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US-based MassMutual Ventures announces new $300M fund for Europe & APAC
United States-based MassMutual Ventures (MMV) announced Wednesday that its Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe team has launched a new fund of $300 million to invest in early and growth-stage companies in digital health, financial technology, enterprise software as a service (SaaS), and cybersecurity.
Singapore’s healthtech startup Biofourmis turns unicorn after raising $300 million Series D investment
Biofourmis, a global leader in virtual care and digital medicine, announced Tuesday it has surpassed unicorn status with a $300 million Series D investment led by leading global growth equity firm General Atlantic. CVS Health and existing investors also participated in the round, which will help fuel the company's next phase of growth.
Blockchain Association Singapore partners BNY Mellon to boost blockchain adoption
Blockchain Association Singapore (BAS) announced Wednesday that global financial institution BNY Mellon has come on board as a strategic collaborator to drive adoption and innovation in blockchain and decentralized finance.
Singapore social music creation platform BandLab raises $65M Series B funding
BandLab, a Singapore-based social music platform, announced Tuesday the close of its Series B round totaling $65 million with a post-money valuation of $315 million. The company welcomed Prosus Ventures, the venture investing arm of Netherlands-listed Prosus, which is majority-owned by Naspers (the largest shareholder of Tencent), to its list of investors.
Hong Kong’s Omnichat raises $1.8M Pre-A round funding to expand business to Southeast Asia
Omnichat, a Hong Kong-based omni-channel chat commerce solution provider, said Wednesday it has raised $1.8 million in Pre-A round funding and announced its business expansion plan to Southeast Asia. The funding will be used to finance Omnichat to further expand the business to Southeast Asia (SEA) markets, and the first stop will be Singapore, Malaysia and…
Singapore game developer Foonie Magus raises over $17M for NFT game Apeiron
Singapore-based game developer Foonie Magus said Monday it has raised over $17 million at the close of its seed round for the new play-and-earn non-fungible token (NFT) game Apeiron. According to the company,m $3 million came from preseed, $10 million from seed, and a further $4.5 million from the first round of NFT sales.
Singapore eCommerce checkout solution Arrow raises $4.8M seed funding led by Sequoia Capital India
Arrow, a Singapore-based eCommerce checkout solution, announced Tuesday a $4.8 million seed fundraise led by Sequoia Capital India and supported by Alpha JWC and Guillaume Pousaz’s Zinal Growth. High-profile angel investors such as Ooi Huey Tyng (current board member at AIG and Maxis), Steve Vickers (Chief Operating Officer at Paysend), and Hassan Ahmed…
