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| 04.09.2026 | Sanctioned China NAND Chipmaker YMTC Advances IPO: Xtacking Architecture Outmaneuvered US Controls | By Adrian Parham
Published: Sep 04 2026, 8:11 AM EDT
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| 31.08.2026 | В Шанхае роботы-гуманоиды начали готовить мороженое в Dairy Queen | Робототехнический стартап Sharpa, созданный основателями Hesai Technology, впервые раскрыл данные о финансировании. В общей сложности компания привлела более 4,5 млрд юаней (около $669 млн), сообщает DealStreetAsia. Одновременно Sharpa и Da... |
| 31.08.2026 | Southeast Asia Startup Funding Hits Record Low as Pan-Asia Giants Absorb Billions | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Aug 31 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
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| 28.08.2026 | Indonesia Launches 86,000-km Open-Access Fiber Grid; Half-Owner Indosat Must Share Its Own Rival | By Mark Rutherford
Published: Aug 28 2026, 12:04 PM EDT
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| 12.08.2026 | Agritech and Foodtech Surge: AI and Biotech Redefine Global Food Systems | Agritech and foodtech markets are booming. Significant capital infuses AI, biotech, and sustainable solutions across the global food system. Ambrook closed a $30M Series B for farm financial management software, reaching 8,000 customers. Pl... |
| 11.08.2026 | Aureka Open-Sourced Antibody AI That Beats AlphaFold 3; Closes $100M Drug Discovery Round | By Earl Bensen
Published: Aug 11 2026, 10:47 AM EDT
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| 06.08.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Eatable Adventures launches accelerator, Ambrook raises $30m, LIVEKINDLY acquires Dalco | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇺🇸 Plantible raises $35m in debt, equity, to increase RuBisCO protein production fivefold AgFunderNe... |
| 30.07.2026 | Indonesian state telecom said to weigh sale of venture arm managing $830 million | A unit under Indonesia’s largest state-owned telecom conglomerate is weighing a sale of MDI Ventures, according to people familiar with the matter.
MDI Ventures is one of the largest corporate venture capital firms in Indonesia, with $830 m... |
| 10.07.2026 | India tops APAC’s private capital opportunity, SG wins on ease of execution | India offers the highest opportunity for venture investors among Asia Pacific markets, given its scale, depth of investable companies, liquidity and long-term growth outlook, according to a new report released by DealStreetAsia and Vistra F... |
| 17.06.2026 | Pints AI Secures $5.6M for Auditable AI in Finance: Reshaping Fintech Compliance | Pints AI, a Singapore-based innovator, secured $5.6 million in Pre-Series A funding. The capital fuels its mission: providing auditable AI solutions for regulated financial institutions. Its Autothought platform orchestrates diverse AI mode... |
| 16.06.2026 | Deals in brief: Tin Men Capital backs Pints AI, Malaysia’s GreatAsic raises funding, latest China investments, and more | Pints AI raises USD 5.6 million to deploy auditable AI in financial institutions
Pints AI, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup, has raised USD 5.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Tin Men Capital and co-led by SB... |
| 02.06.2026 | Deals in brief: SG Enviro completes Series A round, Return Helper raises USD 4 million, 14 new China investments, and more | SG Enviro completes Series A round
SG Enviro, a Singapore-headquartered industrial water and wastewater engineering company, has completed its Series A round with backing from Emerald Ventures and Seeds Capital, the investment arm of SG Gro... |
| 12.05.2026 | Deals in brief: JustCo files for SGX listing; Thailand’s Konvy raises Series B funding; 12 China investments; and more | JustCo files for SGX listing
JustCo, a flexible workspace operator, is reportedly preparing for a mainboard listing on the Singapore Exchange, as it seeks to tap renewed investor interest in local equities, as first reported by The Straits ... |
| 16.04.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Nestlé & Soil Capital regen partnership, Unilever buys Grüns, John Deere lawsuit | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇫🇷 Agriodor raises €15 million to expand scent-based crop protection globally Tech.eu
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| 02.04.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Circulate Capital closes $220m fund, All G GRAS approval, Unilever & McCormick | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇫🇷 Standing Ovation nets $34m, gears up for US launch of casein via precision fermentation AgFunderN... |
| 25.03.2026 | The Role of Industry Media in Fintech Ecosystem Growth | Share
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| 25.03.2026 | Why Media Exposure Helps Fintech Startups Expand Internationally | Share
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In June 2024, Brazilian fintech Ebanx announced its expansion into 15 African markets, a move that caught many industry observers by surprise. What was less visible was that Ebanx had spent the prior 18 months ... |
| 17.03.2026 | ASEAN startup funding drought risks creating more zombie firms | Fundraising by Southeast Asian startups remained subdued last year, with more businesses forced to shut down operations or reduced to “zombie” companies surviving without fresh capital.
