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WORLDFLAGS

WORLDFLAGS, the national flag samurai project signs a partnership agreement with China’s Alibaba Group!

Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. (โ€œDEAโ€) and Alibaba Pictures (โ€œAli Picturesโ€), a media entertainment company under the Alibaba Group, have entered a partnership agreement to develop โ€œWORLDFLAGSโ€ in China. โ€œWORLDFLAGSโ€ is a multimedia personification (or โ€œsamuraificationโ€) project of national flags, and it is a project which DEA holds the exclusive worldwide distribution rights. Alifish, a […]

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Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. (โ€œDEAโ€) and Alibaba Pictures (โ€œAli Picturesโ€), a media entertainment company under the Alibaba Group, have entered a partnership agreement to develop โ€œWORLDFLAGSโ€ in China. โ€œWORLDFLAGSโ€ is a multimedia personification (or โ€œsamuraificationโ€) project of national flags, and it is a project which DEA holds the exclusive worldwide distribution rights. Alifish, a

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Ping An Global Voyager Fund

Berlin-Based PlusDental ‘Caps’ US$35.5M Series C Led By Ping An Global Voyager Fund

This is Ping An Global Voyager Fundโ€™s second investment in 2020 Berlin-based digital dentistry platform PlusDental has raised about $35.5 million (EUR 32 million) from Ping An Global Voyager Fund, the fintech and healthtech investment arm of Chinese conglomerate Ping An Insurance Group, the Group announced in a statement today. Along with the Hong Kong-based

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This is Ping An Global Voyager Fundโ€™s second investment in 2020 Berlin-based digital dentistry platform PlusDental has raised about $35.5 million (EUR 32 million) from Ping An Global Voyager Fund, the fintech and healthtech investment arm of Chinese conglomerate Ping An Insurance Group, the Group announced in a statement today. Along with the Hong Kong-based

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GoBear

โ€˜GoBearโ€™ Or Go Home: Fintech Platform Raises US$17M

The funds will help expand GoBearโ€™s financial services Singapore-headquartered financial services platform GoBear has raised $17 million from existing backers Dutch venture capital firm Walvis Participaties and Dutch multinational corporation Aegon N.V., the startup announced in a statement yesterday. The funding will be used to drive GoBearโ€™s development as a full-fledged financial services platform built

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The funds will help expand GoBearโ€™s financial services Singapore-headquartered financial services platform GoBear has raised $17 million from existing backers Dutch venture capital firm Walvis Participaties and Dutch multinational corporation Aegon N.V., the startup announced in a statement yesterday. The funding will be used to drive GoBearโ€™s development as a full-fledged financial services platform built

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Ola Electric

Ola Electric Acquires Netherlands-Based Etergo To Launch Electric Two-Wheelers In India By 2021

Ola Electric to leverage Etergoโ€™s design and engineering capabilities to build its smart electric two-wheeler for International and Indian markets Ola Electric Mobility Pvt Ltd, the Electric Vehicles (EV) subsidiary of Indian ride-hailing startup Ola, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Amsterdam-based Etergo, an electric scooter Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), to launch its own electric

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Ola Electric to leverage Etergoโ€™s design and engineering capabilities to build its smart electric two-wheeler for International and Indian markets Ola Electric Mobility Pvt Ltd, the Electric Vehicles (EV) subsidiary of Indian ride-hailing startup Ola, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Amsterdam-based Etergo, an electric scooter Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), to launch its own electric

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Carousell

Carousell Announces Official Launch Of Property Marketplace In Hong Kong

Carousell Property has seen growing interest since its soft launch in 2019, with an almost five-fold increase in property listings, the startup says Singapore-headquartered business-to-consumer (B2C) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace startup Carousell has announced the official launch of Carousell Property in Hong Kong, following its earlier expansion into the auto business. Collaborating with real estate

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Carousell Property has seen growing interest since its soft launch in 2019, with an almost five-fold increase in property listings, the startup says Singapore-headquartered business-to-consumer (B2C) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace startup Carousell has announced the official launch of Carousell Property in Hong Kong, following its earlier expansion into the auto business. Collaborating with real estate

