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Crypto — 5 Sep 2025
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Byungho Lim
Taiwan’s Sora Ventures has launched what it describes as Asia’s first Bitcoin treasury fund, aiming to purchase $1 billion in the cryptocurrency over the next six months. The fund, introduced […]
Gen AI — 4 Sep 2025
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Tokyo-based startup LayerX has secured ¥15 billion ($100 million) in a Series B funding round to accelerate the adoption of its AI-powered back-office automation platform. The investment brings the company’s […]
Singapore — 1 Sep 2025
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Singapore-based Bluente, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that automates document translation, has raised $1.5 million in a Seed Plus funding round. The investment was led by California-based early-stage venture capital […]
Funding — 29 Aug 2025
Singapore-based ZUZU Hospitality, a revenue management and distribution platform for independent hotels, has secured US$5.9 million in a Series B extension round. The fresh capital came from Wavemaker Growth, the […]
Private Equity — 27 Aug 2025
Malaysia-based Iris Capital Partners is looking to raise $200 million from institutional investors for a new private credit and private equity fund, according to a Bloomberg report. The move marks […]
China — 26 Aug 2025
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Byungho Lim
CICC Capital, the private equity arm of China International Capital Corporation Limited, has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based BlueFive Capital to set up a new private equity fund aimed at supporting […]
Food Technology — 26 Aug 2025
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 funding round. The investment was led by Blueprint Ventures, a […]
Malaysia — 22 Aug 2025
Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, has acknowledged lessons from its unsuccessful investment in e-commerce firm FashionValet Sdn Bhd, while welcoming the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) recent review of […]
Corporate Venture Capital — 21 Aug 2025
Upstage, a South Korea-founded AI company with operations in San Jose, has raised $45 million in a Series B bridge round to strengthen its enterprise-focused generative AI offerings. The funding […]
Japan — 20 Aug 2025
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Japanese venture capital firms Uncovered Fund and Monex Ventures have teamed up to create a ¥3 billion ($20 million) fund aimed at supporting early-stage startups in Africa and the Middle […]
