Funding
ScaleUp Malaysia announces Cohort IV with over US$600k invested into 7 companies
Investments set to bolster innovation in Malaysia's digital economy
Six to receive US$100k each, 7th will receive strategic investment
With its US$31.5mil funding, Soft Space sets record as highest Series B raised by a Malaysian startup, eclipsing Aerodyne
Aims to expand global footprint, strengthen operations
Southern Capital led round with Malaysia’s Hibiscus Fund among investors
Dozer Raises US$3mil seed round led by Sequoia India & Southeast Asia
Dozer, an open-source data infrastructure platform for scalable real-time data APIs, today announced US$3 million in seed funding. Led by Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia’s Surge, the fundraiser also saw participation from Gradient Ventures and January Capital.
Thai Insurtech Roojai Raises US$42mil In Series B round
In 2022 Roojai’s premium income in Thailand grew by 25%
US$32mil from direct injection, US$10mil from secondary share transaction
Solarvest brings back its Innovation Lab for 2023
Key focus on greentech, fintech and renewable energy
2 rounds of funding from concept to execution, with minimum of US$22,590
[Ed: Second subhead updated for accuracy on the funding amount.]
MyStartr secures US$1mil in latest ECF campaign, set to operate on secondary market
MyStartr has raised US$1 million through a Fundnel campaign led by 431 investors.
In raising his US$2.85mil seed round for Durioo+, Sinan Ismail becomes a startup poster boy
Failing, learning, relearning over 13 years, made him founder he is today
Targeting 100mil Muslim families with children aged from 1 to 12 years
Gobi-Core appointed as a co-investment partner for Philippine government’s Startup Venture Fund
Gobi-Core has been accredited as a Co-Investment Partner of the Philippine government’s Startup Venture Fund
Reboot: How the Anwar Ibrahim Government Can Jumpstart Malaysia's Startup Ecosystem Pt2
Ministry of Communications and Digital needs to be the startup story teller
Need for central coordination to help focus efforts for maximum impact
Web-based 3D design startup PixCap raises US$2.8mil seed round
PixCap announced its US$2.8 million seed funding led by Surge, the rapid scale-up programme from Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia.
