Investments
Pakistan logistics startup Truck It In extends pre-seed round to $4.5M
The extended round was again led by Global Founders Capital and Fatima Gobi Ventures. They have been joined by early-stage technology investment firm Picus Capital and Zayn Capital.
Global SWF: Temasek becomes Singapore ‘super-incubator’ with a suite of in-house startups
Global SWF takes a closer look into Temasek's in-house startups.
Singapore caregiving platform Homage raises $20M Series C round led by Sheares Healthcare Group
The oversubscribed round makes it one of the largest financing rounds raised by an on-demand care platform in Southeast Asia and the Oceania region and brings Homage’s total funding to exceed $45 million.
Vietnam healthcare marketplace Thuocsi.vn raises $9M in Series A funding round led by Smilegate Investment
The fresh funds will be used to grow its distribution network both in Vietnam and in other parts of Southeast Asia.
Vietnam merchant platform KiotViet raises $45M in Series B funding round led by KKR
KKR is making its investment in KiotViet from its Asian private equity fund.
NZ student wellbeing platform Komodo raises $1.28M Seed round to focus on ensuring mental wellbeing amid the pandemic
Komodo is a wrap-around software solution that leverages data and insights gleaned from psychologist-built surveys to help schools identify at-risk students and mitigate the impact of common issues such as harassment, cyberbullying, and depression at the onset, before developing into crises.
Indonesia’s Ayoconnect raises $10M in Pre-Series B funding round
Pre-Series B funding allows Ayoconnect to continue to focus on growth, recruitment, and product development - particularly in building the API economy in Indonesia with full-stack API solutions.
Singapore’s Zipmex bags over $41M in Series B funding round
Bank of Ayudhya’s corporate venture capital arm, Krungsi Finnovate, has joined as an investor. Plan B Media Public Company Ltd and Master Ad Public Company Ltd have also announced their commitment to the company in the Series B fundraising.
Malaysia’s Carsome raises $200M in financing round, valuation hits $1.3B
The Series D2 round saw participation from one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the region and a pool of new international investors such as Catcha Group and MediaTek as well as strong participation from existing shareholders including Asia Partners, Gobi Partners, 500 Southeast Asia, Ondine Capital, MUFG Innovation Partners, Daiwa PI Partners, and…
Digital health platform Doctor Anywhere closes $65.7M Series C, deepens expansion into Southeast Asia
DA has built a strong ecosystem of payers, providers, and patients across its core markets. It has close to 2,800 doctors and medical professionals within its network in the region, and it also works closely with major hospitals and healthcare institutions.
