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Global multi-stage VC firm Lightspeed Venture Partners has announced the launch of the third edition of Extreme Entrepreneurs (EE), a learning programme designed to...

Barely six months after securing US$7 million Series A from Xiaomi founder Lei Jun’s Shunwei Capital, Singapore-headquartered online language learning platform LingoAce has landed...

Israel-based OutSense has raised $2.2 million in a series A round led by Peregrine Ventures to help develop its IoT technology. Its device, which...

China’s Inceptio Technology, a startup developing self-driving trucks, said on Monday it has raised $120 million in its latest funding led by top Chinese...

Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp, said on Friday it has raised $267 million in the initial phase of its fundraising round that values...

Grab launched Grab Tech Center in Jakarta, Indonesia which will serve as its regional innovation hub, the company announced on Tuesday. The facility is dedicated...

CityMall, a social e-commerce venture has raised $3 million in its seed funding round led by Elevation Capital. The round also saw participation from...

Reliance Industries Ltd’s JioMart, launched in May, could become the fastest-growing e-commerce platform in India, challenging Amazon India and Flipkart, analysts said. According to Goldman...

Lahore-based natural beauty brand Conatural has raised $825,000 in a pre-Series A round, it told MENAbytes earlier this week. The investment came from Pakistan-focused...

Indonesian decacorn Gojek on Monday announced the launch of an out-of-home (OOH) advertisement service, named GoScreen. Brands can display their ads or videos on...

Nektar.ai, a Singapore-based B2B sales productivity startup, has raised US$2.15 million in a seed financing round, led by Nexus Venture Partners. Other investors participating in...

99 Group, which operates several Southeast Asian property platform brands, has acquired property platform and real estate data provider Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX),...