Regional Expansion
LightCyber sets up APAC foothold in Singapore
LightCyber said it has opened its headquarters for Asia Pacific in Singapore, and has established a team for sales, marketing and technical resources.
Carpooling startup Ryde gears up for Series A, expansion
Ryde is set to expand and raise more funds, while outlining what has been hampering the carpooling movement in Singapore.
After Indonesia, Spotted eyes Malaysia and Thailand
It’s not a booty call app, but for forming serious relationships and finding true love, German startup says.
Cradle Seed Ventures announces first investment, in Involve Asia
Cradle Seed Ventures has announced its investment in Malaysian startup Involve Asia, in a co-investment deal with 500 Startups.
BloomThis out to disrupt that florist business
Malaysian startup hopes to ‘innovate’ the traditional florist business by improving the purchasing experience, with a ‘surprise’ factor.
KL-based 1337 Ventures invests in three Philippines startups
1337 Ventures said it has made ‘micro investments’ in three Philippines-based startups that participated in its recent Alpha Startups pre-accelerator programme in Cebu, even as it continues to roll out its programmes in more South-East Asia countries.
KL startup Kaodim raises US$4mil Series A
KL-based services marketplace Kaodim has announced a US$4-million Series A round of financing led by Venturra Capital, which it said would fuel its regional expansion.
Carsome to expand into Australia, Singapore
Malaysian startup Carsome plans to go live in Australia and Singapore later this month, and is in the midst of raising US$2mil Series A funding to strengthen its regional expansion.
Rev Asia’s Says.com to ‘go local’ in Indonesia, Philippines
Asia Holdings Sdn Bhd, a 70% subsidiary of Malaysian public-listed firm Rev Asia Bhd, will be bringing localised versions of its ‘social news’ portal Says.com into new markets like Indonesia and the Philippines over the next six months.
After going regional, CompareAsia’s focus back on Malaysia
KL-founded CompareAsia expanded to seven other Asian markets but lost its focus on its home base of Malaysia. It now plans to rectify this mistake.
