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THAILAND Startups FINTECH

Thai Fintech Firm SYNQA Raises $80m in Series C Round Omise has been providing thousands of merchants across Asia with the necessary tools to run their online businesses, accept payments and connect them with millions of customers across the globe since 2013.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-06-22

THAILAND TAX REGULATION

Thailand Approves Draft Bill to Tax Foreign Internet Firms The Thai bill requires non-resident companies or platforms that earn more than $57,434.59 per year from providing digital services in the country to pay a 7% VAT on sales.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-06-19

THAILAND Startups PROP-TECH

Thai Property Tech Startup Zmyhome Raises Pre-Series A from BonAngels Even amidst the pandemic, Zmyhome said it continues to see traffic increase 30 per cent every month as users spent more time online.

by e27

2020-06-16

THAILAND RETAIL Central Retail

Central Retail to Take Full Control of Local JV with Japan’s FamilyMart Following the completion of the deal, Central Retail will take full control of the nearly 1,000 FamilyMart outlets in Thailand.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-06-01

THAILAND FINTECH Digio

Thailand's Digio Raises US$4M in Series B Funding Round from Beacon VC, Others Digio was established in 2012 to provide provides turnkey payment solutions, including credit/debit card processing and e-wallets for financial institutions

by e27

2020-05-13

ecommerce ProSpark Pre-Seed Round

Thailand B2B e-learning platform ProSpark raises funds in Agaeti-led round The company has plans to expand into new markets in Southeast Asia in the future.

by TechinAsia

2020-04-03

THAILAND INSURANCE Thai Life

Thai Life seeks bank pitches for $700m IPO plan Thai Life Insurance Pcl has requested pitches from banks for an initial public offering that could raise as much as $700 million on the stock exchange of Southeast Asia.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-20

THAILAND MANUFACTURING Indorama Ventures

Indorama Ventures Secures Thailand’s First Sustainability-Linked Ninja Loan The loan proceeds will be primarily used for refinancing and will not increase the overall debt.

by Indorama Ventures

2020-03-16

THAILAND EDTECH Quest

Thai edtech startup Quest raises seed funding from Reapra, others It plans to use the new funds for its real-time coding talent platform that offers a full-stack automated teaching curriculum backed by blockchain.

by techinasia

2020-03-02

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

THAILAND FINTECH PeerPower

Thailand’s 'crowdfunding bonds' startup PeerPower raises pre-Series A funding from InVent, BOL The fintech startup claims it is the first in Thailand to issue Crowdfunding Bonds, approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission Thailand (SEC).

by e27

2020-02-12

THAILAND TOURISM Tourkrub

Thai travel tech platform Tourkrub raises $5m in Series B The funds raised will be used to provide services for Southeast Asia’s outbound tourists, among others.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-12

THAILAND INSURANCE Safety Insurance

Japanese insurer Tokio Marine merges Thai unit with IAG’s Safety Insurance Tokio Marine Insurance Thailand Pcl, the Thai subsidiary of Japan’s oldest insurance group Tokio Marine, has merged with Safety Insurance Pcl, to create a new entity – Tokio Marine Safety Insurance Thailand (TMSTH).

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-12

THAILAND ENERGY Constant Energy

Thailand’s Constant Energy raises $15m as loan from GCPF Following the long-term debt, the company will grow its pipeline of solar energy projects for industrial clients in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-10

THAILAND REAL ESTATE HostelHunting

Co-living solutions startup HostelHunting rebrands into LiveIn.com; to expand into Indonesia, Philippines The startup, which has so far raised over US$4.5M from the likes of KK Fund and Jungle Ventures, is already operational in Malaysia and Thailand.

by e27

2020-02-06

THAILAND E-COMMERCE Pomelo

Pomelo accelerates growth by acquiring fashion e-commerce platform Looksi Formerly known as Zalora Thailand, Looksi will have its platform and social media presence being merged into Pomelo ecosystem.

by e27

2020-01-21

THAILAND RETAIL Central Retail

Singapore’s GIC, Capital Research investing in Thailand’s Central Retail IPO The IPO, first announced in July, comes after Thailand took the top IPO ranking in Southeast Asia in 2019 with $4 billion in fundraisings.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-19

THAILAND FASHION Pomelo

Thai fashion platform Pomelo appoints former H&M executive as Chief Retail Officer Pomelo pulls in experience from Swedish multinational clothing-retail company H&M for retail expansion.

by e27

2020-01-17

THAILAND E-COMMERCE aCommerce

Indies Capital invests $15m in Thai ecommerce enabler aCommerce Founded in June 2013, aCommerce helps brands such as Samsung, L’Oreal, and Unilever sell their products online across Southeast Asia by providing services from webstore design, distribution, and marketing to warehousing and delivery.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-15

THAILAND ENTERTAINMENT TENCENT

Tencent premieres WeTV in Thailand WeTV will curate content that is relevant to the Thai audience.

by DigitalNewsAsia

2020-01-14