Indonesian smart city solutions startup Qlue was announced as the winner of the Best Internet of Things (IoT) Startup at the recently held ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards saw the participation of numerous startups that span a broad range of…Continue Reading
StoreHub, a Kuala Lumpur-headquartered tech platform that provides a powerful Point of Sale (POS) system for businesses, has secured US$8.9 million in its latest Series A+ financing round, which was led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, a leading venture capital firm with a focus on Southeast Asia’s high…Continue Reading
Waresix, an Indonesia-based logistics solutions startup that provides a comprehensive platform for connecting businesses to logistics companies, recently announced that it has raised an additional US$11 million in funds as an extension to its Series A funding round. The fresh funds were acquired from its existing investors Jungle Ventures, a…Continue Reading
Kristal.AI, an artificial intelligence-powered investing platform startup based in Singapore, announced recently the raising of a US$6 million Series A financing round that was led by Chiratae Ventures – formerly known as IDG Ventures India – a leading technology venture capital fund in India with a focus on fintech, healthtech…Continue Reading
Homage, a Singapore-based startup that provides a platform for facilitating the connection of elderly senior citizens to caregiving healthcare professionals, recently announced that it has secured an undisclosed sum from its EV Growth-led Series B financing round, though the sum is understood to be double-digit millions. Aside from EV Growth,…Continue Reading
Lightnet, a blockchain technology fintech startup based in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok, had recently secured US$32 million in a Series A funding round led by UOB Venture Management, which is the private equity unit of United Overseas Bank (UOB). The Series A funding round, which is one of Southeast Asia’s…Continue Reading
Tonik Digital Bank, a Philippine subsidiary of Singapore-based fintech startup Tonik Financial, has secured regulatory approval from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, which is the central bank of the Philippines, to operate financial services as the country’s first digital bank. The approval from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will enable the neobanking…Continue Reading
Avetics Global, a Singapore-based startup that provides end-to-end customized drone services for industry players and businesses, announced recently that it had successfully procured certification for conducting inspections and surveys utilizing remote inspection techniques (RIT) from Lloyd’s Register, a maritime classification society that ensures the quality construction and operation of critical…Continue Reading
Regulators and representatives from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) recently held their 4th MAS-CSRC Supervisory Roundtable in the city of Wuhan, China, which was co-chaired by the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s vice chairman Fang Xinghai and the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s deputy…Continue Reading
At the urging of the Thailand Tech Startup Association, Thailand’s Committee on Communications, Telecommunications and Digital Economy and Society will seek to persuade three government agencies, namely the National Innovation Agency (NIA), Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) and the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), to implement policies and measures that…Continue Reading