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With BVL we aim to address three main challenges faced by the construction and furniture industry; firstly deforestation due to excessive demand for timber, waste generation due to the usage of concrete and plastics, and finally the CO2 emission that has huge impact on our climate and environment. 

When it comes to sustainable innovation, the first key challenge is the lack of trust and awareness in the technology available in the market. In the context of solar, cost savings of solar can take a few years to actualize, leaving few homeowners willing to invest in a system that they also knew little about in terms of maintenance requirements.

Haulio, Singapore’s largest and Southeast Asia’s fastest growing digital haulier, announced Tuesday that the company will be securing its first overseas acquisition with a controlling stake in Logol, a Jakarta-based logistics-focused technology platform.

Fairatmos, an Indonesia-based carbon technology platform, has raised $4.5 million in its seed round, led by Go-Ventures and Kreasi Terbarukan TBS, the investment arm of one of Indonesia’s leading integrated energy companies, Toba Bara Sejahtera. The round also saw participation from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India and prominent angel investors.

Australia-based global fintech platform Airwallex has on Tuesday announced that Kai Wu has been jointly appointed as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Asia-Pacific General Manager (APAC GM). Kai has held a number of senior positions at Airwallex for close to five years, including as Chief Financial Officer and Greater China Chief Executive…

Malaysian earned wage access (EWA) service provider Paywatch has raised $9 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by returning investor Third Prime. The round also saw participation from Hana Ventures (the venture arm of Hana Financial Group in Korea), Parkwood Corp. and notably, the endowments of Vanderbilt University and University of Illinois…

Accacia, an India-based decarbonisation platform focused on the real estate and infrastructure sectors, has closed $2.5 million in seed funding led by Accel and B Capital. Blume Ventures, Good Capital, Zerodha’s Rainmatter Fund and Canada-based Loyal VC, along with several leading angels, also participated in the round.

Singapore listed enterprise technology, software and services company Silverlake Axis Ltd (SAL) has on Tuesday announced its agreement with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) - one of Thailand’s top five banks, to power SCB’s innovative strategy of building new propositions outside of the traditional bank.

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