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Google-backed South Korean edtech startup Mathpresso secures extended series C round
South Korea-based edtech startup Mathpresso announced Tuessday it has completed a Series C extension round, which brings the round’s total to approximately $70 million. The newest round was participated by Signite Partners – a corporate venture capital arm of Shinsegae Group and YBM – one of Korea’s largest education management companies.
Indonesia’s Eratani raises $3.8M seed funding round led by Singapore’s TNB Aura
Indonesia-based agri-tech startup Eratani has on Wednesday announced an oversubscribed seed funding round of $3.8 million, led by Singapore-based venture capital firm TNB Aura. This round of financing will be utilized to continue perfecting farming management programs that best suits farmers’ needs, strengthening core operation, and expanding to new……
South Korea’s SOOHO.IO secures $4.5M Series A+ from Woori Technology Investment
SOOHO.IO, the South Korea-based DeFi infrastructure service provider, is announcing $4.5 million in a Series A+ funding round from Woori Technology Investment Co Ltd. The funding will accelerate SOOHO.IO goal to become the SWIFT for Web3 in the Korean blockchain industry.
Gogoro supports Taiwanese government’s decision to extend electric two-wheel vehicle subsidy
Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, announced Tuesday its support for the Taiwan government’s decision to extend its electric two-wheel vehicle subsidy program for four additional years.
Malaysia’s Wellous to list on NASDAQ in merger with Malaysia-based SPAC Kairous Acquisition
Founded in 2016, Wellous is a health food and nutrition company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes trusted and beneficial health and wellness products. The company said it offers only the best of nature, the most precious ingredients from a wide sourcing network. Based in Malaysia, Wellous’s products and services are distributed through…
Animoca Brands and TinyTap to disrupt education with auction of second set of Publisher NFTs
Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced Tuesday that the second series of teacher-authored Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will be auctioned on OpenSea starting at 19:00 (EST) on 15 December.
Gobi Partners joins B20-G20’s One Global Women Empowerment platform to accelerate women entrepreneurs
Leading pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm Gobi Partners announced Monday that it has become one of the first VC signatories to support the One Global Women Empowerment (OGWE) platform launched by the Business 20’s (B20) Women in Business Action Council (WIBAC).
Darewise Entertainment partners Skinvaders to launch SWEAR London’s first NFT collection in “Life Beyond” metaverse
Darewise Entertainment, the international game studio and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and Skinvaders, a new-age tech platform bringing digital fashion to the metaverse, announced Monday an official partnership with the luxury, made-to-order footwear brand SWEAR London to launch the first SWEAR non-fungible token (NFT) collection in the Life Beyond…
Capital A launches airasia gifts with South Korea’s COOP Marketing Groupon for airasia super app
Capital A has launched mobile gifting offering aptly named ‘airasia gifts’, in partnership with COOP Marketing Group, a South Korean mobile voucher industry player who has also been establishing strong footprints in the ASEAN region.
Web3 is changing the way we live, work, play and learn, according to Enjinstarter Co-Founder [Q&A]
In the interview, Enjinstarter Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Prakash Somosundram shared how Web3 technologies are shaping the evolution of products and services today, the key challenges Web3 platforms need to address in terms of innovation, how does Web3 complement Web2, among others.
