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...
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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...
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...
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...
Indonesian e-commerce startup SIRCLO bags $36m from East Ventures, Saratoga
SIRCLO, an Indonesian e-commerce startup that helps businesses sell online, announced raising $36 million in a funding round co-led by...
South Korea’s KT Corp acquires Singapore-headquartered Epsilon Telecommunications
KT Corp, South Korea's largest telecommunications company, has acquired Epsilon Telecommunications, a global connectivity provider headquartered in Singapore, for an...
Indonesian cloud kitchen startup Legit Group bags $3m in Seed funding
Legit Group, a cloud kitchen startup backed by Ismaya Group, announced raising $3 million in a seed funding round led...
PayPal to acquire Japan’s BNPL service provider Paidy for $2.7bn
PayPal Holdings announced that it is acquiring Paidy, a two-sided payments platform and provider of buy now, pay later (BNPL)...
Singapore businesses most likely to adopt technology: CPA Australia
A survey conducted by CPA Australia, one of the world's largest professional accounting bodies, showed that Singaporean businesses were more...
Data security startup Borneo nets $18m to boost tech platform
Borneo, a Singapore-based data security platform founded by former Uber and Facebook executives, has secured $15.5 million in fresh funding...
SG-based game developer Virtuos secures $150m investment from Baring fund
Singapore-headquartered global game developer Virtuos announced that it secured a $150-million investment from funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia...
Silicon Valley-based AI firm HyperVerge expands in PH to support financial inclusion
HyperVerge, a Silicon Valley-based AI-powered identity verification firm, seeks to utilise its technology to support the Philippine government's initiatives for...
Singapore logitech startup Portcast eyes global expansion after raising $3.2m
Portcast, a Singapore-headquartered logistics technology startup, is looking at going international and doubling its team size after raising $3.2 million...