chalida
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Thailand’s Central Group confirms $200m investment in Grab Thailand
Central Group will acquire a significant non-controlling stake in the Thai entity.
Andreessen Horowitz leads $68m Series A for HK startup Sandbox VR
Mike Maples, Floodgate Ventures, Stanford University, Triplepoint Capital, CRCM and Alibaba also participated in the round.
China digest: Alibaba fund backs StockViva; Jusda closes $356m Series A
Hong Kong-based social trading platform StockViva has secured a pre-Series A round of financing from Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund.
Australia-based Humanforce raises $16m Series A from Accel-KKR
Humanforce will use the funding to scale up its global operations, particularly in the US, and extend its SaaS and mobile platforms for workforce mana
Korean beauty e-commerce startup Memebox bags $35m series D
The round was led by JJDC, the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson, and brings Memebox's total funding raised to $190 million.
Thailand-based restaurant chain operator ZEN eyes IPO in Q1
Zen Corporation plans to sell 75 million shares, equivalent to 25% of its registered capital, in an IPO on the Thai stock exchange in the first quarte
Thailand approves merger of telcos TOT and CAT
Monchai Noosong, president of TOT, said the merger is expected to complete in June and a restructuring should take a few more years to complete.
Chinese apartment rental platform Danke Gongyu to buy rival iShangzu for $200m
This acquisition comes after Danke Gongyu completed its $70-million Series B+ round in June last year.
Thailand’s furniture maker ECF to buy 51% stake in IT trading firm S-Trek
The deal, conducted through a share swap, is expected to be completed in the second quarter of this year.
Asia Digest: iKala raises $10m Series A+; GaiaWorks secures $44m
Taiwanese iKala, among the largest Google Cloud partners, has completed a $10-million Series A+ financing round from Hotung Venture Capital and Pacifi
