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SINGAPORE RIDE-HAILING Grab

Gojek and Grab said to hold merger talks; Gojek says reports ‘not accurate’ Southeast Asia ’s ride-hailing giants Gojek and Grab are holding discussions about a possible merger

by techinasia

5 hours ago

SINGAPORE RIDE-HAILING Grab

SE Asian ride-hailer Grab raising $856m from Japan’s MUFG, TIS The fund will use the funding to offer lending, insurance and wealth management products and services for Southeast Asian consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises.

by DealStreetAsia

5 hours ago

VIETNAM MEDIA Waves

Vietnamese audio and podcast startup Waves receives USD 1.2 million seed funding led by Insignia Ventures Waves said it will release a mobile app on the Apple App Store and Google Play this month.

by kr-asia

2020-02-25

SINGAPORE FINTECH Tonik Financial

SG’s Tonik Financial raises $6m to launch digital bank in the Philippines Tonik Financial, the first pure-play digital bank in Southeast Asia based in Singapore, announced that it has raised $6 million in an equity funding round that will finance the launch of its digital bank in the Philippines.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-25

SINGAPORE RIDE-HAILING Grab

SE Asian giants Gojek, Grab in merger talks: Report Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing and food delivery firms Grab and Gojek, both of who command valuations of over $10 billion each, are discussing a potential merge

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-25

SINGAPORE RIDE-HAILING Grab

Grab backpedals on plan to cease driver incentives after backlash The move comes after Grab unexpectedly told its driver partners it would replace existing incentive programs with a new government-backed virus aid package

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-24

SINGAPORE RIDE-HAILING Grab

Grab reportedly receives USD 726 million funding from Japan’s MUFG The newly formed partnership aims at offering new financial services through apps.

by kr-asia

2020-02-20

VIETNAM Recruitment Tech Sieu Viet

Affirma Capital to invest $34m in Vietnam-based HR platform Sieu Viet The investment will help Sieu Viet solidify its value proposition in its core segment and roll out value-added services across its platform, Affirma Capital said in a statement.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-20

SINGAPORE FOOD WhatsHalal

Singaporean foodtech startup WhatsHalal raises seed funding from FundedHere The company provides data infrastructure and assurance for the halal food industry.

by kr-asia

2020-02-19

SINGAPORE POLICY Startups

Singapore Budget 2020: US$300M to be set aside for deep tech startups under Startup SG Equity Government support deep tech startups.

by e27

2020-02-19

SINGAPORE AI STARTUP

Softbank-backed AI firm Eureka raises $20m led by Apis, Gobi, others The company said that the fresh funding will be used to support its international expansion plans and further develop its product portfolio.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-19

SINGAPORE SOFTWARE Credify

Singapore-based Credify gets $1m from Beenext, SoftBank’s Deepcore Founded in 2019, Credify provides universal identity and trust system solutions to help tackle credibility issues in ecommerce and lending.

by techinasia

2020-02-18

SINGAPORE ENERGY Sunseap Group

Singapore’s clean energy firm Sunseap raises $72m from Thailand’s Banpu Group The firm has now raised a total of S$203 million ($145.9 million) in Series D financing.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-17

SINGAPORE GAME Sea Group

Sea Group buys Singapore football club Home United Sea Group, an $18-billion Southeast Asian company with operations in e-commerce and gaming, has acquired Singapore Premier League (SPL) club Home United for an undisclosed amount.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-17

SINGAPORE Information Security CYFIRMA

Cyber-threat analytics platform CYFIRMA secures Series A funding from Z3Partners Also, Facebook collaborates with Sequoia India’s Surge for its fourth VC Brand Incubator.

by e27

2020-02-17

SINGAPORE INVESTMENT POLICY

Singapore woos world’s biggest money managers with new law Singapore wants some of the world’s biggest money managers to call its tropical shores home.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-14

SINGAPORE New Energy Vehicle Grab

Grab secures USD 30 million funding for GrabWheels service The investment comes from Taiwanese motorcycle maker KYMPCO.

by kr-asia

2020-02-14

SINGAPORE FINTECH Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered, Australia’s Assembly form payments joint venture in Singapore The new company, which will be based in Singapore, is set to run a digital platform that can manage transactions involving online, mobile, point-of-sale, e-wallet, debit and credit card, and real-time payments.

by techinasia

2020-02-12

SINGAPORE Telecommunication Circles.Life

Warburg Pincus adds digital telco Circles.Life to its SEA portfolio The Singapore headquartered mobile operator, which launched services in 2016, said it had over 5% market share in the city-state and was witnessing ‘strong momentum here’.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-11

INDIA ENTERTAINMENT Kuku FM

Vernacular audio startup KukuFM raises $5.5M in Series A round led by Vertex Ventures With this fresh round of funding, vernacular audio startup Kuku FM plans to widen the scope of its audience by increasing the number of languages on its platform.

by YourStory

2020-02-07