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Indonesia’s Mekari secures $50M funding led by Money Forward
Mekari, an Indonesia-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup, announced Friday its latest funding of $50 million led by Money Forward Inc, the largest SaaS provider of…
May 13, 2022
News,Asia,eCommerce,Investments
Japan’s chat commerce firm Zeals raises $38.77M funding led by JIC Venture Growth Investments
Zeals Co., Ltd. (Zeals), a Japan-based Chat Commerce provider, announced Thursday that it has raised a total of ¥5 billion ($38.77 million) in funding. JIC Venture Growth…
May 13, 2022
News,Singapore,Indonesia,Investments,Venture Capital
East Ventures raises $550M multi-stage fund to focus on Indonesia and Southeast Asia startups
Indonesia-focused venture capital firm East Ventures has raised a total of $550 million in the final close of its latest fund. Headquartered in Singapore and founded in 2009, East…
May 13, 2022
News,SEA,Malaysia,Indonesia,Investments,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
Malaysian Prime Minister too, tries to court Tesla to invest in the country – report
Malaysia Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has suggested US-headquartered electric vehicle maker Tesla to invest and produce electric car in the country as he presented Malaysia…
May 12, 2022
Singapore’s Supabase announces $80M Series B funding led by Felicis
Supabase, a Singapore-based open-source database-as-a-service (DBaaS) company, announced Tuesday that it has raised $80 million in Series B funding led by Felicis, with…
May 12, 2022
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SC Ventures and SBI Holdings sign MOU to speed up portfolio expansion and build ecosystems
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment, and ventures arm, announced that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SBI Holdings, Inc.…
May 12, 2022
News,Singapore,Investments,InsurTech
Singapore insurtech firm CoverGo raises $15M Series A led by SemperVirens VC
CoverGo, a Singapore-based insurtech platform, announced Tuesday it has secured $15 million in Series A funding led by California-based SemperVirens VC with participation from US…
May 11, 2022
South Korea’s oHouse raises $182M Series D funding from SoftBank Ventures Asia and others
oHouse, a South Korean home furnishing and remodeling unicorn, announced Monday that it has raised $182 million Series D funding from prominent global investors to power the…
May 10, 2022
News,Asia,AI,Investments,Transportation
SoftBank Ventures Asia leads South Korean Seadronix’s $5.8M new funding round
SoftBank Ventures Asia, the early stage venture capital arm of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group, announced Tuesday its participation in a $5.8 million new funding round of…
May 10, 2022
News,eCommerce,Vietnam,Investments
Vietnam social commerce platform Aemi raises $2M Seed funding to provide solutions for creators and micro retailers
Vietnam social commerce platform Aemi announced on Thursday it has recently raised $2 million in a pre-Seed funding round co-led by Alpha JWC Ventures and January Capital, with…
May 9, 2022