Venture Capital

Gobi Partners onboards Malaysian startups Durioo+, Lapasar, Paywatch and pitchIN to the Gobi Superseed II Fund

Gobi Partners, the Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm with $1.5 billion in assets under management, has onboarded four more promising Malaysian startups to its Gobi Superseed II Fund (Gobi SSIIFund). The four firms being onboarded are Islamic-themed streaming service Durioo+, e-commerce marketplace Lapasar, earned wage access provider Paywatch and online…

Singapore’s ComfortDelGro invests $4.37M in global venture capital fund Shift4Good

Singapore-based taxi firm ComfortDelGro Corporation, said Wednesday it has invested €4 million ($4.37 million) in Shift4Good, a global independent venture capital impact fund dedicated to sustainablemobility. In so doing, it becomes the fund’s first strategic investor in South East Asia and joins other industry heavyweights like Renault Group as strategic…

B Capital closes third venture growth fund at $2.1B

B Capital, a global multi-stage investment firm, has on Thursday announced the close of its third venture growth fund and related companion funds (together, Growth Fund III), with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $2.1 billion.

MYStartup, DNB announce winners for MYStartup Hackathon 2022

MYStartup, a Malaysian government initiative powered by Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd. (Cradle), in partnership with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), has on Wednesday announced the winners for the recently concluded MYStartup Hackathon 2022.

Ten Filipino startups complete the 917Ventures Accelerator Program by 500 Global

500 Global, a global venture capital firm, hosted Demo Day on January 18 in collaboration with the Philippines’ corporate venture builder 917Ventures, marking the culmination of a ten-week virtual accelerator program designed to scale ten 917Ventures portfolio companies.

Lighthouse Canton’s maiden Venture Debt Strategy reaches first close at $20M

Singapore-based investment institution Lighthouse Canton has announced the first close of its newly launched venture debt strategy at $20 million.

MYStartup partners DNB to solve corporate problems through MYStartup Hackathon 2022

MYStartup, a Malaysian government-owned platform powered by Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd. (Cradle), has collaborated with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) to launch a hackathon (MYStartup Hackathon 2022) targeted at solving DNB's key corporate challenges.

Wesley Tay joins as a Principal at East Ventures

Indonesia-based venture capital firm East Ventures announced Tuesday that Wesley Tay joins East Ventures as its new Principal. Wesley will oversee the investments focusing on the seed stage, and will be based in Singapore.

MYStartup Accelerator Program Cohort 2 offer funding and opportunities for tech startups

MYStartup is bringing back its exclusive Accelerator Programme to provide a second batch of startups with world-class mentorship, guidance, resources, funding and investment opportunities to help them grow their businesses.