April 18, 2019
KOKU raises US$2M pre-Series A funding from Tencent’s Jason Zeng
The Singapore-based fintech works with non-bank financial institutions and...
April 12, 2019
Backer of Musical.ly, Grindr and Opera to invest $50M in self-driving startup Pony.ai
A games publisher in China is following the path of its larger peer Tencent to...
April 11, 2019
Baillie Gifford’s Charles Plowden on 110 years of investing
“It is our contention that the investment industry may be experiencing a...
April 9, 2019
India’s Cashfree raises $5.5M from Korea’s Smilegate, Y Combinator and others
Cashfree, an India-based startup that specializes in making corporate banking...
April 5, 2019
Snap is channeling Asia’s messaging giants with its move into gaming
Snap is taking a leaf out of the Asian messaging app playbook as its social...
March 28, 2019
Insurtech Waterdrop Company closes nearing US$74M Series B funding
Waterdrop Company consists of three business lines; Waterdrop Crowdfunding,...
March 4, 2019
Moka raises $27M led by Hillhouse to make hiring more data-driven in China
Moka, a startup that wants to make talent acquisition a little more data-driven...
February 28, 2019
SoftBank’s Vision Fund invests $1.5B in Chinese second-hand car startup Chehaoduo
SoftBank’s Vision Fund is taking a bet on China’s auto market after...
February 21, 2019
Today’s top tech news, Feb 21: JD.com taking its drone delivery system to Japan
Its other human-less tech includes self-operating trucks, automated warehouses...
February 11, 2019
Reddit confirms $300M Series D led by China’s Tencent at $3B value
Last week TechCrunch reported that Reddit was raising $150 million from Chinese...