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Renewable energy rises to the occasion as oil & gas prices spike
Some of the venture capital firms have already started scouting opportunities to invest in renewable energy startups in the region.
Indonesia’s Bibit raises more than $80M funding led by GIC
ibit, one of the leading digital investment apps in Indonesia, announced Wednesday that it has raised more than $80 million in a funding round led by GIC Private Limited (GIC), joined by Prosus Ventures and other existing investors. The funds raised will be used for the launch of new products and services, tech development, acquiring top talent from the…
Quest Ventures leads investment into BILLZ, a user-friendly retail management software for SMEs
BILLZ announced that it has raised a new round of funding from international institutional investors. The round was led by venture capital firm Quest Ventures and included participation from Sturgeon Capital, a London-based VC fund that invests in emerging markets.
Hivestack and Yahoo announce strategic global programmatic DOOH partnership
Yahoo and Hivestack, a programmatic digital out-of-home (DOOH) ad tech company, have today announced a strategic global partnership to connect its technologies and enable premium, programmatic DOOH cross-channel media campaigns on a global scale.
Inventus India launches $120M fund, rebrands to Athera Venture Partners
Inventus India, an early stage venture capital firm, announced Thursday the launch of its fourth fund with a target corpus of Rs900 crores ($120 million). The firm also announced its rebranding as Athera Venture Partners.
Singapore’s 1982 Ventures closes oversubscribed debut $20M Southeast Asia FinTech fund
1982 Ventures, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm, on Thursday announced the final close of its debut seed fund with over $20 million in committed capital. The fund was heavily oversubscribed as 1982 Ventures was targeting to raise a total corpus of $15 million.
Understanding how MFA works for you, and how it doesn’t
Ultimately, there are pros and cons to every security measure, and we are in a constant trade-off between good cybersecurity and ease of use.
Fintech Pebble seeking to catalyze the mass adoption of Blockchain with $6.2M fundraise
Pebble has launched an app that pays you to save, spend, and send your money in one digital wallet. With the rollout of the product, Pebble concurrently announced their $6.2M raise to ignite the growth of The Money Revolution.
Climate tech startup Allinfra raises $6M in Series A funding round led by Nomura
Allinfra today announced the closing of its Series A funding round. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company develops enterprise software designed to help institutions across a range of industries achieve their sustainability goals.
Singapore’s Funding Societies expands financing offerings for MSMEs via Islamic FinTech facilities
Funding Societies, the Singapore-based small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digital financing platform, on Wednesday introduced its Shariah-compliant trade financing solutions based on Commodity Murabahah (Tawarruq) for creditworthy and underserved Malaysian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) seeking to grow their business or expand their…
