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Malaysia B2B startup Dropee raises $7M Series A round led by Vynn Capital

Dropee has completed its $7 million Series A round comprising a combination of equity and debt investments from new and existing investors. The current financing round, led by returning investor Vynn Capital, welcomes new investors including HCL Capital, Resolution Ventures and LKF Capital.

Hong Kong restaurant management firm Bistrochat raises $1M in a funding led by SOSV

Bistrochat has raised $1 million in a funding led by SOSV. The funding will be used to expand the commercial footprint and further develop the software to keep its innovative edge.

Operationalizing Analytics: The real value of data analytics goes beyond just telling you what happened or what will happen, but what you should do about it

When looking at analytics, it’s useful to consider the important role that relational database management systems play in the process, including considering how the database provides a foundation for the full spectrum of analytics, from traditional analytics to the more modern variants making use of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI).

Singapore workforce management solution start-up StaffAny raises $3.4 million in Series A Funding led by GGV Capital

StaffAny has raised $3.4 million in its Series A funding round. This investment was led by GGV Capital, with participation from East Ventures, FreakOut Shinsei Fund, Far East Ventures, Farquhar Venture Capital and prolific business angels such as Allen Shim, the former Chief Financial Officer of Slack. It will use this new investment to grow the company,…

NPX Capital makes an additional investment of $43M into South Korean digital content developer Copin Communications

NPX Capital announced that the firm through its private equity arm NPX Private Equity has invested $43 million into South Korean digital content developer Copin Communications. The investment by NPX Capital will be used to strengthen and diversify digital content production capabilities as well as to support business expansion overseas, targeting promising…

Winners of prestigious $4.5M Global Sci-Tech VinFuture prizes announced

The VinFuture Prize rewards breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations with humanitarian outcomes. The VinFuture Prize is aligned with one or more of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is grounded in recognizing proven, real-life impact. Winners demonstrated breakthrough innovations in science and technology focused on…

Live from Hanoi: VinFuture Prize Inaugral Award Ceremony

One year after its launch, the VinFuture Prize Council has completed the evaluation process and selected 4 groundbreaking scientific innovations that have made and will continue to make positive impacts in the everyday lives of millions of people around the world. Prize winners will be announced, together with the in-person presence of great minds of the…

Singapore blockchain gaming startup Infinity Force raises $5.5M seed investment led by Animoca Brands

Infinity Force announced its $5.5 million seed-funding raise led by Animoca Brands. Other participants in the round included JUMP Capital, Sky Vision Capital, OKex Blockdream Ventures, MEXC, GSR, Double Peak Group, Tokenbay, DWeb3, and more. It will use the new funding to further scale its functionality to facilitate onboarding games, guilds and players, as…

Vietnamese blockchain gaming guild Ancient8 raises $4M seed fund from Dragonfly, Pantera, and Hashed

Ancient8 announced the completion of a $4 million round of seed financing led by Dragonfly Capital, Pantera Capital, and Hashed. The round also saw the participation from strategic backers including Mechanism Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, 3Twelve Capital, Coin98 Ventures, Kyros Ventures, Raydium, Jump Capital, GuildFi, Impossible Finance,…