HealthTech

Indonesia-based health-tech firm Bumame has announced the successful completion of a funding round led by Alpha JWC Ventures, with participation from 500 Global and Kopital Ventures.

Nexmedis, an Indonesia-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Health Information System (HIS) provider, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding co-led by East Ventures and Forge Ventures.

HD, a Thailand-based healthcare and surgery marketplace, has on Thursday announced the close of a Series A-1 strategic extension round with participation from the United States-based healthcare firm Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), bringing HD’s total Series A funding to $7.8 million.

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Following Ant Group’s acquisition of Haodf, a healthcare platform specializing in online doctor consultations, Ant Group President Cyril Han and Haodf.com Founder Hang Wang have jointly announced their plans to drive AI-powered healthcare innovations.

Singapore-headquartered healthcare investor August Global Partners (AGP) is investing in Vietnam=based genomic testing company Gene Solutions (GS) through a proprietary funding round.

Tamarind Health, a Singapore-based pan-Asian oncology-focused group backed by investors including Temasek unit 65 Equity Partners, is offering S$0.456 ($0.34) per share to privatize cancer specialist TalkMed Group.

Malaysia-listed telecommunication firm CelcomDigi Berhad, through its Innovation Centre, have entered a strategic partnership with healthcare provider KPJ Healthcare Berhad (KPJ) to advance cross-border access to healthcare through telemedicine.

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