According to research by DealStreetAsia, the region’s ... |
| 05.03.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Syngenta ditches paraquat, TARGAN bags $100m for animal health, AeroFarms for sale | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇺🇸 TARGAN secures $100m growth financing from Symbiotic Capital GK News
🇦🇺 PlasmaLeap raises $20m to... |
| 05.02.2026 | AgriFood Signals: UAE’s Kitopi nabs $50m, new Defra investments in UK ag, Carbon Robotics launches AI model | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇺🇸 SEMCAP Food & Nutrition makes $55 million investment in Good Culture SEMCAP
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| 02.02.2026 | Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 2, 2025 | It’s Monday, February 2, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s financings reflect mounting investor momentum around autonomous systems, stablecoin infrastructure, and embodied AI. As AI-native platform... |
| 25.11.2025 | Top Tech News Today, November 25, 2025 | Top Tech News Stories Today – Your Quick Briefing on the Latest Technology News, Global Innovation, and AI-Driven Shifts Reshaping the Future
It’s Tuesday, November 25, 2025, and we’re back with your in-depth look at the most important deve... |
| 23.10.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Bezos Earth Fund sets up $30m AI ‘challenge,’ Nutropy nets $8m | In another sliver of good news for alternative protein, French biotech startup Nutropy raised funds this week and now has plans to launch its animal-free cheese in the next couple of years.
Elsewhere, the Bezos Earth Fund announced a $30 mi... |
| 16.10.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Wild Bioscience raises $60m, Starship lands $50m, new EU agrifood grants | Oxford University spinout Wild Bioscience raised a $60 million Series A round this week to develop climate smart crops by using AI to “better understand the lessons learned over millions of years of evolution encoded in plant genomes.”
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| 09.10.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Corteva, Bayer announce new partnerships, Air New Zealand backs nature carbon credits | This week: slow in fundraises, heavy in partnership announcements: Air New Zealand and My Native Forest; Corteva and Profluent Bio; DoorDash and Serve Robotics, to name a few.
In other news, the European Parliament is backing a ban on terms... |
| 08.10.2025 | DBS Hong Kong Launches Regional Investment Corridors Initiative to Forge New Cross-Border Growth Channels Across Asia | Inaugural event, themed “Japan’s Investment Horizon: Exploring Inbound & Outbound Opportunities”, bridges private capital opportunities between Hong Kong and Japan
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 October 2025 – Asia’s invest... |
| 02.10.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: SwarmFarm Robotics nabs $30m, DoorDash delivery ‘bots, new carbon fund from Cibus | More robots are rolling into the agrifoodtech space, with new funding rounds from SwarmFarm Robotics and Terra Robotics, while US delivery giant DoorDash unveiled a new food delivery ‘bot.
Elsewhere, Jennifer Garner’s Once Upon a Farm filed... |
| 02.10.2025 | Indonesian startups face funding fallout from corruption scandals | At the beginning of September, Jakarta prosecutors paraded three suspects in an alleged USD 25 million corruption and money laundering scandal involving investment funds at agriculture startup TaniHub.
The case has reverberated through Indo... |
| 23.09.2025 | Blue Planet Showcases Technology-Driven Circular Economy and Sustainable Ventures at Asia PE-VC Summit 2025 | SINGAPORE, Sept. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, a leading environmental services company, participated in the Asia PE-VC Summit 2025 held in Singapore from September 10 to 11. Organized by DealStreetAsia, a Si... |
| 04.09.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Kraft Heinz breaking up, eGrocery outfits raise funds, alt meat startups sue Texas | Quick delivery had a good week for funding, with raises from “super app” Rappi and Indian platforms Citymall and FirstClub.
