Huobi Incubator, the project incubation arm of Huobi Group, today announced that it will partner with five blockchain companies and university associations to establish Web3 Scholarship, a funding platform for developers, builders, and projects in the Web3 field. Huobi Incubator will allocate an initial $10 million to fund the platform, while the other partners will...
Bitget, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has deployed its Launchpad in conjunction with BitKeep, a top cryptocurrency wallet with more than six million users globally. With over 1.8 million users worldwide, the exchange is a global digital asset trading platform offering spot trading, derivatives trading, and digital asset purchasing services. The core purpose of the...
Singapore-based HOKK Finance (HOKKFi), a top-tier meme token, announces the release of HOKK Premium, an Ethereum aggregator, and releases 4444 utility NFTs that will enable collectors to access the HOKKFi portal. This comes after the entity transformed from a utility meme tokens that peaked at an US$800M market cap in May 2021, to a powerful...
Southeast Asia is one of the most diverse regions in the world. People’s demands are vastly different in each country – cultural differences, languages, and other characteristics create unique ideas for the 675 million people that live in those countries. As a result, the region offers fertile ground for a diverse range of startups to...
Iris Capital Partners Sdn. Bhd. has launched Malaysia’s first privately led venture debt fund, the Iris Fund, which aims to finance high-impact startups from Malaysia and the Asean region. The firm is one of eight VC fund managers selected under under the Government of Malaysia’s Dana Penjana Nasional, a fund of funds programme that is administered...
Grab, Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing and delivery company was founded in 2012 by Tan and Hooi Ling Tan. Today, it is counted among the most promising startups in Southeast Asia and a leading candidate for public markets. Now, why is that, you might choose to ask? The business model is similar to Uber, a US...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck our nation in 2020, local businesses continue to be greatly impacted on many fronts. According to the SME Association of Malaysia, at least 100,000 SMEs have ceased operations since the first MCO. Not only that, Datuk William Ng, Central Chairman of Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Samenta) said many businesses...
iPay88, Southeast Asia’s leading regional payment gateway provider today announced its partnership with Asia’s leading buy now pay later platform Atome to expand seamless buy now pay later (BNPL) acceptance across iPay88’s merchant touchpoints in Malaysia. APAC is leading the global digital payment revolution and is on track to represent more than half of global...