Venture Capital
Venture Capital,Philippines,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews
For Kickstart Ventures, investment strategies revolve around the digital ‘new consumer’ [Q&A with Minette Navarrete]
Our investment strategy revolves around today’s new customer, who might be the digital consumer or the digital company. They might be digital natives, or they could be newly digital. In any case, technology plays a bigger, more important, more fundamental role in their daily lives today.
September 8, 2021
News,Indonesia,SEA,Investments,Venture Capital
‘Indonesia-only’ VC firm Intudo Ventures closes $115M Fund III
Intudo Ventures Fund III will seek out opportunities in agriculture, B2B & enterprise, education, finance & insurance, healthcare, logistics, and new retail & entertainment, constructing a concentrated portfolio of 12-14 Indonesian homegrown companies.
September 8, 2021
News,Investments,Asia,Venture Capital,Logistics
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.
September 7, 2021
News,Investments,Singapore,Venture 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.
September 7, 2021
News,Investments,HealthTech,eCommerce,Vietnam,Venture Capital
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.
September 3, 2021
News,SEA,Venture Capital,Singapore,Asia
Singapore’s Accelerating Asia launches $20M Fund II
The targeted $20 million fund already has around 50 percent in soft commitments from existing investors and partners.
September 2, 2021
ScaleUp Malaysia launches Cohort 3, partners with Quest Ventures & Indelible Ventures
For Cohort 3, ScaleUp Malaysia is looking towards working with more scaleups eyeing the regional and global stage.
August 25, 2021
News,FinTech,Investments,Asia,Blockchain / Crypto,Venture Capital
Taiwan’s XREX raises $17M in Pre-Series A funding round led by CDIB Capital
XREX will use the funding to expand its fiat currency portfolio, acquire additional licenses, and forge partnerships with more financial institutions and digital wallets.
August 23, 2021
Venture Capital,Investments,SEA,Malaysia,Analysis
Political uncertainties in Malaysia seen as ‘short-term risks’, say tech investors
Venture capitalists TechNode Global contacted opined that political issues will have little impact on investors' confidence in Malaysian tech startups. The tech industry in the country will continue to grow due to the ongoing pandemic which has accelerated digitalization.
August 20, 2021
PropTech,News,AgriTech,Venture Capital,RegTech,FinTech,Malaysia
Sunway iLabs announces top 5 startups for its 2021 Super Accelerator program
In the next three months of the Super Accelerator programme, Sunway iLabs will help the selected top five startup founders connect with Sunway’s global network of partners, industry experts, mentors and investors.
August 16, 2021