From Blacklist to Venture Track: Why Korea’s Crypto Policy U-Turn Matters
South Korea has taken a major step toward legitimizing its cryptocurrency sector by lifting a seven-year restriction that kept digital...
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Bluente Secures $1.5M Seed Plus to Scale AI-Powered Document Translation
Singapore-based Bluente, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that automates document translation, has raised $1.5 million in a Seed Plus funding...
ZUZU Hospitality Secures $5.9M to Bring AI-Powered Revenue Tools to Independent Hotels
Singapore-based ZUZU Hospitality, a revenue management and distribution platform for independent hotels, has secured US$5.9 million in a Series B...
Rachel Lau’s Iris Capital to Raise $200M for Private Credit and Equity Expansion
Malaysia-based Iris Capital Partners is looking to raise $200 million from institutional investors for a new private credit and private...
Singapore’s BOM BOM Raises $2.7M to Scale AI-Driven Precision Pet Nutrition
Singapore-based BOM BOM, a startup specializing in precision pet nutrition, has raised S$3.5 million (US$2.7 million) in a Series Pre-A...
Korea’s Upstage Lands $45M from KDB, Amazon, AMD to Scale Enterprise-Focused AI
Upstage, a South Korea-founded AI company with operations in San Jose, has raised $45 million in a Series B bridge...
Advance VC Raises $15M to Unlock Liquidity in Australia’s Venture Market
Melbourne-based Advance VC has secured nearly half of its targeted $15 million to boost liquidity options for Australia’s venture capital...
UAE’s Coraly.ai Secures $2M Pre-Seed Funding to Drive Saudi and Global Expansion
UAE-headquartered proptech firm Coraly.ai, previously operating under the name Coralytics, has raised $2 million in pre-seed financing to accelerate its...
Philippines’ Nibertex Raises US$7M to Expand Sustainable Textile Technology
Nibertex, a deep-tech manufacturer headquartered in the Philippines, has raised US$7 million in a Series A round to expand production...
Gobi Partners Backs Malaysia’s Deep Tech Startup nSWX to Drive Global Innovation
Gobi Partners, a venture capital firm with a focus on Asia, has invested in NanoSkunkWorkX (nSWX), a Malaysian deep tech...
NUS Launches S$150M VC Programme to Boost Deep Tech Start-Ups
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched a new S$150 million (US$116 million) venture capital initiative to strengthen the...
Singapore’s PDG Lands $1.3B from Stonepeak to Scale Data Center Growth
Singapore-based data center firm Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has raised $1.3 billion in preferred equity from Stonepeak, a New York-headquartered...
Bangkok-Based Spacely AI Secures $1M to Scale AI-Powered Design Tools
Spacely AI, a generative AI startup based in Bangkok, has raised US$1 million in seed funding to advance its 2D-to-3D...
MYStartup Accelerator Channels RM5.5M into Local Startups
Cradle Fund’s MYStartup Accelerator programme has helped channel nearly RM5.5 million (US$1.3 million) in investments into local startups across five...
HKMA and AIIB Partner to Boost VC in Emerging Asia
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have entered into a new partnership aimed...
Krafton Acquires Japan’s ADK for $517M to Expand Into Animation and Media
South Korean gaming giant Krafton has acquired Japan’s ADK Holdings for 75 billion yen (approximately $517 million) as part of...