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VinBrain collaborates with Microsoft to expand AI-powered healthcare to patients worldwide
VinBrain, an artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare company funded by conglomerate VinGroup, said Thursday it will collaborate with Microsoft in data sharing, product cross-validation, and product research and development.
Time spent online falls to pre-pandemic levels, while social media use increases – report
The time spent online globally has fallen to pre-pandemic levels, while social media use has increased, says a report conducted by Meltwater, a global social and media intelligence, and We Are Social, the socially-led creative agency.
Singapore’s Locad raises $11M Series A funding led by Temasek-backed Reefknot Investments
India-based supply chain tech startup Locad has raised $11 million Series A investment led by Singapore-based global venture capital Reefknot Investments. Other notable investors including Access Ventures, JGSummit, as well as returning investors Sequoia Surge, Febe Ventures, Antler, Hustle Fund, and Foxmont.
Work-life harmony: Thriving in a new normal where boundaries are blurred
There is no doubt the global pandemic has changed forever the way and the place where we work and live. The traditional boundaries have blurred, giving rise to an enormous opportunity for the travel and hospitality industry to serve this new-world global citizen.
WhyQ secures $1.08M in extended Series A2 funding round led by Kairos Capital
WhyQ, Singapore-based food delivery platform, has successfully secured an additional MYR4.6 million ($1.08 million) in an extension to their Series A2 funding round. The extended round was led by the Kairos FoodTech Fund of Kairos Capital Group.
Singapore’s ComfortDelGro invests $4.37M in global venture capital fund Shift4Good
Singapore-based taxi firm ComfortDelGro Corporation, said Wednesday it has invested €4 million ($4.37 million) in Shift4Good, a global independent venture capital impact fund dedicated to sustainablemobility. In so doing, it becomes the fund’s first strategic investor in South East Asia and joins other industry heavyweights like Renault Group as strategic…
India’s Myelin Foundry raises $3M Series A round led by Visteon Corporation
Indian deep tech artificial intelligence (AI) startup Myelin Foundry has raised its Series A of $3 million led by Visteon Corporation, a global automotive electronics major. Other participating investors include current Myelin investors Endiya Partners, Beyond Next Ventures, and Pratithi Investment Trust.
Indonesian manufacturing startup Imajin receives seed funding led by East Ventures
Imajin, a manufacturing startup based in Tangerang, Indonesia, announced Wednesday that it has secured seed funding led by East Ventures, along with the participation of 500 SEA, Init 6, as well as other investors and angel investors.
Indonesia’s iSeller raises $12M Series B led by Intudo Ventures
iSeller, Indonesia’s omnichannel-based Point of Sale (POS) platform for online and offline merchants, has on Thursday announced the completion of a $12 million Series B round of financing led by Intudo Ventures. The round also saw participation from KVision (Kasikornbank), as well as existing investors Mandiri Capital Indonesia and Openspace Ventures.
In the Year of the Rabbit, we’re still racing to the Cloud; But how do we keep our feet on the ground?
To truly create lasting and sustainable impact, the cloud needs to be treated not as a ‘destination’, but as a gateway. One that opens the door to the transformative power of data.
