SG deeptech firm BuzzAR raises $630K to blitzscale face-to-cartoon AI app
BuzzAR, a Singapore deeptech firm that offers augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to Fortune 500 companies in ...
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Japanese unicorn SmartNews raises $230m at $2bn valuation
SmartNews, the Japanese news aggregator that became a unicorn in 2019, announced raising $230 million in its Series F funding ...
Indonesia-based FinTech Startup Xendit enters the unicorn club with $150 million funding
Indonesia-based digital payment platform Xendit has entered the unicorn category after it raised $150 million in a Series C funding ...
Online gaming platform MPL (Mobile Premier League) becomes India’s second gaming unicorn at a pre-money valuation of $2.3 billion
India-based online gaming startup, MPL has raised undisclosed funding from investors led by Legatum Capital with participation from Gaingels LLC ...
Chinese retailer Miniso to double up its stores in the US as pandemic slashes mall rents
Chinese retailer Miniso Group plans to open a flagship store in New York and aims to nearly double its outlets ...
Indonesian fintech startup Xendit joins unicorn club
Indonesian financial technology (fintech) startup Xendit announced raising $150 million in its Series C funding round that catapulted the company ...
Singapore’s Carousell becomes unicorn after raising $100m
Carousell Group, a Singapore-based classifieds group, has become Southeast Asia's latest unicorn after it raised $100 million with a $1.1 ...
Boost For The FinTech Ecosystem – India, Singapore announce UPI-PayNow linkage
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently announced that Singapore and India will link their respective fast payment systems- ...
Mittihub, an earthenware startup launched with just Rs 50,000 ($683), increases local Indian artisans income by 40%
Mittihub, an earthenware startup was launched last year by two students Abhinav Aggarwal and Megha Joshi from Rajasthan, India to ...
VinaCapital invests in Vietnamese insurtech startup GlobalCare
GlobalCare, a Vietnamese insurance technology (insurtech) startup, announced raising an undisclosed amount of investment from VinaCapital Ventures, the technology investment ...
Smart logistics tracking startup McEasy gets $1.5m from East Ventures
McEasy, an Indonesian startup that provides Software-as-a-Service digital solutions for logistics vehicle management and tracking, has raised $1.5 million in ...
VinaCapital Ventures picks up stake in Vietnamese insurtech firm Global Care
VinaCapital Group’s investment arm VinaCapital Ventures recently announced that it has invested in a Vietnamese InsurTech firm, Global Care that ...
Zomato takes its grocery business off the menu
FoodTech platform Zomato recently announced that it is closing down its pilot online grocery delivery business due to gaps in ...
GM, Harley-Davidson, and now Ford- Why are American automakers leaving India?
In a recent announcement, Ford said that it has accumulated operating losses of over $2 billion over the last ten ...
Indonesian wealthtech startup Pluang closes $55m funding round
Pluang, a disruptive wealth tech company based in Indonesia, is democratising access for Indonesian retail investors to grow their wealth ...
Esports titan Mineski Global raises $10.6m in Series A funding
Mineski Global, a Philippine-founded esports and gaming organisation, has announced raising $10.6 million in its Series A funding round led ...