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Loco backer Hashed believes its investment in the Indian game streamer will help it solidify its dominant position. (Screenshot from Loco website)
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Indian game streamer Loco raises $42m from South Korean VC

Company to bolster platform, product development, backed by fresh capital

13 March 2022
The Chinese software-as-a-service platform Yunzhangfang helps corporations with their taxes and financial management.
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Chinese cloud tax startup raises around $100m

Yunzhangfang to upgrade IT infrastructure and brand management

21 February 2022
Next Gen Foods will use a portion of the new funds to speed distribution of its alternative meat product in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of the company)
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Singapore alternative meat startup raises $100m in Series A round

Next Gen Foods looks to expand into China and Brazil after U.S. push

16 February 2022
Indonesian lending platform Julo has secured up to $60 million from Japanese financial services firm Credit Saison.
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Indonesian fintech startup secures up to $60m from Credit Saison

Julo expands lending platform despite COVID headwinds

7 February 2022
Farm-to-table e-commerce startup Sayurbox is soon expected to close a funding round led by Northstar Group. (Screenshot from Sayurbox YouTube)
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Indonesian agritech startups in talks to raise capital for growth

Sayurbox, Eden Farm to expand farmer-to-customer platform

3 February 2022
Imagine Marketing, owner of boAt, received an equity investment from Qualcomm Ventures last April. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) 
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Indian audio and wearables brand boAt files for $267m IPO

Company among the top-selling headphone, smartwatch brands in India

29 January 2022
Ola Electric's latest fundraising round has given the company a $5 billion valuation, the scooter maker says.
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SoftBank-backed India EV startup raises $200m for foray into cars

Ola Electric says at full capacity its female-only plant will employ 10,000

25 January 2022
Sectors such as renewable energy and clean tech are benefiting from the Chinese government's latest push to boost startup funding.
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China's state-linked investors backed 30% of top startup deals

Beijing competing with Washington for tech supremacy

21 January 2022
Indian edtech company LEAD is trying to transform school education in India. (Screenshot from LEAD YouTube)
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Indian edtech startup LEAD becomes unicorn after raising $100m

Company to expand affordable education service making use of fresh money

14 January 2022
Starfield says it sells products across 14,000 stores In China through partnerships with over 100 brands. (Screenshot from Starfield website)
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Chinese plant-based meat startup Starfield raises $100m

Company wants to accelerate product development for Generation Z

12 January 2022
With over 560 outlets across Indonesia, Kopi Kenangan now plans to expand to Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia. (Captured from Kopi Kenangan website)
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Indonesia coffee chain hits unicorn status with $96m pre-IPO round

Kopi Kenangan prepares to list as executives cash in millions worth of shares

27 December 2021
Chinese startup Haomo.AI will use the fresh capital to upgrade self-driving technology and build its talent pool. (Captured image from Haomo.AI website)
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Chinese self-driving startup hits $1bn valuation

Haomo.AI gets fresh money from Meituan and Qualcomm's VC arm

23 December 2021
Singapore-based startup Nansen helps users protect their crypto assets.
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Singapore crypto startup Nansen raises $75m to fund expansion

Blockchain data analytics company to accelerate hiring, acquisitions

17 December 2021
Golden Star Acquisition has applied for a Nasdaq listing as it targets businesses that are "strategically significant" to Asian markets.
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Asia-focused SPAC Golden Star looks to raise $100m in U.S. IPO

Company in hunt for businesses in tech, clean energy and health care

13 December 2021
Interbank transfers are the dominant payment method in Indonesia's fast-growing digital economy, according to venture capital fund Sequoia India.
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Indonesian fintech startup Flip raises $48m co-anchored by Sequoia

Company seeks to become free-of-charge digital banking platform

11 December 2021
Venture capital specialist Sinovation Ventures was founded by former Google executive Kai-Fu Lee.
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Chinese company founded by former Google exec set to raise $500m

Sinovation Ventures to expand investment on AI, big data

19 November 2021
Bits x Bites mainly focuses on agriculture-related startups at pre-A Series to B funding stages and screens nearly 1,200 companies annually.
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Chinese agri-food venture capital firm closes $100m fund

Temasek-backed Bits x Bites to seek investment across food supply chain

17 November 2021
Beijing-based Huice serves major companies such as Chinese dairy firm Mengniu.
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SoftBank leads $312m funding for Chinese smart retail provider

Cloud startup Huice to expand services for order management, AI-enabled delivery

31 October 2021
Vertex Holdings is likely to be one of the first blank-check companies to list on the Singapore Exchange.
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Temasek-backed venture readies for SPAC IPO in Singapore

Vertex Holdings looks to list $150m blank-check company by year-end

26 October 2021
A wind turbine stands along the Yellow Sea in China. Energy major Envision Group is pushing for a "new industrial revolution" through a transition to renewable energy.
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China's Envision subsidiaries raise $600m in green push

Energy giant earmarks investment for carbon neutrality worldwide

23 October 2021
Students head to class at a secondary school in Singapore. Singapore's edtech startup Geniebook offers GenieClass, letting students learn from teachers via live online classes, and GenieAsk, which allows students to chat with and receive help from teachers in real time. 
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Singapore edtech startup Geniebook raises $16.6m

Firm to innovate on AI-personalized learning materials using fresh funds

20 October 2021
Indian cloud kitchen startup Rebel Foods manages more than 45 brands and runs 450 kitchens globally across 10 countries and regions. (Screen capture from Rebel Foods' Facebook page)
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India's Rebel Foods hits valuation of $1.4bn after fundraising

Cloud kitchen startup becomes 31st unicorn in India this year

8 October 2021
A metro railway flyover construction site in Ahmedabad, India. OfBusiness's platform facilitates raw material procurement and credit in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.
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Indian B2B startup OfBusiness hits $3bn valuation

SoftBank Vision Fund and Tiger Global back e-commerce platform operator

4 October 2021
Peak sponsored New Zealand, Iceland, Belgium and four other delegations at the Tokyo Olympics. (Source photos from Peak website)
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Chinese sportswear startup Peak raises $232m as it aims for IPO

Company plans to upgrade distribution and investment in product R&D

27 September 2021
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi plans to enter the automotive sector with a new smart electric vehicle business.
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Xiaomi invests in Chinese self-driving chip unicorn Black Sesame

Startup leverages fresh funding to accelerate product upgrades and commercialization

26 September 2021