India
The Agriculture Accelerator Fund and a one-year extension of a tax holiday bode well for startups.
BYJU's fires another 1,200 employees, more layoffs to follow
People Digest: Grab appoints SG politician to handle public affairs; FWD names new CEO
SEA Digest: SG's BandLab acquires beat platform Airbit; Indonesia's Bio Farma, SIRCLO launch Medbiz
HK-based New World weighs sale of majority stake in $1.4b premium office tower
Sequoia Capital leads $12m Series A round in SG-based Freightify
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Bangladesh B2B startup ShopUp secures $30m debt financing
Creador, Navegar invest in Philippines-focused discount retail chain DALI Stores
Former Gojek exec’s SaaS startup klikit raises $5.6m in seed funding
PH’s Foxmont Capital Partners raises $21.3m for second venture fund
SG wealth management platform Kristal.AI eyes $30m Series B funding
Indonesia
Indonesia targets to have at least 1.2m electric motorcycles and 35,000 electric cars by 2024.
Singapore
While SE Asia remained the top choice, many also set foot into the US, Europe, Latam, Middle-East, and Africa.
In Australia, the conglomerate operates the Carmichael coal mine and the Abbot Point port.
Greater China
Yi’an P&C Insurance Co was seized by regulators two years ago.
World
“Celsius did not “deliver” on the promises surrounding its native CEL token.”
The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to vote soon on a bill to block TikTok in the US.
Maybank and ADIA had subscribed to Adani Enterprises’ $2.45b secondary share sale recently.
The Netherlands may stop ASML Holding, and Japan may restrict Nikon from selling equipment to China.
Over 15 firms, including Coinbase and Crypto.com, have received major payments licences in Singapore.