Elsewhere, alt-protein companies are suing Texas thanks to the state’s cultivated meat ban, and Apeel Sciences is su... |
| 31.07.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: FBN bags $50m for AI farming, Beyond Meat dumps ‘meat,’ Oishii heads to Japan | Farmers Business Network—better known to the grower community as FBN—this week secured $50 million from GV, Temasek, and other high-profile investors to build out its AI platform for ag intelligence. Saudi Arabia-based food delivery service... |
| 21.07.2025 | Top Startup and Tech Funding News – July 21, 2025 | It’s Monday, July 21, 2025. Hope you had a restful weekend. We’re kicking off the week with a wave of startup and tech funding news from across the globe. Today’s lineup is a clear signal that investors are doubling down on agentic AI, deep... |
| 17.07.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Remora Robotics nets $16m, Big Idea Ventures’ new cohort, Austria proposes cultivated meat ban | Soil science company Regrow this week announced it will make inroads into Brazil via a partnership with Embrapa, the country’s leading ag research organization. Foodtech accelerator Big Idea Ventures, which has widened its aperture beyond i... |
| 10.07.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Mars launches ‘sustainability fund,’ Bunge & Viterra merge, Olo goes private | Summer’s hot but the funding is not—at least not this week in agrifoodtech, where just a handful of capital raises graced the headlines. On the other hand, M&A saw a surge of activity, including the completion of the heavily delayed mer... |
| 12.06.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Coco Robotics bags $80m, Tastewise secures $50m, Tebi raises $34m | This week, Sam Altman-backed last-mile delivery robots startup Coco Robotics raised $80m, Israel’s Tastewise closed a $50 million round to scale its AI platform for food companies, and Amsterdam-based Tebi landed funds to develop an all-in-... |
| 15.05.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Xoople secures $129m, Farmley raises $40m, Foodiq bags $11m | Among several agrifoodtech startups securing funding this week were Spanish “earth intelligence” startup Xoople, Indian snacks brand Farmley, and Finnish food manufacturing startup Foodiq. Indian quick-delivery darling Zepto was also back i... |
| 02.05.2025 | Brewing Success: Flash Coffee's Ambitious Expansion in Indonesia | In the bustling world of coffee, Flash Coffee is making waves. The Indonesia-based coffee chain has secured $3 million in fresh funding, a lifeline that promises to fuel its ambitious growth plans. This investment, led by TA Ventures and su... |
| 02.05.2025 | Deals in brief: Flash Coffee eyes expansion with USD 3 million boost, Thunes raises Series D funding, Manus creator nets USD 75 million, and more | Flash Coffee eyes local expansion with new USD 3 million funding
Flash Coffee, a coffee chain based in Indonesia, has raised USD 3 million in an additional round of funding led by TA Ventures, with returning investor White Star Capital also... |
| 14.04.2025 | A Brief History of ShopUp: From Facebook Commerce Facilitator to Cross-Regional B2B Powerhouse | When ShopUp launched in 2016, it identified a specific niche: helping small businesses selling through Facebook—known as f-commerce entrepreneurs—overcome fundamental operational challenges. The startup provided tools that automated order m... |
| 28.03.2025 | Tencent's AI Evolution: A Leap into the Future with Yuanbao and Robotics | In the bustling world of technology, Tencent is making waves. The Chinese tech giant has recently upgraded its AI chatbot, Yuanbao, with two new models: Hunyuan T1 and DeepSeek V3-0324. This move is not just a step forward; it’s a leap into... |
| 26.03.2025 | Deals in brief: Volve Creative and RockFlow raise funding, Tencent invests in Agibot, latest China deals, and more | Volve Creative secures pre-seed funding to build virtual music artist platform
Volve Creative, a Tokyo-based entertainment tech startup, has raised an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding to bring its vision of virtual music artists to li... |
| 18.03.2025 | Navigating the Digital Frontier: Southeast Asia's Tech and Payment Revolution | Southeast Asia is a digital dynamo. The region is buzzing with innovation, especially in tech and payments. Startups are sprouting like bamboo shoots after rain. They’re hungry for visibility and resources. Enter Humble Bundle, a new platfo... |
| 18.03.2025 | Cambodia's Tech Awakening: Riding the Wave of Change | Cambodia is often seen as a quiet player in Southeast Asia's tech scene. A developing economy with a small population, it rarely grabs headlines. But recent events suggest that this perception is changing. The acquisition of local startup N... |
