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For Today's Headlines: McEasy secures Series A funding led by Granite Asia. Botsync raises $5.2M in Series A funding to boost manufacturing automation. Mezzofy secures $2M in Pre-Series A funding for expansion and innovation. Nium secures $50M in Series E to boost real-time payments infrastructure. Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brou...

For Today's Headlines: Senang.io and GoodTech join forces to offer loan protection insurance in the Philippines. Startup ecosystems in Southeast Asia and India show signs of maturity, according to HubSpot study. Read Here .  Gold Sino assets to invest $50 million in Gogoro, boosting the Taiwanese electric vehicle charging startup's growth. Igloo partners with Smart to provide phone protection...

For Today's Headlines: Japan startups harness AI to promote senior cat health. Read Here .  E-Fishery secures $30M loan from HSBC Indonesia to boost aquaculture innovation. Astrotalk secures $9.4M funding from left lane capital and Elev8 Venture Partners. Temasek and Fidelity invested $200 million to acquire Lenskart Stake. Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustl...

For Today's Headlines: SP Setia Partners with Ant Digital Technologies to launch Setia Go app. MARS Unicorn Fund invests $50M in India's infrastructure market. Read Here . Singapore unveils generative AI toolkit to enhance LLM safety and security. Read Here .  ACT fibernet invests in Aprecomm to enhance network solutions. Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustles...

For Today's Headlines: MyCIF pumps $61.4M into Malaysia's MSME sector in 2023. Singapore commits nearly $222M to National Quantum Strategy. Read Here . New AI accelerator launched in Singapore by Tribe, DISG, and NVIDIA. Read Here . Indian EV startup Turno raises $6M in Series A extension funding. Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is broug...

For Today's Headlines: APX introduces innovative less-than-truckload solution to revolutionize SEA logistics BizBaz revamps credit scoring with AI-powered voice analysis Singapore unveils digital enterprise blueprint to boost nation's digital transformation. Read Here . Indian construction unicorn secures $50M investment from MUFG-backed fund. Read Here . Have a story you want us to cover? Please...

For Today's Headlines: South Korea's CHEQUER secures $27.82M in strategic investment round Beppo secures pre-seed funding to acquire JuanTax and bookkeeping firms Gamerji expands Esports platform to the Philippines Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by  Podmachine To support Hustleshare, please subscribe at  http...

For today's headlines: Philippine fintech app MarCoPay tackles seafarer needs AVPN and Google.org launch $15M fund to boost AI skills in APAC Endeavor MatchCAP Asia 2024 sparks startup partnerships in Philippines and beyond Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by  Podmachine To support Hustleshare, please subscribe at&n...

For Today's Headlines: India's Portl raises $3M in funding led by Bharat Innovation Fund Alibaba Cloud expands with new region in Mexico, plans data centers in Asia Sime Darby Property and pearl computing to build $424M hyperscale data center Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by  Podmachine To support Hustleshare, pl...

For Today's Headlines: XSQUARE Technologies raises $7.8M in series a funding led by Wavemaker Partners Alibaba and LVMH team up to revolutionize luxury retail in China Bangladesh's Shomvob secures $1M in pre-seed funding led by cocoon capital Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by  Podmachine To support Hustleshare, pl...

For Today's Headlines: Luxury resale marketplace PopChill raises $3.1M for Singapore expansion SDTA's funding partner Luuk Eliens: Deep tech startups need more support, but possess sustained competitive advantages KKR acquires stake in PHINMA education, expands presence in Philippine education sector Investors told to be patient with Awfis , company needs time to deliver stable profitability. Have...

For Today's Headlines: ThinKuvate launches $12M Maiden India fund to boost startups Musk eyes EV battery plant in Indonesia as Alibaba invests $230M in Lazada Insurance leaders to convene at InsureTech Connect Asia 2024. Read Here . Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by  Podmachine To support Hustleshare, please subsc...

