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Malaysian wealthtech firm Versa aims for profitability by 2027, says GTV to double every year
The Hibiscus Fund-backed firm plans to launch new products and double down on marketing.
Asia PE-VC Summit 2023: The Middle East is in a position to spur investments in Asia
US-China tensions have put the Middle East in a “block-less” and “balanced” position.
Malaysian pension fund KWAP launches $107m vehicle to invest in startups, VCs
The fund will allocate RM250 million, or 50% of the corpus, for direct investments into startups
BlackRock and SGX team up to launch $426m climate action fund for Asia
The new fund is reportedly backed by Prudential and investors including Temasek.
Singapore sneaker marketplace Novelship bags $9.5m in Series B funding
Novelship said the capital will be used to amplify its brand presence across Southeast Asia.
HSBC launches $107m fund targeting Malaysia’s ‘new economy’ startups
The ‘HSBC New Economy Fund’ will support startups in the Series B stage and beyond.
SEA Digest: Bursa Malaysia, Cradle Fund partner to spur listings; BayWa r.e, SUSI Partners team up for solar project
Cradle will provide market intelligence to Bursa Malaysia.
SEA Digest: Ramsay, Sime Darby shortlist bidders for Asia JV; Advanced MedTech mulls Singapore IPO
Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care could be valued at $1.5b.
SEA Digest: Grab-led GXBank gets nod for Malaysia digibank; Ant Group launches Alipay+ in PH
BNM is set to approve the applications of four more digibank consortiums by April 2024.
500 Global secures $143m for its SE Asia early-stage and growth vehicles
LPs include Malaysia's SWF Khazanah, retirement fund KWAP and provident fund EPF.
