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Indonesian supply chain enabler Praktis raises $20M Series A round led by East Ventures
Praktis, an end-to-end supply chain enabler based in Indonesia, has raised $20 million of series A round led by East Ventures (Growth fund) with participation from Triputra Group and SMDV.
India’s BluSmart raises $42M to strengthen its operations in mega cities
BluSmart Mobility, India’s electric vehicle (EV) ride-hailing service and EV charging superhub infrastructure operator, has on Thursday announced that it has raised $42 million in the recent round in April.
Is Hong Kong ready for the return of the digital assets industry?
Asia’s financial center aims to become a center for digital assets, but the road to achieving that is a long one.
Singapore’s Integra Partners closes second fund at $90M
Singapore-based early-stage venture fund Integra Partners (Integra), has on Thursday announced the final close of its second fund Integra Partners Fund II LP (Integra Partners Fund II) at $90 million. This brings the total committed capital managed by the firm to over $140 million.
Sunway, Gentari and EV Connection ink MoU to develop Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure across Malaysia
Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group, clean energy solutions company Gentari Sdn Bhd, and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider EV Connection Sdn Bhd, have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build and install EV charging stations at Sunway-owned premises, commercial buildings and facilities throughout the country.
Singapore’s Advance Intelligence raises $80M funding led by Warburg Pincus, Northstar
Advance Intelligence Group, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology company, has on Wednesday announced it has raised $80 million from an investor consortium led by existing investors Warburg Pincus and Northstar Group.
Indian venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures raises $122.5M for Growth Fund
Chiratae Ventures, India's largest homegrown venture capital fund, has successfully concluded the fundraising for its first Chiratae Growth Fund (CGF-I), raising INR 1001 cr ($122.5 million).
MUFG Bank partners Mitsubishi, Pavilion Private Equity to launch $1B climate tech fund
Japan's largest bank MUFG Bank has on Tuesday announced that it has established the Marunouchi Climate Tech Growth Fund L.P. with Mitsubishi Corporation and Pavilion Private Equity Co., Ltd. The fund which has $400 million at establishment, is targeting a fund size of $800 million to $1 billion.
TDCX: ASEAN SMEs plan to invest $130 billion in digitalization
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in ASEAN do not plan to slow down their investment in digitalization, and plan to invest a further $130 billion for digitalization over the next three years, according to a recent white paper published by TDCX.
Bukalapak slips into the red with $68.18M net loss in 1Q
Indonesian e-commerce company PT Bukalapak.com Tbk (Bukalapak) said last Friday it has slipped into the red by recording a net loss of 1 trillion rupiah ($68.18 million) in the first quarter, as compared to a a net profit of 14.55 trillion rupiah ($991.99 million) a year ago.
