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Good Food Institute Asia Pacific launches database for alt protein startups

The Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC) has launched a new “one-stop shop” database in collaboration with FoodInnovate ⁠—a joint initiative launched by Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) together with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Economic Development Board (EDB), IPI Singapore, JTC Corporation (JTC), and the Singapore…

Exploring the creative industry’s unexplored with interactive NFTs [Podcast]

Generative arts are not new in the NFT industry. Despite the unpredictable nature of the industry, NFTs are still on the path to exploring the unknown. Time will tell as to the real impact that interactive NFTs can instill across the creative industries.

India’s Vegrow raises $25M Series B funding led by Prosus Ventures

Vegrow, India’s leading business to business (B2B) marketplace for fruits announced Monday it has secured funding of a $25 million Series B round led by Prosus Ventures. Marquee investors Matrix Partners India, Elevation Capital, Lightspeed and Ankur Capital participated in the round while prominent angel and agri veteran Sanjiv Rangrass continues to back…

FoodTech startups pitched game-changing solutions at SPACE-F Batch 3 Accelerator Demo Day

SPACE-F program is dedicated to supporting the accelerator and incubator startups in the Food Tech industry to transform their innovative ideas into winning businesses that will impact the future of food. With the collaboration of the NIA, Thai Union Group PCL, Mahidol University, Thai Beverage PLC, and Deloitte Thailand.

Binance secures virtual asset service provider registration in Spain

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, announced that its Spanish subsidiary, Moon Tech Spain, S.L., has been granted registration as a virtual asset services provider(VASP) by the Bank of Spain. This registration will allow Binance to offer crypto asset exchange and custody services in Spain in…

OCBC partners J&T to offer “last mile” delivery for over 1500 couriers in Malaysia

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (OCBC Bank) and delivery company J&T Express (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (J&T) are collaborating to make “last mile” delivery safer and more convenient for over 1,500 couriers in Malaysia through the use of the bank’s digital collection solution OCBC OneCollect.

A deep dive into the DeFi Space with Sooho.io’s Jisu Park [Q&A]

Founded in 2018, Sooho.io is a leading DeFi infrastructure service provider trusted by Fortune 500s including Samsung SDS, LG CNS and more. Headquartered in South Korea, the company aims to become the SWIFT for Web3.0 and connect the Korean DeFi ecosystem with the rest of the world.

Singapore’s Panthera Growth leads $45M Series D fund raise by Innoviti

Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt Ltd, India-based collaborative commerce platform said Friday that it has raised a $45 million combination Series D fund led by Singapore-based growth equity firm Panthera Growth Partners (PGP). PGP has invested $15 million in the company from its recently announced Fund II, along with new investors including Alumni Ventures,…

ESR partners with Enerbank to provide renewable energy certificates in Japan

ESR Group Limited (“ESR” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries as the “Group”; SEHK Stock Code: 1821), APAC’s largest real asset manager powered by the New Economy, is the first real asset manager to partner with Enerbank, one of the major green certificate operators in Japan, to participate in the Green Energy Certificate system.

Indonesian property and construction startup AMODA raises pre-seed funding led by East Ventures

AMODA, a property and construction startup in Indonesia, announced Friday that it has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding from East Ventures, the leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. The firm will allocate the fund to scale up the manufacturing facilities, expand its team, and invest in its research and…