| 16.03.2025 | Introducing Humble Bundle: built by and for Asia’s tech players | Business-to-businessDigital MarketingStartupsStudios
Ummi Amran · 20h ago · 2 min readIntroducing Humble Bundle: built by and for Asia’s tech players
Here at Tech in Asia, we always ask ourselves: How can we do more to empower and continue ... |
| 12.03.2025 | Entering New Frontiers: The Rise of Enter and Peak XV's Strategic Shift | In the bustling world of tech startups, two narratives are emerging that highlight the dynamic landscape of investment and innovation. Enter, a legal tech company from Brazil, has recently secured $5.5 million in funding, while Peak XV Part... |
| 11.03.2025 | Peak XV’s global surge: from SEA cuts to US push | Premium Content
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| 10.03.2025 | Pharming's Bold Move: The Abliva Acquisition and Its Implications | In the world of pharmaceuticals, acquisitions can be the lifeblood of growth. Pharming Technologies B.V. has just made a significant leap by acquiring Abliva AB, a Swedish biotech firm. This move is not just a transaction; it’s a strategic ... |
| 10.03.2025 | eFishery: The Indonesian Startup Scandal That Rocked Southeast Asia’s Food Tech Sector | 6 Mins Read The alleged financial fraud committed by one of Indonesia’s most promising startups will likely have a ripple effect on Southeast Asia’s food tech economy.
A financial scandal surrounding a heralded aquaculture company from Indo... |
| 06.03.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Restaurant tech provider Odeko nabs $126m, agrifintech Techcoop raises $70m | This week, restaurant tech provider Odeko raised a whopping $126 million and Vietnamese agrifintech platform Techcoop closed a Series A round.
Elsewhere, British cleantech startup Epoch BioDesign raised $18.3 million to make recycled plasti... |
| 28.02.2025 | EFishery ex-CEO calls billion-rupiah salary claim ‘untrue’ | Premium Content
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| 19.02.2025 | Gibran Huzaifah addresses eFishery fraud scandal for the first time | Premium Content
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| 12.02.2025 | Haidilao's Pomegranate Plan: Cultivating a New Breed of Restaurant Managers | Haidilao, the hotpot giant, is on a mission. The company is not just serving steaming bowls of broth; it’s cooking up a new recipe for success. The “Pomegranate Plan” is the name of the game. This initiative aims to transform store managers... |
| 12.02.2025 | The Climate Tech Conundrum: Navigating Funding Challenges and Opportunities | The climate tech landscape is a battlefield. Investors are cautious, and funding is dwindling. In 2024, the alternative protein sector felt the pinch, with investments dropping for the third consecutive year. The numbers tell a stark story:... |
| 11.02.2025 | Food & Climate Tech Funding: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities | 9 Mins Read Food and climate tech investors remained cautious with their cash in 2024, as funding for alternative protein dipped, investments failed to align with emissions impact, and women founders were sidelined yet again.
The venture se... |
| 11.02.2025 | Deals in brief: Elon Musk leads consortium bid for OpenAI, East Ventures and SV Investment close first round of joint fund, Payd and Liquid8 secure funding, and more | Elon Musk leads USD 97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit entity
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and chairman of X, is leading a USD 97.4 billion bid to acquire the nonprofit entity that oversees ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to ... |
| 28.01.2025 | Deals in brief: Elev8.vc closes USD 30 million fund, 129Knots raises funding, HongShan acquires majority stake in Marshall Group, and more | Elev8.vc closes USD 30 million deep tech fund
Elev8.vc, a venture capital firm based in Singapore, has closed a USD 30 million fund targeting early-stage startups. The fund focuses on advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, medte... |
| 21.01.2025 | EFishery staff demand answers amid layoff, closure rumors | NewsStartups
Jofie Yordan · 23 Jan 2025 · 2 min readEFishery staff demand answers amid layoff, closure rumors
Staff protested at EFishery’s office in Bandung earlier today. / Photo credit: eFishery labor union
Dozens of eFishery labor union... |
| 14.01.2025 | Exclusive: TurtleTree Shrinks Staff Amid Fundraising Woes, But CEO Insists Lactoferrin Maker Has ‘Exciting Future’ | 7 Mins Read Singapore-based TurtleTree is operating with a skeleton staff as it hopes to secure further investment for its animal-free lactoferrin ingredient.
