May 13, 2020

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Verteva

Australian Digital Home Loan Platform Verteva Raises US$21.4M Series A

Capital to be used for product development, business expansion and go-to-market Australian digital home loan provider Verteva has hauled in AUD 33 million (around US$21.4 million) in its Series A round, according to a statement from the company. The round was backed in entirety by New Zealand-based private investment fund Bolton Equities. Investment bank Clavell […]

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Capital to be used for product development, business expansion and go-to-market Australian digital home loan provider Verteva has hauled in AUD 33 million (around US$21.4 million) in its Series A round, according to a statement from the company. The round was backed in entirety by New Zealand-based private investment fund Bolton Equities. Investment bank Clavell

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kopi kenangan

Indonesian F&B Startup Kopi Kenangan Raises US$109M Series B

Investment to be directed toward Kopi Kenangan’s product line and regional expansion Indonesian beverage retail startup Kopi Kenangan has raised US$109 million in its Series B funding round led by existing investor Sequoia Capital, according to a statement issued by Kopi Kenangan on Tuesday. New investors, including B Capital, Horizons Ventures, Verlinvest, Kunlun, and Sofina

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Investment to be directed toward Kopi Kenangan’s product line and regional expansion Indonesian beverage retail startup Kopi Kenangan has raised US$109 million in its Series B funding round led by existing investor Sequoia Capital, according to a statement issued by Kopi Kenangan on Tuesday. New investors, including B Capital, Horizons Ventures, Verlinvest, Kunlun, and Sofina

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Startup

Is Working At A Startup Right For Me?

Startups can help right-skill the workforce for an impending โ€˜new normalโ€™ Two decades ago, few people would consider working at a startup to be their dream job. Without the fat paychecks, perks, and comfortable work-life balance afforded by roles at bigger companies, startup life certainly didn’t paint an attractive picture โ€“ quite the opposite, in

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Startups can help right-skill the workforce for an impending โ€˜new normalโ€™ Two decades ago, few people would consider working at a startup to be their dream job. Without the fat paychecks, perks, and comfortable work-life balance afforded by roles at bigger companies, startup life certainly didn’t paint an attractive picture โ€“ quite the opposite, in

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Validus

Singapore SME Financing Platform Validus Secures US$20M Series B+

Funds to be funneled toward 2020 Thailand expansion plans Validus, a Singapore-based financing platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has secured a total of $20 million in capital commitments in its ongoing Series B+ round (with $14 million raised successfully), the startup announced in a statement today. Vertex’s affiliate venture capital fund Vertex Growth

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Funds to be funneled toward 2020 Thailand expansion plans Validus, a Singapore-based financing platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has secured a total of $20 million in capital commitments in its ongoing Series B+ round (with $14 million raised successfully), the startup announced in a statement today. Vertex’s affiliate venture capital fund Vertex Growth

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Singapore Blockchain Week 2020 to assess the new reality for businesses and technology in light of COVID-19

Singapore Blockchain Week 2020 to assess the new reality for businesses and technology in light of COVID-19 โ— Singapore will host the premier blockchain virtual event from July 21-23, organised and supported by the cityโ€™s leading government agencies. โ— The virtual event to focus on how blockchain industry is developing and responding to the coronavirus.

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Singapore Blockchain Week 2020 to assess the new reality for businesses and technology in light of COVID-19 โ— Singapore will host the premier blockchain virtual event from July 21-23, organised and supported by the cityโ€™s leading government agencies. โ— The virtual event to focus on how blockchain industry is developing and responding to the coronavirus.

