Carsome completes acquisition of ASX-listed content automotive platform iCar Asia
Malaysia-headquartered integrated car e-commerce unicorn Carsome Group has completed the purchase of automotive platform iCar Asia’s remaining 80.1 per cent…
Nexmind AI is on a mission to make AI accessible to more companies
In the post-pandemic era when more and more businesses are moving online, getting the most out of digital marketing channels…
Ecosystem Roundup: Indonesia dominated F&B funding in 2021, Tonik bags US$131M, Grab faces setback in MY
SEA’s F&B tech startups raised a record US$461M funding in 2021: Alpha JWC Ventures-DealStreetAsia report It was US$250M over 36…
MaGIC, NEXEA extend Entrepreneurs Programme to support 30 Malaysian startups
VC fund-cum accelerator NEXEA and Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) have renewed their partnership to continue helping startups…
What telemedicine and Health Tech holds across SEA amidst COVID-19
A report by McKinsey & Company recently revealed that telehealth usage had increased 38 times from its pre-pandemic baseline since…
Vietnamese blockchain-based roleplaying game Summoners Arena closes US$3M seed round
Vietnamese blockchain-based roleplaying game (RPG), Summoners Arena, has completed its US$3 million seed financing round led by Pantera Capital. Coinbase…
Altara Ventures hits the final close of inaugural fund oversubscribed at US$130M
Singapore-headquartered early-stage VC firm Altara Ventures today announced the final close of its first fund oversubscribed at US$130 million. The…
Why cross-skilling is critical for jobs of the future (Part 2)
Picking up where we left off in part 1, while the upskilling and infrastructure building in a short time to…
Funding roundup: Thailand’s Manatal nets US$5.1M, Vietnam’s Medici raises pre-Series A
The Medici team Manatal raises US$5.1M from Sequoia Surge, angels Thailand-based end-to-end recruitment and onboarding SaaS platform Manatal today announced…
majoo attracts US$5M more to offer end-to-end SaaS solution to Indonesian MSMEs
majoo founding team majoo, an integrated SaaS business solution platform for Indonesia’s MSMEs, has raised an additional US$5 million in…