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SOUTHEAST ASIA SINGAPORE FOOD INDUSTRY

UglyFood In Talks To Raise Up To US$1M Seed Funding, Looks To Close The Round By Aug The startup operates in the fruits and vegetables space by selling excess/ugly produce, and creating content on sustainability.

by e27.co

2021-05-13

SOUTHEAST ASIA INDONESIA RIDE-HAILING INDUSTRY

Gojek Buys 4.76% Stake In Indonesian Conglomerate Lippo Group's Retail Business Ride-hailing and payments decacorn Gojek has invested in the retail business of the Jakarta-based conglomerate Lippo Group, according to a disclosure to the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).

by DealStreetAsia

2021-05-12

SOUTHEAST ASIA VIETNAM GAMING INDUSTRY

Vietnam’s Sky Mavis Receives US$7.5M Series A To Grow Its Blockchain Game Axie Infinity Axie Infinity is a virtual world full of fierce, adorable pets, called Axies, which can be battled, collected and used to earn an income.

by e27.co

2021-05-12

SOUTHEAST ASIA MALAYSIA E-COMMERCE

Malaysia’s B2B Marketplace Lapasar Raises $1.8M From Shopper360 Limited Lapasar, a B2B marketplace based in Kuala Lumpur, announced raising 7.5 million ringgit ($1.8 million) in its latest funding round led by shopper360 Limited, which is part of startup accelerator and investor NEXEA.

by DealStreetAsia

2021-05-07

SOUTHEAST ASIA INDONESIA BIG DATA AND AI

Bonza Raises US$2M To Help Non-tech Teams At Enterprises To Deploy Data-driven Solutions Bonza's no-code approach for data analytics and AI deployment helps technical and non-technical teams to build and deploy data-driven solutions at scale.

by e27.co

2021-05-07

SOUTHEAST ASIA SINGAPORE FINTECH

Singapore Fintech Validus Secures $37.4M From UK Firm To Boost SME Lending Fasanara Capital, an alternative asset manager from the UK, said it has teamed up with Singapore fintech firm Validus to provide S$50 million (US$37.4 million) that will boost lending for small and medium enterprises.

by techinasia

2021-05-07

SOUTHEAST ASIA SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE

Singapore E-commerce Aggregator Una Brands Raises $40M In 500 Startups-backed Seed Round Una Brands, a Singapore-based startup co-founded by Kiren Tanna, the founder of Foodpanda and ZEN Rooms, announced raising $40 million in a seed round backed by global investors including 500 Startups, Kingsway Capital, 468 Capital, President Capital, and Global Founders Capital.

by DealStreetAsia

2021-05-06

SOUTHEAST ASIA VIETNAM Entertainment Industry

Vietnamese Digital Entertainment Firm Pops Looks To Raise $50M By Q3 2021 Southeast Asian digital entertainment firm Pops Worldwide plans to close a US$50m series D round of funding by the third quarter of this year, its founder and CEO Esther Nguyen said.

by techinasia

2021-05-06

SOUTHEAST ASIA INDONESIA BEAUTY INDUSTRY

Social Bella Snags US$56M To Further Expand Its Beauty-tech Biz Across SEA As of now, Social Bella has expanded to 21 omnichannel stores in nine cities in Indonesia and one in Vietnam.

by e27.co

2021-05-06

SOUTHEAST ASIA INDONESIA Martech

Populix Raises US$1.2M To Provide Businesses With Valuable Insights On Indonesian Customers Populix, an Indonesia-based consumer insights platform, announced today that it has raised US$1.2 million in a pre-Series A financing, led by existing investor Intudo Ventures.

by e27.co

2021-04-30

SOUTHEAST ASIA SINGAPORE Adtech

Singapore Adtech Startup Bounty Media Bags $415K Seed Funding From VC Firm SOSV Singapore-based Bounty Media, an adtech and martech platform for advertisers and publishers, announced it has raised funding from SOSV and the VC firm’s program, Mobile Only Accelerator (MOX), to bring its total seed round to S$550,000 (US$415,000).

by techinasia

2021-04-30

SOUTHEAST ASIA INDONESIA E-COMMERCE

YC-backed Super Raises US$28M To Grow Its Social Commerce Platform In Indonesia Super offers Superagen, an agent-led commerce that enables community leaders to become retailers within their communities.

by e27.co

2021-04-29

SOUTHEAST ASIA PHILIPPINES ESPORTS

Gobi Partners, Warner Music Invest In Philippine Esports Entertainment Firm Tier One Entertainment The Philippines-based esports and gaming startup Tier One Entertainment announced it has raised an undisclosed amount of financing in its pre-series A round led by Gobi Partners through its Gobi-Core Philippine Fund, a joint-venture fund with Core Capital.

by techinasia

2021-04-29

SOUTHEAST ASIA VIETNAM POC

POC Pharma Raises US$4.5M To Digitise Pharmacies In Vietnam Investors are Picus Capital (Germany), Goat Capital and FJ Labs (both US-based), Febe Ventures (Singapore) and 500 Startups.

by e27.co

2021-04-28

SOUTHEAST ASIA SINGAPORE Wealth management

StashAway Raises US$25M Series D To ‘Fill The Gap In Digital Wealth Management Space’ The capital will be used to accelerate its investment product across its 5 markets, and buy back up to US$3M in ESOPs from employees.

by e27.co

2021-04-27

SOUTHEAST ASIA VIETNAM GAMING INDUSTRY

Vietnamese Indie Game Studio Topebox Raises $1M For New Blockchain Game Vietnamese game studio Topebox and its blockchain partner KardiaChain have announced the conclusion of a nearly US$1 million round of investment for an upcoming blockchain game called My DeFi Pet.

by techinasia

2021-04-27

SOUTHEAST ASIA PHILIPPINES FOOD INDUSTRY

Noodle-maker Monde Nissin Receives PSE Nod For $1.3B Philippine IPO Food maker Monde Nissin Corp has received approval from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) for its planned initial public offering (IPO) that could raise 63 billion pesos ($1.3 billion) in what will be the country’s largest-ever listing.

by DealStreetAsia

2021-04-26

SOUTHEAST ASIA THAILAND E-COMMERCE

Mercular Raises US$3M Series A To Expand Its Hobby E-commerce Platform In Thailand Based out of Bangkok, Mercular specifically targets those who are into hobby lifestyles and had started out selling audio gadgets.

by e27.co

2021-04-26

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEALTH TECH VIETNAM

Taiwan’s AppWorks Leads $1M Round In Vietnam Healthtech Startup Docosan Vietnam-based healthtech startup Docosan has raised over US$1 million in a funding round led by Taiwanese tech venture capital firm AppWorks, which is known for its investments in leading Southeast Asian companies such as Lalamove, Carousell, and ShopBack.

by techinasia

2021-04-14

SOUTHEAST ASIA SINGAPORE ROBOT INDUSTRY

Otsaw Digital Launches Home Delivery Robots In Singapore Named Camello, the robots are currently undergoing a one-year trial with their services offered to 700 households.

by e27.co

2021-04-13