TurtleTree, the Singaporean precision fermentation specialist working on lactofer... |
| 10.01.2025 | The Rise of Companion Robots: A New Era of Emotional Connection | The world is changing. In the realm of technology, a new player is emerging: the companion robot. As we step into 2025, the landscape is buzzing with excitement. Entrepreneurs are flocking to this uncharted territory, eager to carve out the... |
| 09.01.2025 | Deals in brief: Endowus adds USD 17.5 million in round extension, Employment Hero acquires Humi, recent China deals, and more | Endowus adds USD 17.5 million in round extension
Singapore-based wealth management platform Endowus has secured an additional USD 17.5 million in its latest funding round, pushing the total raised to USD 52.5 million. This brings the compan... |
| 09.01.2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: India’s Botanic Healthcare bags $29m, Fermata secures $10m, Plenty facing value cut | The new year started with new fundraises from India-based nutraceutical startup Botanic Healthcare and agriculture-focused data science company Fermata.
Meanwhile, Ohalo teamed up with farmers in Florida to develop a “disease-resistant stra... |
| 16.12.2024 | Jungle Ventures boss defends ‘unfairly judged’ SEA tech scene | Premium Content
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| 14.12.2024 | Indonesia's Free Meal Program: A Recipe for Growth or a Recipe for Disaster? | Indonesia is stirring the pot with a bold initiative. On January 2, 2025, the government will launch a free meal program aimed at feeding 19.5 million schoolchildren and expectant mothers. This ambitious plan comes with a hefty price tag of... |
| 12.12.2024 | The New Frontier: Venture Capital's Bold Moves in Tech and Finance | In the world of venture capital, the landscape is shifting. New players are emerging, and established firms are doubling down on their commitments. The latest funding rounds tell a story of ambition, innovation, and a relentless pursuit of ... |
| 12.12.2024 | Deals in brief: Fleet Space raises Series D funding to expand platform reach, Citigroup backs Astra Tech with USD 500 million, latest China deals, and more | Fleet Space raises AUD 150 million to expand ExoSphere’s reach
Fleet Space Technologies, an Adelaide-based space exploration company, has raised AUD 150 million (USD 96.2 million) in a Series D funding round led by Teachers’ Venture Growth ... |
| 09.12.2024 | Healthtech unicorn Biofourmis cuts more jobs after merger | Premium Content
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| 09.12.2024 | Deals in brief: Singapore-based Omni HR raises fresh funding, Kamereo backed to expand in Vietnam, Luma AI lands USD 90 million, and more | Omni HR raises USD 7.4 million to advance HR management in APAC
Omni HR, a Singapore-based human resources management platform, has secured USD 7.4 million in a funding round led by Picus Capital, with participation from Alpha JWC Ventures,... |
| 08.12.2024 | EFishery names interim CEO, CFO amid investigation | ManagementNewsStartups
Jofie Yordan · 13h ago · 1 min readEFishery names interim CEO, CFO amid investigation
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Indonesia-based aquaculture unicorn eFishery has appointed Adhy Wibisono as interim CEO and Albertus Sasmitr... |
| 04.11.2024 | The Green Revolution: AgriFoodTech's Bold Moves Towards Sustainability | The world of AgriFoodTech is buzzing. New investments are flowing like a river after rain. Companies are pivoting, innovating, and racing towards sustainability. This week, the spotlight shines on insect farming, green hydrogen, and regener... |
| 31.10.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Funding for mealworms & green hydrogen, Ohalo unveils a new kind of almond | Insect producer Tebrio and green hydrogen producer Matteco both announced new capital raises this week. Outside of funding, Dave Friedberg’s Ohalo introduced a self-pollinating Nonpareil almond, the EPA approved an alternative to the recent... |
| 25.10.2024 | India's Growing Entrepreneur Era: 31% Students Aim to Launch Their Own Ventures Within 5 Years India is currently home to nearly 116 unicorns, with the number projected to reach 280 by 2030 | Entrepreneurship is at the heart of economic growth, especially in developing economies, not only because it generates employment opportunities and alleviates poverty but also because it fosters innovative businesses aligned with social and... |
| 12.10.2024 | BE WTR: A Wave of Change in Water Sustainability | In a world grappling with water scarcity and environmental degradation, BE WTR emerges as a beacon of hope. This Swiss-based company is not just another player in the bottled water market; it’s a revolution. With a recent CHF 39 million inv... |
| 10.10.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Alt meatball alert as La Vie cooks up $27m, baCta lands funds for natural rubber | France gave us some hope for meat alternatives this week when Paris-based La Vie announced a €25 million ($27 million) raise for its vegan meatballs.
