In brief: India’s Droom bags US$200M in pre-IPO round; EDBI, SEEDS Capital inject US$147M into 25 startups
Droom bags US$200M in pre-IPO growth round The story: Droom, India’s largest AI-driven online vehicle marketplace, has raised US$200 million…
“A Nuance Deal With EU Made Israel Fierce This Time” : MiddleEastNews
Here’s something I want to share about what I read today. It’s on the off chance that the EU might…
No happy anniversary for bride caught up in Beirut explosion : MiddleEastNews
She was standing radiant in a white gown and headdress in a square in Beirut last Aug. 4, the day…
CloudMile raises US$20M to expand: accelerating the digital transformation agenda in Asia
The scale of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a dramatic acceleration, both in the use of digital platforms and investment…
Big Tech vs data protection laws in Asia: Who is compromising?
While China and India strictly execute their rules on how Big Tech companies (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft) must…
Facebook investor, Golden Gate, SM Group join Philippine fintech startup NextPay’s US$1.6M seed funding
NextPay co-founders Don Pansacola (L) and Aldrich Tan NextPay, a digital financial solutions platform in the Philippines, has raised US$1.6…
Shopping in the influencer age: Why brands are seeking micro influencers and where it this trend going
The popularity of social media platforms has skyrocketed over the past decade and it has a rising significance in our…
Monk’s Hill Ventures head of talent’s guide to startup jobs search in Singapore
My current role as Head of Talent at Monk’s Hill Ventures means further immersion in the increasingly vibrant local tech…
How Thailand’s Ricult uses deep tech to improve the lives of smallholder farmers
Last year, the global economy saw the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s. According to the…