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Singapore’s Aspire closes $100M Series C round

Aspire, a Singapore-based FinTech firm, has on Tuesday announced that it has closed an oversubscribed Series C round at $100 milion. Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital SEA, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners and existing backers Picus Capital and Mass Mutual Ventures have participated in the round,

How EV battery maker XING Mobility solved an industry bottleneck and found their market opportunity

The road from concept to development and finally an exceptional product is one every startup has to walk. 

Australia’s plastic alternative firm Uluu aims to build commercial plant in 2025

Uluu uses farmed seaweed rather than terrestial crops or waste as a carbon source to produce a plastic alternative. Doing so not only provides economic advantages but, more importantly, the unique potential to scale enough carbon to decouple our polymer economy from fossil fuels, information from its website showed. From its unique seawater process, Uluu’s…

Qiming Venture Partners’ portfolio company LanzaTech lists on Nasdaq

LanzaTech NZ, Inc., an innovative leader in carbon capture and transformation and a Qiming Venture Partners portfolio company, listed on Nasdaq on Feb 10, following the completion of its business combination with AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (AMCI), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

Indonesia’s Asa Ren raised oversubscribed $8.15M co-led by Top Harvest Capital, Kejora Capital, Marcy Venture Partners

Asa Ren, an Indonesia-based DNA data company based in Indonesia, has on last week announced the closing of a new early stage round of fundings of $8.15 million. This oversubscribed round was co-led by Top Harvest Capital (Silicon Valley USA), Kejora Capital (Kejora-SBI Orbit Fund and Orbit Capital Malaysia), and Marcy Venture Partners (Silicon Valley USA),…

A closer look at the future of events and event technology in 2023 and beyond

2023 could be an important benchmark for the events industry to leapfrog to a new and better landscape, and for tech developers and organizers to transform accordingly to excel in this rapidly changing industry.

Amazon partners SG Enable for hiring and empowering persons with disabilities

American multinational technology company Amazon has on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SG Enable, to partner with Singapore’s focal agency for disability and inclusion, to hire persons with disabilities and help create equal opportunities for them at Amazon’s Operations facilities in Singapore.

The Sandbox unveils ‘Parisland’ Valentine’s Day experience in the metaverse

The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands, and global next-gen entertainment company 11:11 Media, have on Thursday announced they will celebrate Valentine’s Day in the metaverse with ‘Parisland’, a romantic adventure set on a tropical island featuring Paris Hilton.

This startup aims to capture 10,000 tons carbon from farmland this year using volcanic rock dusts

“Our [ultimate] goal is to get to a billion tons of carbon captured as quickly as possible," Yap said.

VinFast partners E.ON Drive to electrify VinFast’s European retail and service network with charging infrastructure

VinFast, Vietnam’s first global manufacturer of battery-powered electric vehicles and E.ON Drive, the eMobility specialist of one of Europe's leading utility companies, announced their cooperation to equip VinFast locations with a charging infrastructure in Germany, France, and the Netherlands.