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Alpha JWC Ventures has closed an oversubscribed third fund, at $433 million, securing its place as Southeast Asia’s largest VC fund targeting early-stage companies. The fund saw strategic investment from global and regional Limited Partners and investors, including World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment…

In the interview, Nguyen also shared his views on competition, Loship’s competitive advantages, the firm's planned timeline to profitability, and the latest progress of its US listing plan.

The Malaysia’s first tech unicorn is working with an adviser for the planned fundraising and aims to complete it as soon as in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported.

Teleport is valued at $300 million in a deal announced in August where the firm acquired Malaysia food delivery platform Delivereat at $9.8 million.

The startups cover eight verticals: fashion e-commerce, agritech, FinTech, e-commerce, HealthTech, InsurTech, and EdTech, industries that are poised to grow significantly and capitalize on digitization trends across Southeast and South Asia.

Foodpanda Malaysia’s statement came after local media reported that several vendors on the platform have called for protests against ‘hidden’ or promotion charges which caused them to incur losses.

AirAsia's move to partner with more airlines and sell more flights on its super app comes as Malaysia and other countries in Southeast Asia are beginning to reopen their economies and tourism sector to welcome back tourists.

This is in line with Grab Financial Group’s move to be more merchant-centric in its offerings and support its merchants’ business growth across the region.

The acquisition enables Novatti to scale existing ATX businesses while looking to introduce additional Novatti services to the Malaysian market, such as billing.

The Southeast Asian fund will start expanding its investment mandate and investing more into countries like Vietnam, and the Philippines.