KOKU raises US$2M pre-Series A funding from Tencent’s Jason Zeng

The Singapore-based fintech works with non-bank financial institutions and...


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...


Baillie Gifford’s Charles Plowden on 110 years of investing

“It is our contention that the investment industry may be experiencing a...


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...


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...


Insurtech Waterdrop Company closes nearing US$74M Series B funding

Waterdrop Company consists of three business lines; Waterdrop Crowdfunding,...


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...


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...


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...


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...