Startup
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Daiwa to acquire 14.9 percent stake in stockbroker COL Financial
Japanese Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. is acquiring a stake in COL Financial Group, Inc.
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Thailand’s Food Capitals acquires restaurant operators, Osha Group and G Enterprise for US$11.6 million
Food Capitals operates The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Domino’s Pizza and Korean fried chicken restaurant chain Kyochon.
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Buruda Concert creates an Airbnb for matching musicians with concert venues
Buruda Concert is a website solely dedicated to directly connecting musicians with live music venues and fans to create special concerts in and around Korea.
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Malaysian fast fashion brand NOSE to demerge from iFashion
iFashion is a leading venture platform company focused on investing and acquiring fashion and lifestyle e-commerce ventures based in Southeast Asia.
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P&G partners EDB to launch US$100 million digital innovation centre in Singapore, its first outside US
P&G and EDB will set up an e-center in Singapore to boost digital capabilities and strengthen partnerships with SMEs to co-develop new solutions.
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StanChart PE to join Loc Troi Group’s Board of Directors
Loc Troi Group is the leading distributor and manufacturer of crop protection chemicals (CPC) in Vietnam.
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AI startup Innefu Labs raises US$2 million from IndiaNivesh fund
Innefu Labs Pvt. Ltd, a startup which uses artificial intelligence to develop cyber security solutions has raised Rs 13 crore (about US$2 million) in its Series A funding from IndiaNivesh Venture Capital Fund. This would…
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Doki Doki begins beta testing for Ball, its newest voice-centric social networking app
Ball takes a new approach to communication, realizing the human desire to talk whatever and whenever, as much as they want.
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Spout Entertainment secures US$2.1 million from Reapra Group to expand in Myanmar
The media company aims to make eSports in Southeast Asia a sustainable ecosystem.
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Poladrone and EasyLaw takes top two awards at Echelon Malaysia Pitching Showcase
Poladrone uses drone technology to collect information on the agricultural industry while EasyLaw is a platform for fast and affordable legal advice.
