Malaysia

Malaysian PropTech firm Urbanmetry bags $2M Pre-Series A led by Monk’s Hill Ventures

Urbanmetry has closed a Pre-Series A round of $2 million led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. The funding will be used for developing its intelligent data products and platforms to serve end consumers in the property and mortgage markets; and for building out its product, technology, data, and business development teams.

Carsome plans to build more used car refurbishment centers in Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand

Carsome has on Tuesday launched the so-called Carsome Certified Lab in Malaysia, which claimed to be Southeast Asia’s largest car refurbishment facility.

Malaysia’s drone tech hub ambition: Opportunities & Challenges [Part 1]

In this first part, we briefly look into the opportunities awaiting Malaysia drone tech startups.

Malaysia to announce digital bank license winners next month – report

Malaysia’s move to issue digital banking licenses comes at a time when regulators across Asia including Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Philippines are opening up the banking industry to digital players, encouraged by higher smartphone penetration and better internet connections.

Malaysian fintech startup IIMMPACT raises $2 million funding from Sequoia India’s Surge

IIMMPACT announced Wednesday $2 million in seed funding by Sequoia India’s Surge. IIMMPACT is Surge’s first startup founded and based in Malaysia. The funding will be used to accelerate product development and expand hiring.

Indian payment platform Razorpay buys majority stake in Malaysian fintech firm Curlec

Razorpay announced Tuesday its first international expansion into South-East Asia with the acquisition of a majority stake in Curlec for an undisclosed amount. This marks Razorpay’s fourth acquisition overall and its first in international waters, taking one step closer to becoming a fintech leader in emerging markets.

AirAsia changes name to Capital A to reflect new core strategy

Malaysia's AirAsia Group Berhad has announced a name change for the group holding company to become Capital A Berhad, to reflect the group’s new core business strategy as an investment holding company with a portfolio of synergistic travel and lifestyle businesses, which have rapidly transformed the AirAsia brand into much more than just an airline.. By…

AirAsia logistics arm Teleport invests in Indonesian trucking marketplace Kargo Technologies

In its efforts to be a major player for delivery in the Southeast Asia region, Teleport, the logistics venture of Airasia, has invested in Kargo Technologies (Kargo), Indonesia’s largest trucking marketplace, in the form of convertible notes. This acquisition was funded through Teleport’s internally generated sources,