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The Sandbox partners Ledger Enterprise to secure enterprises in the metaverse

The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual platform and a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands, has on Thursday announced a partnership with Ledger Enterprise, a division of France-based crypto-asset security firm Ledger.

VinFast to deliver electric SUVs in Vietnam; eyes overseas deliveries

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast said Thursday that it will begin delivering its new electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in Vietnam this week.

True Digital Park’s Startup Booster Program aims to have 100 qualified startups come through its program [Q&A]

Currently there are around 1,000 Thai startups with the VC landscape in Thailand being dominated by corporate venture capitals (CVCs). Surprisingly during the height of the covid-19 pandemic three unicorn startups have emerged from Thailand being Bitkub, Ascend and Flash Express.

30N Ventures launches $50M fund to invest in top-tier founders in emerging markets’ fastest-growing economies

Chile-based venture capital (VC) firm 30N Ventures has announced the launch of its new $50 million venture capital fund, focused on investing in top-tier founders in the fastest-growing economies of emerging markets (EMs) in late seed and Series A.

Malaysia’s Blueshark launches initiative to accelerate electric motorcycles adoption and development

Malaysia-based electric vehicle (EV) tech mobility company Blueshark has announced a new program called Malaysia Electric Vehicle Empowerment (MyEVE) to accelerate the adoption and development of electric motorcycles in Malaysia.

Singapore’s Kredivo raises $270M in Series D equity round led by Mizuho Bank

Kredivo Holdings (formerly known as FinAccel), the parent company of Kredivo and Krom Bank Indonesia, has on Thursday announced that it has raised $270 million in equity financing in a significantly oversubscribed round, bringing its Series D fundraise to a successful close.

Singapore’s ThoughtFull raises $4M in Pre-Series A round led by Temasek-owned Sheares Healthcare Group

ThoughtFull, a Singapore-based digital mental health company, announced Thursday that it has raised $4 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding round, led by Sheares Healthcare Group, a wholly-owned healthcare entity of global investment firm, Temasek.

Animoca Brands’ Torque Drift 2 partners with Konig to bring out interoperable NFTs across three titles

Grease Monkey Games, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands and the creator of the popular Torque Motorsports series, has partnered with Konig to introduce the first-ever interoperable wheel non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to Torque Drift 2 and other games in the Torque Motorsport games franchise in the second half of this year.

Malaysia to launch initiative to put innovation into mainstream of digital economy – report

Rafizi said on Wednesday the initiative had been carried out with the cooperation between his ministry and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation since two months ago.

Fracton Ventures: Shaping the web3 landscape through strategic incubation and global collaboration [Q&A]

Fracton Ventures has supported 18 teams so far, including InsureDAO, IZUMO, UXD Protocol, and Yay!. Fracton Ventures focuses on long-term growth strategies for projects, emphasizing the importance of composability and ideology.