Zipmex, a digital assets exchange headquartered in Singapore, announced today it has raised $6 million in funding led by Jump Capital. The startup, which plans to become a digital assets […]
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Back to news homeChina’s search giant Baidu to set up an EV making venture
China’s search giant Baidu is extending its car ambitions from mere software to production. The company said Monday that it will set up a company to produce electric vehicles with […]
Indonesian investment platform Ajaib gets $25 million Series A led by Horizons Venture and Alpha JWC
Ajaib Group, an online investment platform that says it now runs the fifth-largest stock brokerage in Indonesia by number of trades, announced it has raised a $25 million Series A […]
Jumbotail raises $14.2 million for its wholesale marketplace in India
Jumbotail, an online wholesale marketplace for grocery and food items, said on Friday it has raised an additional $14.2 million as the Bangalore-based startup chases the opportunity to digitize neighborhood […]
Meet the 7 winners of the Taiwan Excellence awards, presented by ShowStoppers and TAITRA
Taiwan is known for being a tech powerhouse, the headquarter of companies like Foxconn, Pegatron, TSMC, Acer and Asus. But while Taiwan’s tech industry is defined by well-established players, it […]
Shares of Hyundai Motors Co. climb more than 20% on potential EV deal with Apple
Hyundai Motor Company is downplaying reports that it is in talks with Apple to produce an autonomous electric vehicle, stating that discussions are still in the “early stage” and still […]
Tencent investment stays on game in 2020
It’s no secret that Tencent, the Chinese tech giant behind WeChat and a handful of blockbuster video games, is an aggressive investor. Even during 2020 when the pandemic slowed down […]
California vegan egg startup Eat Just yokes itself to China’s fast food chain
Eat Just, a food startup from San Francisco making chicken-less eggs, has ambitions to crack the Chinese market where consumer appetite for plant-based food is growing and other Western vegan […]
Jack Ma’s absence from public eye sparks Twitter discussions
The world’s attention is on Jack Ma’s whereabouts after reports noted the billionaire founder of Alibaba and Ant Group had been absent from public view since late October. On October […]
India’s CRED raises $81 million, buys back shares worth $1.2 million from employees
Bangalore-based CRED is kickstarting the new year on a high note. The two-year-old startup, led by high-profile entrepreneur Kunal Shah, said on Monday it has raised $81 million in a […]