India’s DailyHunt raises US$25M from ByteDance, Sequoia and Matrix to aggregate content in local languages

Servicing India’s local, primarily rural, languages might be the next big...


SoftBank establishes new private fund for global tech startups

The SoftBank Vision Fund expects to invest at least US$25 billion over the next...


Baidu kicks off its US$3B fund for tech investment

Baidu Capital will mainly invest in mid and late-stage projects in the internet...


Xurpas’ celebrity-focused game development unit Xeleb plans US$15M IPO

Apart from ongoing product development, Xeleb plans to use the proceeds for...


KKR’s unit Emerald Media invests US$50M in smart TV app YuppTV

YuppTV is an OTT video platform for South Asian content that offers live TV,...


Platform that aims to link Asia’s tech ecosystem together raises seed funding

BEAM will use newly-raised capital to scale operations in Malaysia and Singapore...


Thailand’s Invent makes first US investment in VR advertising startup Social Nation

Social Nation’s CEO is a Thai-national, which helped Invent make the...


Zhexin IT launches US$10M fund for Indonesian gaming startups through Discovery Nusantara Capital

Apart from being sector-agnostic, Discovery Nusantara Capital also does not set...


Hiip raises funding to help brands and advertisers connect with social influencers in Vietnam

The pre-seed investment comes from Christian Schaefer, Managing Partner of Asia...


Startup that connects sports enthusiasts to events and venues in India secures funding

Sportido helps users discover places to play any sport with like-minded people...