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Animoca Brands announces Mocaverse, the NFT collection to empower Web3 community connections

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, announced Thursday Mocaverse, its official PFP NFT collection designed to strengthen the company’s ecosystem of Web3 and metaverse-centric projects.

South Korea’s Postype raises $7.6M funding led by Sui Generis Partners

Postype, a creator-focused content publishing platform based in South Korea, has announced that it has raised $7.6 million. The funding round was led by Sui Generis Partners with additional participation from other high-profile South Korean investors, including Shinhan Venture Investment, We Ventures, Atinum Investment, KB Investment, and Playmake Ventures.

India’s Java Capital launches $9M seed stage fund

Java Capital, a seed stage focused, SEBI registered Alternate Investment Fund (AIF) in India, has announced the launch of its first fund with a corpus of INR 75 crore ($9 million), including a greenshoe option of Rs 25 crore.

Google-backed South Korean edtech startup Mathpresso secures extended series C round

South Korea-based edtech startup Mathpresso announced Tuessday it has completed a Series C extension round, which brings the round’s total to approximately $70 million. The newest round was participated by Signite Partners – a corporate venture capital arm of Shinsegae Group and YBM – one of Korea’s largest education management companies.

South Korea’s SOOHO.IO secures $4.5M Series A+ from Woori Technology Investment

SOOHO.IO, the South Korea-based DeFi infrastructure service provider, is announcing $4.5 million in a Series A+ funding round from Woori Technology Investment Co Ltd. The funding will accelerate SOOHO.IO goal to become the SWIFT for Web3 in the Korean blockchain industry.

Gogoro supports Taiwanese government’s decision to extend electric two-wheel vehicle subsidy

Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, announced Tuesday its support for the Taiwan government’s decision to extend its electric two-wheel vehicle subsidy program for four additional years.

Malaysia’s Wellous to list on NASDAQ in merger with Malaysia-based SPAC Kairous Acquisition

Founded in 2016, Wellous is a health food and nutrition company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes trusted and beneficial health and wellness products. The company said it offers only the best of nature, the most precious ingredients from a wide sourcing network. Based in Malaysia, Wellous’s products and services are distributed through…

Animoca Brands and TinyTap to disrupt education with auction of second set of Publisher NFTs

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced Tuesday that the second series of teacher-authored Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will be auctioned on OpenSea starting at 19:00 (EST) on 15 December.

Australia’s Avarni raises $3M led by Main Sequence to speed up decarbonization efforts

Australian carbon management startup Avarni has raised $3 million to streamline the future of carbon management. The round is the second fundraising since founding and was led by deep tech venture firm Main Sequence, along with existing investors Vulpes Ventures and Common Sense Ventures.