In climate tech, Germany’s forward earth raised money for its environmental management sof... |
| 25.09.2024 | What ails agritech, and how can it come back? | Premium Content
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Glenn Kaonang · 26 Sep 2024 · 6 min readWhat ails agritech, and how can it come bac... |
| 27.08.2024 | Carro’s next pit stop? Recruitment services | Premium Content
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| 14.08.2024 | Asian Oat Milk Leader Oatside Raises $35M in Potential $74M Series B Round | 4 Mins Read Singapore’s Oatside has secured $35M in its ongoing Series B funding round, which could end up potentially netting the oat milk maker $74M.
Oatside, the oat milk company that has taken over Asia-Pacific, raised S$47.9M (around $... |
| 08.08.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: VSParticle raises funds for green hydrogen, Veganz secures raise for 2D-printed alt milk | Between August holidays and a challenging fundraising environment, new rounds were few and far between this week. A notable raise came from Netherlands-based VSParticle, which aims to accelerate green hydrogen production.
Elsewhere, restaur... |
| 27.07.2024 | Micropep's Leap: Transforming Agriculture with Micropeptide Innovation | In the world of agriculture, innovation is the lifeblood. It’s the spark that ignites change. Micropep Technologies is a shining example of this principle. Recently, the company secured $29 million in Series B funding, pushing its total fun... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Micropep raises $29m, Oceano Fresco reels in $18m, Juicy Marbles serves up edible (plant based) bones | This week saw a greater number of agtech fundraises than normal, which is a bright spot considering how tough the current fundraising environment is. In addition to Monarch Tractor’s mega-raise, Micropep raised new capital to fuel its biope... |
| 17.07.2024 | Why SEA lags India in quick commerce race | Premium Content
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Jofie Yordan · 1d ago · 5 min readWhy SEA lags India in quick commerce race
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| 08.07.2024 | Esqa: Unilever Pumps $4M in Indonesia’s TikTok-Famous Vegan Cosmetics Brand | 4 Mins Read Indonesian vegan cosmetics label Esqa – a TikTok favourite – has raised $4M in a Series B round led by Unilever.
Unilever Ventures, the VC arm of global FMCG giant Unilever, has led the Series B funding round of Esqa, investing ... |
| 07.07.2024 | Behind India’s race to deliver everything, everywhere under 15 minutes | Premium Content
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Samreen Ahmad · 2d ago · 7 min readBehind India’s race to deliver everything, every... |
| 28.06.2024 | Big Tech’s billions: What it really means for Malaysia | Premium Content
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| 27.06.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: quick-grocery app Zepto bags $665m, Lululemon backs $66m round for recycled plastics | The eGrocery category may be down but it’s not out, and certainly not in India, where quick-commerce app Zepto just scored a massive funding round. Turkey’s Getir, also an eGrocery platform, also landed a mega round, while over in Australia... |
| 07.06.2024 | Telio’s cost-cutting gambit for new funding | Premium Content
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Thu Huong Le · 6h ago · 6 min readTelio’s cost-cutting gambit for new funding
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| 29.05.2024 | M Village, Vietnam’s new proptech star, must pass scaling challenge | Premium Content
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| 09.04.2024 | HD Revolutionizes Healthcare with AI Chatbots | In the bustling world of healthcare, where decisions can be a matter of life and death, Thailand-based HD is making waves with its innovative approach to customer service. By harnessing the power of generative AI, HD is creating custom chat... |
| 04.04.2024 | Kamereo: Revolutionizing Vietnam's Food Supply Chain | Kamereo, a Vietnam-based B2B food sourcing platform, has secured $2.1 million in Pre Series B funding, signaling its rapid growth and potential to disrupt the country's food industry. Co-led by Reazon Holdings, Quest Ventures, and Thoru Yam... |
