Animoca Brands attracts US$360M to grow open metaverse, make strategic acquisitions and investments
The Animoca team celebrating Xmas Animoca Brands, a leading digital entertainment, blockchain and gamification company based in Hong Kong, today…
BurdaPrincipal leads Filipino BNPL platform BillEase’s US$11M Series B round
BillEase co-founders BillEase, a card-free buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform owned by the Filipino fintech firm First Digital Finance Corporation (FDFC), today…
The great rebranding of crypto to Web3
What a crazy two months it’s been since my previous Web3 post. After two years of closed borders, I finally…
Can agritech solve the world’s growing food security problem?
The Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Center (MaGIC) and Deloitte are working together to help bolster the agriculture sector towards…
Malaysia’s content aggregator Newswav scores US$1.43M, claims 15M monthly visits
(L-R) Newswav co-founder Swee Wai Hoow (CEO), Janice Chin (Head of BD and Product), and Yap Zhi Chau (Co-Founder) Malaysia-based content…
Gen Z is saying no to climbing corporate ladders. Here’s what it means for Singapore’s startup ecosystem
Many are talking about The Great Resignation; or as LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky puts it, The Great Reshuffle: the largest…
MAS bans public cryptocurrency promotion in Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued new guidelines barring digital currency token (DPT) companies and cryptocurrency service providers…
Vietnam’s games publisher Funtap launches US$10M blockchain fund
Funtap, a Vietnamese tech company specialising in IT, entertainment and games, has announced the launch of a US$10-million blockchain-focused fund.…
Why industrial automation is the next big opportunity for startups
Growing up in modern society, I am sure that most of us have heard of the Industrial Revolution and the…
Mio banks US$8M Series A to empower Vietnamese women via its social commerce platform for fresh produce
Mio co-founders Vietnamese social commerce platform Mio has received a US$8 million Series A round of investment, led by Jungle…