Thailand
Thai startup Beam raises $2.5M seed funding led by Surge, Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia’s accelerator program
Beam, a Thailand-based payment firm, has on Wednesday raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by Surge, Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia’s rapid scale-up program, with participation from Partech Partners.
Fundamental infrastructure will provide the most value for Web3 sector, says Thai-based SCB 10X’s Kris Supavatanakul
In the interview, Supavatanakul also shared his views on the potential of Web3 sector in Southeast Asia, the firm’s preferences and his suggestions for Web3 startups.
Thailand’s SCB 10X invests $10M in Singaporean digital asset custodian RakkaR Digital
Thailand-based SCB 10X, the venture investment arm of SCBX group, announced Monday that it has invested $10 million in RakkaR Digital, a Singapore-based institutional-grade digital asset custody platform for institutions powered by Fireblocks.
Global fintech firm Stripe launches in Thailand
Global fintech firm Stripe announced Thursday the launch of its services in Thailand. The launch expands Stripe’s investment in Asia Pacific where its services are available to support businesses in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand.
AWS to launch infrastructure region in Thailand with $5B investment in the next 15 year
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, announced on Monday it plans to open an infrastructure region in Thailand. As part of its commitment to the region, AWS plans an estimated investment of more than $5 billion in Thailand over 15 years.
NIA accelerates the DeepTech and AgTech startups for agricultural transformation to the global level
Thailand National Innovation Agency (Public Organization), or NIA, is accelerating and strengthening Thailand's agricultural sector by driving agricultural technology (AgTech) startups that use deep technology (DeepTech) to boost production potential and create sustainability in the agricultural sector.
Thailand’s Konvy raises $10M from Insignia Ventures
Thailand-based beauty e-commerce platform Konvy said Tuesday it has raised $10 million from Insignia Ventures Partners in a Series A round. Previously, Konvy had raised seed funding from Alpha Founders Capital and ECG Ventures Capital.
500 Global-backed StoreHub to focus on existing markets as it aims to reach profitability within two years
In the interview, Fong also shared some of his opinions on issues related to the digitization within the F&B industry post-pandemic.
Thai media giant T&B Media Global enters metaverse with $300M hybrid equity-NFT raise led by Sygnum
Sygnum, a digital asset technology group with a Swiss banking licence and a Singapore capital markets services (CMS) licence, announces it is partnering Thai media and entertainment group T&B Media Global to raise over $300 million to fund its new interconnected metaverse platform.
Thai EdTech firm Globish succeeds in closing $2.36M fundraising deal & progressing to Series A+
The more than 90-million-baht ($2.36 million) investment will accelerate Globish for international markets and expansion to ASEAN following the company’s business in Vietnam. There are huge potentials for Thailand to achieve regional leadership in EdTech. In the contemporary labor market, language is a crucial skill and always the first to be upskilled and…
