Startup
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Japanese internet company Mixi acquires Compath.me – the Tokyo startup behind family photo service KiDDY
Mixi Group, the Japanese internet company behind the social networking service of the same name mixi has announced on Monday that it has acquired Tokyo-based Compath.me, the startup behind family photo service KiDDY. The financial…
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Temasek unit Heliconia launches US$422 million International Partnership Fund to help Singaporean firms expand globally
International Partnership Fund, hereby known as IPF has been launched in government capital and managed by Temasek’s private equity unit, Heliconia to help local firms acquire regional peers.
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Touch sensor ink film maker C3Nano secures US$15 million series D equity financing
C3Nano receives US$15 million in its latest round of funding from GSR Ventures, new investors Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Xinjiang Guoli Minsheng Equity Investment Co., Ltd., and Phoenix Venture Partners among some.
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Indonesian NIDA Rooms secures US$5.6 million series A led by Shanda Group
Budget hotels platform NIDA Rooms announced today that it has secured US$5.6 million in its series A fundraising round led by private investment firm Shanda Group along with participation from other Southeast Asian investors. Commenting…
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Malaysian Blinkware Technology to raise US$2 million from VCs to fund R&D
Malaysia’s Blinkware Technology, a motion and gesture platforms provider is raising US$2 million from venture capital funds to help fund its research and development efforts to roll out the Software Development Kit (SDK) for client…
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Vietnamese angel investors launch US$5 million Innovatube Fund to focus on frontier tech
Redefining itself as a venture capital firm, Innovatube, a startup incubator with branches in Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom, has initiated a US$5 million pre-seed fund for Southeast Asian startups. Innovatube Fund…
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China’s JoyMe, Kee Ever to set up US$360 million M&A fund to acquire oversea video game companies
China’s JoyMe and Kee Ever to set up a US$360 million investment fund to acquire oversea game companies.
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Japanese peer-to-peer marketplace app Mercari to acquire Asia-focused auction site Smaoku
Japanese peer-to-peer marketplace, Mercari has announced that it has acquired Zawatt which operates Smaoku as its wholly owned subsidiary. The financial terms of the deal was not revealed.
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COCLEAN Technology secures US$2.9 million series A round led by ZhenFund
Chinese COCLEAN Technology, a developer of indoor air purification systems has recently announced a 20 million yuan (about US$2.9 million) series A round of investment led by Zhen Fund.
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Philippines-based digital payments startup Ayannah to secure US$5 million by April 2017
Operating Sendah and Sendah Direct, Philippines financial technology startup Ayannah has upsized its financing round to US$5 million which is slated to close by April 2017.