For Today's Headlines: US sustainable mining startup Baniql raises $1.6M in seed funding Humble Sustainability secures new funding for expansion Kasagi Labo raises $12M to globalize Japanese anime Nikhil Kamath , Manyavar family office may join A91 in Rare Rabbit’s RS 500 crore funding Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by...

For Today's Headlines: Vertex Ventures Japan launches first fund worth $64.24M. Osome secures $17M in Series B funding to expand fintech services. Artem ventures sees Malaysia as prime starter market for startups. Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by  Podmachine To support Hustleshare, please subscribe at  http:...

For Today's Headlines: Golden Gate Ventures secures initial close of $100M MENA fund SBI Ven Capital invests in Singapore's Web3 infrastructure startup Chainstack Matel secures $4M funding to boost EV components production Awfis to launch IPO on May 22, eyes expansion Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by  Podmachine...

For Today's Headlines: Vietnam tech startup VNG becomes Nvidia cloud partner IFC invests $5M to boost central Asian tech startups Audax and Paymentology launch cards-as-a-service solution Allozymes secures $15M to accelerate enzyme innovation Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by  Podmachine To support Hustleshare, pl...

For Today's Headlines: Uber Eats to acquire Foodpanda delivery business in Taiwan for $950M GenAI fund drives innovation in SEA with unique investment model SoftBank offloads vision fund assets, OpenAI to launch Google search rival Vietnamese fintech MFast expands into Philippines Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to you by&nbsp...

For Today's Headlines: Indonesian carbon management provider Jejakin secures new funding of $2.7M. SeaTown leads $40M funding of asset servicing firm Linnovate partners. Kaya Founders managing partner Paulo Campos to speak at Stanford University panel spotlighting Philippine startup ecosystem. Read HERE .  Converge partners with South Korea's Naver to explore PH cloud market. Have a story you...

For Today's Headlines: Malaysia's strategy to attract overseas venture capital for startup growth. Read Here . Linnovate partners raises $40M in funding to fuel growth. South Korean AI firm DEEPX raises $80.5M in Series C funding. IFC provides $30M to M bank to increase digital lending for women and small businesses in Mongolia. Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustl...

For Today's Headlines: Plug and Play partners with the Department of Trade and Industry to launch the National Startup Accelerator Program IFC invests $6M in Türki̇ye digital brokerage company Midas Prep raises $7m in series a funding co-led by Cercano Management Asia and Northstar Ventures Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought to y...

For Today's Headlines: Alibaba to establish Vietnam data center to comply with local storage law Microsoft announces $2.2 billion investment in malaysia for cloud and AI transformation Direct lending partners Tan Chong Motor to introduce Shariah-compliant auto service financing plan in Malaysia Touchstone Partners leads $720,000 seed investment round in Vietnam's Happynest Have a story you want us...

For Today's Headlines: Singapore's Thrixen secures $7M in funding led by 22Health Ventures Gogoro collaborates with Sumitomo Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd. and leasing to drive global expansion Swiggy shareholders approve IPO plan, setting stage for public listing Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brought...

For Today's Headlines: IFC invests $7M in Philippine consumer fintech firm Salmon . NetZero Global and Kana Earth partner to launch NetZero Natural Capital Fund Talino Venture and Chemonics launch Higala. PH's first instant payment startup CII brings out new corporate governance charter for startups Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is bro...

For today's headlines: Tokyo startup devises AI system to help with endoscopic surgery. Read Here .  Mandiri Capital Indonesia launches global initiative for startups UAE marketplace WEE raises $10M in funding from SIG INVESTMENT. India's MatchLog Solutions raises $1.5M in pre-series A funding Have a story you want us to cover? Please hit us up at  pr@hustleshare.com This episode is brou...

For Today's Headlines: Thailand's T2P collaborates with Wise Platform to provide international money transfer services Billease , a consumer finance startup, secures $5M in investment IFC proposes $7M investment in fintech startup First Circle SGInnovate : Singapore’s early-stage emerging tech startups total funding up 59 percent on year to $402M in 2023 Have a story you want us to cover? Please h...