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Germany’s BLUU Seafood aims to launch cultivated seafood products in Singapore in 2024
BLUU Seafood, a Germany-based food biotech that produces cultivated fish, aims to launch the first cultivated seafood products in Singapore in 2024 after securing Series A funding. After securing EUR 16 million ($17.36 million), the firm has secured the necessary capital to further advance the work on its groundbreaking technology and to enable the market…
Hong Kong’s OneDegree closes $55M Series B round to expand digital assets insurance
Hong Kong-based insurtech firm OneDegree Group has on Thursday announced that it has closed additional funding, taking its Series B round to $55 million. The new funding will be used to expand OneDegree Group’s digital assets insurance business and insurtech offerings globally as well as to broaden the product offering and deepen the market penetration of…
Tata Communications to acquire global CPaaS platform player Kaleyra at $100M
India-based digital ecosystem enabler Tata Communications has on Friday announced that it will acquire United States-listed communications platform as a service (CPaaS) platform at approximately $100 million.
TechNode Global hosts forums in Singapore and Seoul, focusing on China Market Access and the Greater Bay Area
Both forums also showcased the Hengqin region's potential as a springboard for startups to access the vast opportunities in Greater China. Liang Ying, Chief Information Officer of Zhuhai Da Hengqin Development Co., Ltd., gave presentations on Hengqin's strategic location within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, its unique advantages, and…
ADB approves $1B loan to support low-carbon public transport in the Philippines
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has on Thursday approved a $1 billion loan to help establish a city-wide public transport project in Davao City, the first project in the country to deploy electric bus fleets at scale in support of the Philippines’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and promote climate action.
Singapore’s SUNRATE closes Series D-1 funding round with Prosperity7 Ventures as lead investor
SUNRATE, an intelligent global payment and treasury management platform based in Singapore, has announced on Tuesday that Prosperity7 Ventures, the diversified growth fund under Aramco Ventures, has made an investment in the company in its latest D-1 funding round.
Taiwan’s Gogoro to deploy $1.5 billion smart battery infrastructure in India’s State of Maharashtra
Taiwanese battery-swapping refueling platform provider Gogoro will manufacture and deploy smart battery infrastructure in India's State of Maharashtra that would exceed $1.5 billion over eight years.
Packworks leverages AI to forecast future trends in sari-sari stores across the Philippines
Packworks, a Philippine startup that provides a business-to-business (B2B) open platform to sari-sari stores, is riding the wave of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help sari-sari stores across the Philippines make informed decisions in stocking their shelves.
Interest in lending products in SEA has risen by 15 percent since 2020, says Robocash
Interest in lending products in Southeast Asia (SEA) has risen by 15 percent since 2020, according to an investment platform Robocash Group. The fastest growing segment of lending in the region is related to online loans.
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