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Throughout APAC F&B Retail Innovator Aigens Helps Restaurants Introduce Delivery Services, Takeaway and Cashless Payments Amid Covid-19 Pandemic; Partners with Google Pay Singapore

Hong Kong, May 12, 2020, For Immediate Release – Aigens, the APAC market leader of innovative restaurant technology with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and China is helping F&B organizations to expand their services to offer cashless payment, delivery and takeaway options. With Aigens platform in place, F&B organizations can quickly adapt to the ever

Throughout APAC F&B Retail Innovator Aigens Helps Restaurants Introduce Delivery Services, Takeaway and Cashless Payments Amid Covid-19 Pandemic; Partners with Google Pay Singapore Read More ยป

Hong Kong, May 12, 2020, For Immediate Release – Aigens, the APAC market leader of innovative restaurant technology with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and China is helping F&B organizations to expand their services to offer cashless payment, delivery and takeaway options. With Aigens platform in place, F&B organizations can quickly adapt to the ever

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Nutanix Brings Invisible Infrastructure to Big Data and Analytics

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced it extended the Nutanix platform with new features for big data and analytics applications, as well as unstructured data storage.   These capabilities, part of Nutanix Objects 2.0, include the ability to manage object data across multiple Nutanix clusters for achieving massive scale, increased

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Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced it extended the Nutanix platform with new features for big data and analytics applications, as well as unstructured data storage.   These capabilities, part of Nutanix Objects 2.0, include the ability to manage object data across multiple Nutanix clusters for achieving massive scale, increased

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New Technologies Will Redefine Hotel Sector in C19 Era

Big data, unpredictable guest needs and digita-savvy staff at a distance are on the way   Three leading hospitality industry technologists gave crisis recovery advice to hospitality industry leaders in the fourth I Meet Hotel industry webinar, 6 May, organised by Bidroom. The three said that the โ€˜oldโ€™ 2020 is gone. Hotels need to embrace

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Big data, unpredictable guest needs and digita-savvy staff at a distance are on the way   Three leading hospitality industry technologists gave crisis recovery advice to hospitality industry leaders in the fourth I Meet Hotel industry webinar, 6 May, organised by Bidroom. The three said that the โ€˜oldโ€™ 2020 is gone. Hotels need to embrace

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Deliveroo Partners With Local NGO The Nesbitt Centre in Crowdfunding Campaign to Bring Cakes and Biscuits to More Than 150 Frontline Hospital Staff

Showing its support to medical workers and social enterprise efforts, Deliveroo is partnering with The Nesbitt Centre to bring cakes and biscuits to over 150 hospital staff from different hospitals across Hong Kong, as a part of a crowdfunding campaign to sweeten the days of Hong Kongโ€™s inspiring local heroes. The Nesbitt Centreโ€™s three social

Deliveroo Partners With Local NGO The Nesbitt Centre in Crowdfunding Campaign to Bring Cakes and Biscuits to More Than 150 Frontline Hospital Staff Read More ยป

Showing its support to medical workers and social enterprise efforts, Deliveroo is partnering with The Nesbitt Centre to bring cakes and biscuits to over 150 hospital staff from different hospitals across Hong Kong, as a part of a crowdfunding campaign to sweeten the days of Hong Kongโ€™s inspiring local heroes. The Nesbitt Centreโ€™s three social

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Singaporeโ€™s largest Fintech lender Validus secures US$20 million in Series B+

SINGAPORE, 13 May 2020 – Validus, Singaporeโ€™s largest SME financing platform that is also present in Indonesia (Batumbu) and Vietnam (Validus Vietnam), has successfully raised over US$14 million, with US$20 million in committed capital in its ongoing Series B+ funding round co-led by Vertex Growth Fund (Vertex Growth) and Kuok Group’s Orion Fund managed by

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SINGAPORE, 13 May 2020 – Validus, Singaporeโ€™s largest SME financing platform that is also present in Indonesia (Batumbu) and Vietnam (Validus Vietnam), has successfully raised over US$14 million, with US$20 million in committed capital in its ongoing Series B+ funding round co-led by Vertex Growth Fund (Vertex Growth) and Kuok Group’s Orion Fund managed by

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Samsung-backed HR Tech Startup Swingvy Officially Launches in Taiwan; Now Serves Over 8,000 Clients Across 3 Countries

Singapore & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 13 May 2020 – Today, award-winning HR tech startup Swingvy, officially announced that it has expanded to Taiwan and launched a new payroll product for the market. This expansion follows Swingvyโ€™s successful US$7 million Series A funding in 2019, led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures) — and was

Samsung-backed HR Tech Startup Swingvy Officially Launches in Taiwan; Now Serves Over 8,000 Clients Across 3 Countries Read More ยป

