Venture Capital

Shoplinks raises $900K seed fund led by Cocoon Capital

Shoplinks will use the funds to strengthen its foothold in Indonesia before expanding into other Southeast Asian markets. Additionally, the funds will be used to grow its team and invest more in product development.

Malaysia-based Solarvest launches startup program focusing on RE, green tech, FinTech

Solarvest will assist in further fundraising and other grant applications that are relevant and help the company get connected by leveraging its extensive business network.

Legendary Ventures’ Jayson Kim on investing in SpaceX, transformative tech, and corporate innovation [Podcast Q&A]

There have been lots of winners and losers from the pandemic. Initially, service sectors such as retail, real estate, hospitality, and travel took the initial blows. But I think it’s interesting the hardest hit industries are now at the forefront of innovation given they were facing existential events.

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Temasek leads $550M funding round in Israel cloud security firm Orca Security

Orca Security will leverage Temasek’s investment portfolio and global network to deepen its penetration into the Asia Pacific (APAC) region and beyond, and into key industries such as telecom, financial services, transportation, consumer goods, and more.

Online brokerage Ajaib becomes Indonesia’s latest unicorn after raising $153M Series B round

The Jakarta-based startup has reached a valuation of $1 billion after raising $153 million in a financing round led by DST Global.

UK’s CDC Group backs Fatima Gobi Ventures’ Pakistan-focused fund

The new funds will boost Techxila Fund I’s investments in early-stage tech companies across Pakistan.

Singapore-based Forge Ventures hits first close of maiden fund at $21.9M

Forge Ventures said it will build a concentrated portfolio of just 15 companies over the next three years with a focus on Singapore and Indonesia.

Victor Chua of Vynn Capital on investment opportunities, finding fundable teams, and unicorn startups [Podcast Q&A]

Victor Chua is a founding and managing partner of Vynn Capital, a Southeast Asia-based VC firm with a core focus on value creation for institutional investors as well as founders of innovative startups through strategic investments into early-stage technology-driven startups.

Startup Studio Indonesia announces 15 startups for Batch 3

Startup Studio Indonesia has selected 15 early-stage startups - out of a total of 5,723 registrants - to take part in Startup Studio Indonesia's third batch of incubation training.