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Xmov

Sequoia-backed Startup Xmov Unveils China’s First AI Virtual Influencer

China’s virtual idol industry was valued atย $14 million in 2018, and is expected to grow toย $210 millionย by 2023 China’s first virtual key opinion leader (KOL) Ling, co-created by Sequoia Capital backed Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup Xmov Information Technology and Beijing Cishi Culture Media Company, made her world online debut on Monday. Ling’s team will

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China’s virtual idol industry was valued atย $14 million in 2018, and is expected to grow toย $210 millionย by 2023 China’s first virtual key opinion leader (KOL) Ling, co-created by Sequoia Capital backed Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup Xmov Information Technology and Beijing Cishi Culture Media Company, made her world online debut on Monday. Ling’s team will

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Zentalis

No More Licensing: NY Biotech Company Zentalis Raises US$20M To Fund Chinese Venture

The joint venture Zentera will develop and commercialize Zentalisโ€™ pipeline candidates in China New York-headquartered clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Zentalis Pharmaceuticals has closed a Series A round at $20 million to fund the establishment of joint venture Zentera Therapeutics, the company announced in a statement earlier this week. Zentalis will hold majority stakes in Shanghai-headquartered biopharma

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The joint venture Zentera will develop and commercialize Zentalisโ€™ pipeline candidates in China New York-headquartered clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Zentalis Pharmaceuticals has closed a Series A round at $20 million to fund the establishment of joint venture Zentera Therapeutics, the company announced in a statement earlier this week. Zentalis will hold majority stakes in Shanghai-headquartered biopharma

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CapBridge

Singapore and Hong Kong Government Companies Unite To Fund Private Market Fintech CapBridge Financial

SGInnovate and Cyberport seal the deal for CapBridgeโ€™s Hong Kong expansion Two Southeast Asian government agencies, SGInnovate and Cyberport Macro Fund, have joined Singapore-based integrated private market investment platform CapBridge Financial’s investor base. The fintech platform has raised an undisclosed amount of equity from Singaporeย government-owned deep tech investor SGInnovate and Hong Kong Government-owned Cyberport Macro

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SGInnovate and Cyberport seal the deal for CapBridgeโ€™s Hong Kong expansion Two Southeast Asian government agencies, SGInnovate and Cyberport Macro Fund, have joined Singapore-based integrated private market investment platform CapBridge Financial’s investor base. The fintech platform has raised an undisclosed amount of equity from Singaporeย government-owned deep tech investor SGInnovate and Hong Kong Government-owned Cyberport Macro

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Oceanpine

New VC On The Block Oceanpine Raises US$200M For Its Second Fund

Oceanpine will continue to drive investments into deep tech Venture capital (VC) firms in Southeast Asia have been slow to catch up with developments in the deep tech industry, with Singapore leading the charge thanks to proactive government initiatives that promote investments in this sector. However, even in a robust startup economy such as Singapore,

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Oceanpine will continue to drive investments into deep tech Venture capital (VC) firms in Southeast Asia have been slow to catch up with developments in the deep tech industry, with Singapore leading the charge thanks to proactive government initiatives that promote investments in this sector. However, even in a robust startup economy such as Singapore,

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Future of SaaS

Future of SaaS Festival – Forge your company future

The Future of SaaS Festival is the worldโ€™s first and only online festival dedicated to the future of SaaS. With 50 experts spanning 11 prominent SaaS categories, Future of SaaS Festival is packed with action-led talks from some of the worldโ€™s largest organizations and exciting start-ups.   In the current times of uncertainty, people are

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The Future of SaaS Festival is the worldโ€™s first and only online festival dedicated to the future of SaaS. With 50 experts spanning 11 prominent SaaS categories, Future of SaaS Festival is packed with action-led talks from some of the worldโ€™s largest organizations and exciting start-ups.   In the current times of uncertainty, people are

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Hatio plays its part to help SMEs strengthen and build resilience during Covid

Hatio plays its part to help SMEs strengthen and build resilience during Covid-19 pandemic ; Digital warehousing solutions provider offers RM3.5 million worth of subsidy

Hatio plays its part to help SMEs strengthen and build resilience during Covid-19 pandemic Digital warehousing solutions provider offers RM3.5 million worth of subsidy Digital warehousing solutions provider, Hatio, affirms its commitment to help and support SMEs in their digital transformation journey through this on-going crisis. Opportunity for SMEs to prioritize and fast-track their digital