Singapore & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 13 May 2020 – Today, award-winning HR tech startup Swingvy, officially announced that it has expanded to Taiwan and launched a new payroll product for the market. This expansion follows Swingvyโ€™s successful US$7 million Series A funding in 2019, led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures) — and was

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Century Group of Companies implements Edge1 OOH Software

Eastern India based, leading Out of Home (OOH) advertising company (sole rights of 11 Airports combined with 714 railway station/town OOH) Century Group of Companies implements Edge1 out-of-home advertising software.   Edge1, the leading outdoor advertising media management software, announces today that East India based AOOH (Airport Out of Home) advertising company, Century group of

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Eastern India based, leading Out of Home (OOH) advertising company (sole rights of 11 Airports combined with 714 railway station/town OOH) Century Group of Companies implements Edge1 out-of-home advertising software.   Edge1, the leading outdoor advertising media management software, announces today that East India based AOOH (Airport Out of Home) advertising company, Century group of

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MyGroser

MyGroser Announces Its First Public Funding Round

Fundraise targeted toward expansion, path to profitability Malaysian independent online grocery services provider MyGroser announced today that it is raising its first public round of financing through a rolling close, with the aim of becoming profitable within a year and expanding within Malaysia. According to the statement, the round will also help the startup cater

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Fundraise targeted toward expansion, path to profitability Malaysian independent online grocery services provider MyGroser announced today that it is raising its first public round of financing through a rolling close, with the aim of becoming profitable within a year and expanding within Malaysia. According to the statement, the round will also help the startup cater

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M17 Entertainment

New Life for Live-Streaming: M17 Entertainment Scores US$26.5M Series D

Latest financing to spur continued growth in Japan, and expansion to U.S. and Middle East Taiwan-based live-streaming startup M17 Entertainment Limited, announced yesterday that it has securedย US$26.5 millionย in a Series D funding round led by Vertex Growth Fund, with participation from Stonebridge Korea Unicorn Venture Fund, InnoVen Capital Singapore, Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd, and ASE

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Latest financing to spur continued growth in Japan, and expansion to U.S. and Middle East Taiwan-based live-streaming startup M17 Entertainment Limited, announced yesterday that it has securedย US$26.5 millionย in a Series D funding round led by Vertex Growth Fund, with participation from Stonebridge Korea Unicorn Venture Fund, InnoVen Capital Singapore, Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd, and ASE

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KOL

A Deep-Dive Into China’s KOL Market

By Ashley Galina Dudarenok Why Chinaโ€™s KOL market isnโ€™t slowing down anytime soon Chinaโ€™s key opinion leader (KOL) market has been one of the fastest-growing and most durable economic phenomena in recent years. Ruhan Holding, a Chinese firm that specializes in KOL-driven ecommerce, found that the countryโ€™s influencers drove US$4 billion in sales in 2018.ย 

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By Ashley Galina Dudarenok Why Chinaโ€™s KOL market isnโ€™t slowing down anytime soon Chinaโ€™s key opinion leader (KOL) market has been one of the fastest-growing and most durable economic phenomena in recent years. Ruhan Holding, a Chinese firm that specializes in KOL-driven ecommerce, found that the countryโ€™s influencers drove US$4 billion in sales in 2018.ย 

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Hummingbird

Singaporean Biotech Startup Hummingbird Closes US$25M Extended Series B

With the latest investment, Hummingbird’s total funding till date crosses US$65 million Singapore-based biotherapeutics startup Hummingbird Bioscience announced on Monday the close of an extended Series B funding round of US$25 million, led by new investor SK Holdings, who invested close to $6.5 million. Due to significant over-subscription, Hummingbird’s Series B round was extended to

Singaporean Biotech Startup Hummingbird Closes US$25M Extended Series B Read More ยป

With the latest investment, Hummingbird’s total funding till date crosses US$65 million Singapore-based biotherapeutics startup Hummingbird Bioscience announced on Monday the close of an extended Series B funding round of US$25 million, led by new investor SK Holdings, who invested close to $6.5 million. Due to significant over-subscription, Hummingbird’s Series B round was extended to