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Thailand’s Ooca closes Series A investment deal with BDMS

Ooca, a Thailand-based mental health telemedicine application, has closed its Series A funding deal with Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PLC (BDMS). BDMS and Ooca aim to make mental health care easily accessible, change people’s attitudes towards mental health to regard it as a normal matter, and leverage Thailand’s public health standards in order to…

What crypto startups should focus on to raise brand awareness in 2023

To reach new heights and stand out, this is the time to set out bold, innovative branding strategies.

Thailand’s MONIX closes $20M pre-IPO round led by SCBX and Lombard Asia

MONIX Co., Ltd., a Thailand-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital lending platform, announced Wednesday that the company has secured $20 million in the first close of its pre-initial public offering (IPO) fundraising.

The Sandbox announces partnership with Cut the Rope creator ZeptoLab to build new Web3 experiences

The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has on Tuesday announced a partnership with ZeptoLab, the global gaming company behind the highly popular games Cut the Rope, CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars, King of Thieves, and Bullet Echo.

Concerns related to driving range are shown as the main barrier for EV, says Kantar

Concerns related to driving range were shown as the main barrier for electric vehicle (EV) buying, says a study. EV considerers named driving range (46 percent), battery durability (43 percent), charging speed (42 percent) and availability of charging stations (41 percent) as the top four triggers that will determine their switch, and selection of brand/…

Singapore’s VFlowTech raises $10M Series A funding led by Real Tech

VFlowTech, the Singapore-based provider of vanadium-based redox flow batteries, announced Tuesday it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Japan-based venture capital (VC) firm Real Tech Holdings.

AI could be the ‘next big thing’ after internet & cloud, says Burda Principal Investments’ Christian Teichmann

In the interview, Burda Principal Investments CEO/Managing Director Christian Teichmann also shared the firm's plans and sectors in focus for 2023.

VinaCapital Ventures invests $1M in Vietnamese agriculture technology platform Koina

VinaCapital Ventures, the technology investment vehicle of VinaCapital Group, announced last week that it is investing $1 million in Koina, a Vietnam-baseddata-driven Farm-to-Business (F2B) agriculture technology platform.

Binance invests in South Korean cryptocurrency exchange GOPAX

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has invested in GOPAX, a leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchange licensed to provide fiat-to-crypto services to customers, as part of its Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI).

Navigating complex public transportation systems with Rumbo

Bangkok is rapidly urbanizing, and that is going to drive more demand for mobility – including public transportation.