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Hatio plays its part to help SMEs strengthen and build resilience during Covid-19 pandemic Digital warehousing solutions provider offers RM3.5 million worth of subsidy Digital warehousing solutions provider, Hatio, affirms its commitment to help and support SMEs in their digital transformation journey through this on-going crisis. Opportunity for SMEs to prioritize and fast-track their digital

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bike-sharing

Spinning the Wheel on China’s Tumultuous Bike-Sharing Industry

Prospects are picking up for China’s once-dying bike-sharing industry The bike-sharing market is part of the burgeoning global sharing economy. In China especially, this phenomenon picked up with furious intensity in 2017, only to become a bubble that burst the next year, resulting in Chinaโ€™s famous bicycle graveyards. With the situation devolving into total chaos

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Prospects are picking up for China’s once-dying bike-sharing industry The bike-sharing market is part of the burgeoning global sharing economy. In China especially, this phenomenon picked up with furious intensity in 2017, only to become a bubble that burst the next year, resulting in Chinaโ€™s famous bicycle graveyards. With the situation devolving into total chaos

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datagrand

‘Optimistic Outlook’ on Applications of AI: DataGrand’s US$38M Series B+

The funding will be used to strengthen DataGrandโ€™s tech capacity Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) semantics analysis startup DataGrand has closed its Series B+ funding round with an RMB 270 million (US$38 million) raise, the company announced in a statement. Venture capital firm Shenzhen Capital Group led the round, with participation from DataGrandโ€™s previous investors SAIF

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The funding will be used to strengthen DataGrandโ€™s tech capacity Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) semantics analysis startup DataGrand has closed its Series B+ funding round with an RMB 270 million (US$38 million) raise, the company announced in a statement. Venture capital firm Shenzhen Capital Group led the round, with participation from DataGrandโ€™s previous investors SAIF

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Qupital partners with LianLian Global to provide enhanced financing services

Qupital partners with LianLian Global to provide enhanced financing services to cross-border e-commerce sellers

Qupital has entered into a strategic partnership with LianLian Global, Chinaโ€™s leading digital services and payments provider for cross-border e-commerce sellers. QiaoYiDai (ๆกฅๆ˜“่ดท), the latest fintech product jointly developed by Qupital and LianLian Global, will provide pioneering, data-based offshore USD financing services to LianLian Globalโ€™s extensive network of e-commerce customers. Solving operational pain points for cross-border e-commerce sellers

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Qupital has entered into a strategic partnership with LianLian Global, Chinaโ€™s leading digital services and payments provider for cross-border e-commerce sellers. QiaoYiDai (ๆกฅๆ˜“่ดท), the latest fintech product jointly developed by Qupital and LianLian Global, will provide pioneering, data-based offshore USD financing services to LianLian Globalโ€™s extensive network of e-commerce customers. Solving operational pain points for cross-border e-commerce sellers

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FemTech products

‘Smart’ Living For Women: 8 Lifestyle Femtech Products

Womenโ€™s lives as consumers are evolving as gender parity has grown in influence in the product development area. Tech for women has broken away from the limits of mod cons or fertility. In 2019, investments in the femtech industry spiked from $310 million mid-year, to nearly $800 million by the end of the year.

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Womenโ€™s lives as consumers are evolving as gender parity has grown in influence in the product development area. Tech for women has broken away from the limits of mod cons or fertility. In 2019, investments in the femtech industry spiked from $310 million mid-year, to nearly $800 million by the end of the year.

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juicy chemistry

Indian Organic Skincare Brand Juicy Chemistry Raises US$650,000 Angel Investment

With the latest funds, Juicy Chemistry’s valuation has risen to US$2.5 million, according to the startup Coimbatore, India-based organic skincare startup Juicy Chemistry has raised US$650,000 from Amit Nanavati, an Angel investor and Founding Partner of VC firm Akya Ventures, according to a company statement. Veda Corp acted as the financial advisors for this transaction.

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With the latest funds, Juicy Chemistry’s valuation has risen to US$2.5 million, according to the startup Coimbatore, India-based organic skincare startup Juicy Chemistry has raised US$650,000 from Amit Nanavati, an Angel investor and Founding Partner of VC firm Akya Ventures, according to a company statement. Veda Corp acted as the financial advisors for this transaction.