Appier finalizes acquisition of Woopra to create the next-gen, AI-powered Customer Data Platform
The new platform will enable enterprises to achieve the fastest time-to-insight with superior analytics and intuitive data visualization
TOYKO, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appier (TSE: 4180), a leading artificial intelligence (AI) software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Woopra, a U.S.-based customer journey analytics SaaS company that…
Airwallex sustains $5.5B valuation with $100M Series E extension
Airwallex, the Australia-based global fintech platform, announced Tuesday that it recently closed its Series E extension (Series E2) of $100 million with the same $5.5 billion valuation.
Airwallex said in a statement it has secured more funds from existing investors Square Peg, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, Lone Pine Capital, Hermitage Capital, 1835i Ventures and Tencent.…
Global Sources show opens today in Hong Kong
Physical and virtual shows run in parallel to serve high sourcing demand
HONG KONG, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Sources Hong Kong Show kicked off today at AsiaWorld-Expo. The four-day event features almost 1,000 exhibitors from Asia, bringing more than 20,000 cutting-edge and high-quality electronics and lifestyle and fashion products. As one of the largest professional sourcing…
Airwallex sustains US$5.5 bn valuation with US$100 mn Series E extension
MELBOURNE, Australia and HONG KONG, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Airwallex, a leading global fintech platform, today announced that it recently closed its Series E extension ("Series E2") with the same US$5.5 billion valuation, and secured more funds from existing investors Square Peg, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, Lone Pine Capital, Hermitage Capital, 1835i Ventures and Tencent.…
How to beat the bots in 3 steps
It’s less than two months until Asia Pacific’s biggest shopping season begins, but consumers are not the only ones counting down. As the holy trinity of shopping festivals – Singles Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday – deliver a dramatic upsurge in online traffic, cybercriminals are gearing up for their own windfall in the form of advertising fraud. Like any seasonal holiday, retailers and…
HK’s integration with GBA opens new chapter
HONG KONG, Oct. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong should accelerate its exploration, research and study of the changing situations in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area so that the city can better perform its superconnector role in the building of the region.
Political and business heavyweights made the observations on Thursday at the Greater Bay Area Conference 2022 and 25th…
Singapore Web3 firm Suberra secures $2.7M funding
Singapore Web3 firm Suberra has raised $2.7 million to date over two funding rounds from investors like Spartan Capital, Delphi Ventures, Hashed, Newman Capital, Defiance Capital, Arcane Group, and TsingTech Ventures.
They are also supported by angel investors such as Alex Svanevik (Nansen), Liu Tianwei (Group Deputy CEO at Fazz, Co-Founder of Xfers & StraitsX), Han Wen Chua (Voyage…
5 Industries with huge potential for NFT applications
NFTs exploded globally in 2021, with the record-breaking $69 million sale of Beeple’s “First 5000 Days” NFT art to Vignesh Sundaresan in March that year seeing a surge of interest in the said class of crypto asset. That year, several NFTs sold for close to or over a million dollars from prolific collections such as Bored Ape Yacht Club and Cryptopunks.
There is a prevailing notion that NFTs…
Malaysia’s Carsome banks on digital banking to complement existing car business
It came as a surprise when Southeast Asian used car platform Carsome confirmed that it is part of the KAF Investment Bank-led consortium which was among the five consortiums winning a digital banking license in Malaysia.
While Carsome stayed low-key about its participation in bidding for a digital banking license prior to the central bank's announcement of winners, financing services have…
ESR raises A$540 million with the first close of ESR Australia Development Partnership II (‘EADP II’)
ESR launches its A$1 billion ESR Australia Development Partnership II (EADP II), partnering with GIC, for a combined anchor close of A$540 million. A second close is targeted in 1H 2023. Through EADP II, ESR will create premium estates for the New Economy, with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles underpinning its development strategy.
HONG KONG, SYDNEY and SINGAPORE, Oct.…