Investments

Pickupp to expand presence in Malaysia after completing Series A and A+ funding co-led by PChome, Cornerstone Ventures

Pickupp Malaysia plans to expand coverage of more territories in Malaysia, grow its workforce of delivery agents, and continue investing in technology to further improve its offerings in the market.

MiRXES secures $77M Series C funding to accelerate multi-cancer early detection pipeline

Led by CR-CP Life Science Fund, this new capital will support MiRXES’s growth as a global leader in cancer early detection tests and preventive healthcare.

Philippines e-commerce logistics startup Locad secures $4.9M Seed fund led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge

Locad currently runs seven fulfillment centers: four in the Philippines and one warehouse each in Singapore, Hong Kong, and New South Wales. The company plans to use part of its seed fund to further expand its warehouse network in the Philippines and across the APAC region. 

Kevin Hoong and Michelle Chin, Co-Founders of Oyen

The rise of pet-focused e-commerce is a sign of maturing market, says Oyen’s Kevin Hoong amid pet InsurTech’s $420K Seed raise

We are extremely focused on accelerating our growth of pet owner acquisition in Malaysia and constantly experimenting with new growth channels to scale our business. Within the coming months, we hope to also further develop our proprietary technology which will allow us to distribute our product and manage our claims services smartly and at scale. To…

Jakarta-based HealthTech startup Prixa secures $3M Seed Fund led by Telkom’s MDI Ventures

Since its founding in 2019 by James Roring M.D., Prixa has raised a total of $4.5 million. The startup plans to use the total raised capital to invest in scaling its user base, reinforcing its relationship with business to business clients, and working on more healthcare services. 

With BukuWarung securing its $60M Series A, the Indonesia FinTech industry becomes more competitive

Since its founding in 2019, BukuWarung has been helping MSMEs digitize their businesses by offering numerous accounting solutions to move onto the digital platform. The startup has more than 6.5 million registered partner merchants across 750 Indonesian cities and towns on its platform.

With $11M Series B, Intrepid empowers brands in executing their omnichannel e-commerce strategies [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Leveraging its proprietary technology stack across e-commerce, digital marketing, and analytics, and with a leadership team of industry veterans, Intrepid empowers brands in their omnichannel e-commerce approach, enabling all key aspects of driving a successful go-to-market.

Social entertainment startup Kumu to scale operations and roll out new features with Series B fundraise led by SIG and Openspace Ventures

Kumu will use the new infusion to scale its current operations, which has seen significant growth over the past year. To date, an estimated 11.2 million registered users around the world watch live streams up to 60 million times per month, with over 100,000 active streamers commanding about one hour of average daily usage for its mostly Gen-Z & Millennial…