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Indonesia’s Widjaja Family Investment Office leads US’s Alio $18M funding round

Alio, Inc., a United States-based medical technology company reinventing the management of chronic disease, announced it has raised $18 million in the initial close of a Series C financing, bringing the total amount the company has raised to over $50 million. The financing was led by the Widjaja Family Investment Office with participation from the company’s…

Teleport raises $50M to extend cross-border delivery services in Southeast Asia

Teleport, the logistics venture under Malaysia-based Capital A Berhad (formerly known as AirAsia Group Berhad), has raised new growth capital of $50 millionfrom large institutional credit investors to extend its cross-border delivery capabilities in all key Southeast Asian markets. 

Google-backed South Korean edtech startup Mathpresso secures extended series C round

South Korea-based edtech startup Mathpresso announced Tuessday it has completed a Series C extension round, which brings the round’s total to approximately $70 million. The newest round was participated by Signite Partners – a corporate venture capital arm of Shinsegae Group and YBM – one of Korea’s largest education management companies.

Indonesia’s Eratani raises $3.8M seed funding round led by Singapore’s TNB Aura

Indonesia-based agri-tech startup Eratani has on Wednesday announced an oversubscribed seed funding round of $3.8 million, led by Singapore-based venture capital firm TNB Aura. This round of financing will be utilized to continue perfecting farming management programs that best suits farmers’ needs, strengthening core operation, and expanding to new……

South Korea’s SOOHO.IO secures $4.5M Series A+ from Woori Technology Investment

SOOHO.IO, the South Korea-based DeFi infrastructure service provider, is announcing $4.5 million in a Series A+ funding round from Woori Technology Investment Co Ltd. The funding will accelerate SOOHO.IO goal to become the SWIFT for Web3 in the Korean blockchain industry.

Gogoro supports Taiwanese government’s decision to extend electric two-wheel vehicle subsidy

Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, announced Tuesday its support for the Taiwan government’s decision to extend its electric two-wheel vehicle subsidy program for four additional years.

Animoca Brands and TinyTap to disrupt education with auction of second set of Publisher NFTs

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced Tuesday that the second series of teacher-authored Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will be auctioned on OpenSea starting at 19:00 (EST) on 15 December.

Darewise Entertainment partners Skinvaders to launch SWEAR London’s first NFT collection in “Life Beyond” metaverse

Darewise Entertainment, the international game studio and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and Skinvaders, a new-age tech platform bringing digital fashion to the metaverse, announced Monday an official partnership with the luxury, made-to-order footwear brand SWEAR London to launch the first SWEAR non-fungible token (NFT) collection in the Life Beyond…

Web3 is changing the way we live, work, play and learn, according to Enjinstarter Co-Founder [Q&A]

In the interview, Enjinstarter Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Prakash Somosundram shared how Web3 technologies are shaping the evolution of products and services today, the key challenges Web3 platforms need to address in terms of innovation, how does Web3 complement Web2, among others.

Navigating the global technology skills gap with AI-moderated upskilling

The future workforce is already here, and it is more than ready to adapt – the vast majority of workers simply need the tools to upskill efficiently. A talent marketplace, moderated by AI, makes this task much easier to fulfill.