This Malaysian Foodtech Startup Is Promoting Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a Sustainable Food Source
When it comes to sustainable and affordable alternative sources of protein in the foodtech industry, many entrepreneurs and startups in the agrifood ecosystem would immediately think of crickets, which are the primary insect being harvested as they are cheap to produce and maintain while being a rich source of protein…Continue Reading
Meet the Indonesian Startup That’s Changing the Job Landscape With Its Focus on the Disabled
For people with disabilities, it can be quite challenging to get access to job opportunities as lingering misconceptions and lack of awareness among the public greatly hinders their efforts in securing good, stable jobs. For the majority of businesses, they still view the disabled more as a liability rather than…Continue Reading
Singapore-based Medtech Startup AWAK Technologies Secures Record US$40 Million in Vickers Ventures Partners Co-led Funding Round
Singapore-based medical technology startup AWAK Technologies recently announced that it had secured US$40 million in one of Southeast Asia’s largest medtech funding round co-led by VIckers Ventures Partners, an international early-stage venture capital firm which counts life sciences and biotechnology as part of its portfolio of investments, and a major…Continue Reading
EME Myanmar Invests In Myanmar-based E-commerce Startup Ezay to Benefit Rural Communities
EME Myanmar, an early-stage venture capital firm with a mission of accelerating the growth of Myanmar’s startups, has made an undisclosed sum of investment in e-commerce startup Ezay, which operates an e-commerce platform that facilitates business between wholesalers and rural family-owned stores and outlets. It is understood that EME Myanmar…Continue Reading
Singapore-based E-scooter Mobility Solutions Startup Neuron Mobility Secures US$18.5 Million in GSR Ventures-led Series A Funding Round
Singapore-based mobility solutions startup Neuron Mobility recently announced that it had secured a total of US$18.5 million in a Series A funding round led by early-stage venture capital firm GSR Ventures and Square Peg Capital, a Series A and Series B-focused venture capital firm that has made investments in Indonesia’s…Continue Reading
Singapore-based Clothing Rental Startup Style Theory Snags US$15 Milllion in SoftBank Ventures Asia-led Series B Funding Round
Singapore-headquartered fashion rental platform Style Theory, which is a startup that aims to make designer clothing and items accessible to everyone through its subscription-based apparel rental service, has successfully closed a Series B financing round in which it managed to raise a total of US$15 million in funds, it recently…Continue Reading
Indonesia-based Commerce Platform Startup Evermos Raises US$8.2 Million in Jungle Ventures-led Series A Funding Round
Bandung-headquartered social commerce platform startup Evermos recently announced that it had successfully closed an oversubscribed Series A funding round in which it managed to raise US$8.2 million in funds. Jungle Ventures, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that is one of the largest in Southeast Asia, led the funding round,…Continue Reading
Singapore-based Biotherapeutics Startup Hummingbird Bioscience Secures US$19 Million in Mirae Asset Venture Investment-led Series B Funding Round
Singapore-based healthtech startup Hummingbird Bioscience had successfully secured US$19 million in a funding round co-led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment, a South Korea-based venture capital firm specializing in buyout, growth, incubation and cross-border investments, and GNTech Venture Capital, which is the corporate venture investment arm of Kooksoondang Brewery that has…Continue Reading
Singapore-based Mobility Solutions Startup MVL Secures US$5 Million in SV Investment-led Series A Funding Round
Singapore-based mobility ecosystem startup MVL, the company that created the blockchain-powered ride-hailing app TADA, recently announced that it had secured US$5 million for its Series A funding round, which was led by SV Investment, a venture capital firm headquartered in South Korea. The startup’s funding round also saw the participation…Continue Reading
Fintech Startup FinAccel Secures US$90 Million in Asia Growth Fund-led Series C Funding Round
Singapore-based fintech startup FinAccel announced on Tuesday that it had raised US$90 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round jointly led by Square Peg, a venture capital company with a focus on Series A and Series B funding rounds in the markets of Australia and Southeast Asia, and Asia…Continue Reading