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East Ventures becomes Indonesia’s first venture capital firm to sign UN Principles for Responsible Investment

East Ventures has officially become a UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatory as part of its commitment to creating responsible and sustainable investment and ownership decisions. It becomes Indonesia's first venture capital firm listed as a signatory; which further strengthens its belief that the implementation of the environmental,…

Gojek integrates MoMo’s e-wallet on the Gojek app in Vietnam

Two super apps Vietnam's MoMo and Indonesia's Gojek, announced Monday a strategic partnership, which will see MoMo become the first e-wallet to be integrated in the Gojek app in Vietnam. Gojek and MoMo will combine the technological strengths and wide-reaching ecosystems of the two platforms, aiming to accelerate the use of cashless payments and provide a…

Singapore’s MedTech startup Stratificare plans to raise $12M Pre-Series A round

The Pre-Series A funding round came after its Seed round in October last year. StratifiCare has secured close to S$1 million ($734,634) in an oversubscribed Seed round from investors including Asian Development Bank Ventures, Sprout, PatSnap CEO Jeffrey Tiong, and Carousell CEO Quek Siu Rui.

Clearer laws, better funding: A startup wishlist for Philippine regulators

TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines delves into why Filipino startups are attracting venture capital (VC) money in droves. In this fourth and final part, TechNode Global recaps recent government initiatives to spur the Philippine startup ecosystem, and get Philippine founders’ regulatory wishlists.

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Income tax will apply to NFT transactions, says Singapore Finance Minister – report

This will apply to individuals who derive income from NFT transactions or from trading in NFTs.

AirAsia Parent Capital A unable to get $120M govt-guaranteed loan

Capital A is exploring other available debt financing alternatives with acceptable terms suitable to the operations and financing requirements of the company.

AWS launches two global accelerator programs to help startups solve challenges in the cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Thursday the launch of two global accelerator programs to help startups address some of the world’s most pressing challenges in space and sustainability while building successful, cloud-based businesses.

AWS signs new Cloud Framework Agreement with Malaysia govt to power public sector innovation

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a new Cloud Framework Agreement (CFA) with the Malaysian government, together with local information technology (IT) provider and AWS partner Radmik Solutions Sdn Bhd to help accelerate cloud adoption in the public sector and help agencies save costs, boost digital skills, and drive innovation.

Singapore EdTech firm Cialfo secures a further $20M Series B funding led by Tiger Global

Cialfo has secured a further $20 million in funding as part of a Series B extension, led by United States-based investment firm Tiger Global. The news follows January’s announcement of a $40 million round co-led by global investment firm Square Peg, and Australian-headquartered SEEK Investments. This brings the total raised to date to $77 million, including…

Malaysia’s MYEG launches global NFT marketplace known as NFT Pangolin

MY E.G. Services Berhad (MYEG) announced Thursday the company’s official entry into the non-fungible token (NFT) space with the launch of NFT Pangolin. The global NFT marketplace supports the issuance and trading of NFTs and is set to operate on the soon-to-be-launched Zetrix Layer 1 blockchain network which serves as a parallel chain to the International…