| 04.04.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Aqua Capital closes $450m fund, Onego Bio ‘poaches’ $40m, BurnBot raises $20m | Agrifood private equity firm Aqua Capital this week announced the close of its $450 million Fund III, which will invest in sustainable agrifood solutions. Other noteworthy raises this week (and there are a bunch) include egg protein startup... |
| 02.04.2024 | Indonesia-based FishLog hooks in major funding, scales up sustainable seafood | InvestmentsNews
Lokesh Choudhary · 22h ago · 2 min readIndonesia-based FishLog hooks in major funding, scales up sustainable seafood
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Indonesia is the world’s second-biggest fish producer after China. Every year, the So... |
| 02.04.2024 | HD raises $5.6M to build a Sierra AI for healthcare in Southeast Asia | Chatbots have come a long way. For years, they were limited to responding with predetermined replies that followed a simple logic structure. But customers can have complex problems, and no tree-diagram of possible replies can have enough br... |
| 01.04.2024 | Foodtech startup Kamereo secures $2m pre-Series B funding | Vietnam-based foodtech startup Kamereo has raised $2.1 million in a pre-Series B funding round anchored by Japan-based Reazon Holdings and B2B firm Foodison CEO Thoru Yamamoto, according to an announcement.
The funding round, which was als... |
| 21.03.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: India’s Jumbotail nets $18m, new investment plans for Corteva, Mondelēz & others | It’s a jam-packed week for agrifoodtech with World Agri-Tech wrapping yesterday and Future Food-Tech kicking off today over in San Francisco. Elsewhere in the world, Indian B2B ecommerce startup Jumbotail raised new funds despite a tough ma... |
| 11.03.2024 | Fermentation Frenzy: ProteinDistillery's €15M Boost | Germany's ProteinDistillery has stirred up the agri-foodtech scene with a €15 million seed round to launch Europe's first Prew:tein Competence Center. The company's innovative approach to biomass fermentation is set to revolutionize protein... |
| 07.03.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: ProteinDistillery brews up $16m, Rozana raises $22m for rural commerce in India | There’s been a lot of news brewing lately around fermentation, including a new raise by Germany’s ProteinDistillery. Over in India, Rozana, which runs an e-commerce/logistics platform for rural parts of the country, announced its own fundra... |
| 05.03.2024 | Lending company mPokket raises $60 Mn debt from BPEA Credit | Digital lending platform mPokket has raised Rs 500 crore (approximately $60 million) in debt capital from private credit platform of BPEA Credit, the credit arm of Baring Private Equity Asia.
The company last raised $2.24 million in funding... |
| 29.02.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: New funds from Gresham House, Chipotle & BFG, Unilever launches regen ag program | Rounds were on the small side this week (with one notable exception: vertical farmer Oishii’s $134m mega-raise), but sizable new agrifoodtech funds were announced by private equity investor Gresham House, quick-service restaurant chain Chip... |
| 22.02.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Captain Fresh reels in $25m, Trace Genomics lands $10.5m, new beef at Beyond Meat | Plenty of funding rounds to be had this week, from sustainable seafood company Captain Fresh to soil insights startup Trace Genomics, a UAE-based cloud kitchen company and an agrifintech outfit from India.
Elsewhere, Syngenta and Lavie Bio ... |
| 12.02.2024 | Octopus co-founder steps down for ‘personal reasons’ | ManagementNews
Samreen Ahmad · 1d ago · 1 min readOctopus co-founder steps down for ‘personal reasons’
Octopus co-founder and CMO Hamish Daud / Photo credit: Hamish Daud’s LinkedIn page
Hamish Daud, co-founder and CMO at Indonesian waste tr... |
| 28.12.2023 | The top 20 agtech deals of 2023 | Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder.
Agtech deals of 2023 followed much the same trajectory as other tech sectors, with lower valuations and far fewer mega-rounds than seen in the VC heyday of 2021 and early 2022.
This year... |
