, to unlock the Southeast Asia hub’s B2B wholesale and retail opportunity.

India’s SatSure raises $15M in Series A round led by Baring Private Equity Partners, India and Promus Ventures

SatSure, an India-based satellite Earth observation data and analytics firm, has closed a Series A round of $15 million in equity capital and venture debt. The round has been led by Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP), India and Promus Ventures, with participation from Omidyar Network India, and xto10X.

PriyoShop’s Dipty Mandal on providing digital solutions for traditional retail [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

"PriyoShop aims to create a perfect ecosystem for MSMEs by solving their end-to-end problems in terms of the supply chain, finance, managing their SKUs, and credit profiling. We are also going to launch a fintech solution called BNPL (buy now pay later) in collaboration with financial institutions to solve MSMEs' financial problems that will ensure their…