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Singapore metaverse player raises $13m seed round

Singapore-based ZTX, which claims to be Asia’s largest metaverse platform, has raised a USD 13m seed round led by US web3 investor Jump Crypto.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 16 August 2023
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Legal action accuses investors of aiding and abetting FTX fraud

Temasek Holdings and SoftBank Group are named in a US class-action lawsuit that claims investors aided and abetted fraud at collapsed crypto exchange FTX.

  • North America
  • 14 August 2023
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Hong Kong's OneDegree upsizes Series B to $55m

Hong Kong insurance start-up OneDegree has raised USD 27m from a group including Gobi Partners. It is billed as an extension to a Series B round from 2021, bringing the overall total to USD 55m.

  • Greater China
  • 30 June 2023
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Singapore’s Temasek punishes staff for FTX investment

The investment and senior management of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings will receive reduced compensation in recognition of the write-down of an investment in collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX despite an independent internal review finding no evidence...

  • Southeast Asia
  • 01 June 2023
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Deal focus: Hong Kong’s Gryfyn issues web3 passport

Gryfyn, the latest project from Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands, has attracted several VC investors, most of which are not existing backers of its parent. The mission is simple: expand the metaverse

  • Greater China
  • 04 April 2023
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2023 preview: Mass access to PE

More individuals will be able to invest in private equity as fund fractionalisation technology matures. But a global downturn, ever-malleable regulations, and blockchain gloom loom large

  • Fundraising
  • 14 December 2022
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Raffles Family Office appoints digital assets CIO

Raffles Family Office, a Hong Kong-based multi-family office, has named Zann Kwan as CIO and managing partner of its digital assets unit.

  • Greater China
  • 12 December 2022
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Singapore's Temasek launches internal review of FTX deal

Temasek Holdings has launched an internal review into the circumstances that led to its investment in collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, but Singapore’s deputy prime minister refused to criticise the organisation’s governance structures.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 02 December 2022
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Hong Kong fintech player XanPool raises $41m

XanPool, a Hong Kong-based cross-border payments infrastructure provider, has raised USD 41m from new investor Target Global and existing backer Antler Elevate.

  • Greater China
  • 01 December 2022
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AirTree, Greycroft back Australia's FrankieOne

Australia’s AirTree Ventures and US-based Greycroft have led a AUD 23m (USD 15.5m) investment in Melbourne-based fraud prevention platform FrankieOne, lifting its Series A round to AUD 45.7m.

  • Australasia
  • 01 December 2022
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FTX: Crypto dismisses another deathblow

An emerging technology giant has imploded. Regulations are set to tighten. Investors hit pause but remain confident about the long-term outlook. Business as usual in crypto

  • Greater China
  • 30 November 2022
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Crypto’s hyped transparency remains muddy – AVCJ Forum

Centralised finance (cefi) manifestations of decentralised finance (defi) technologies are becoming problematic for mainstream investors, the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum heard.

  • Financials
  • 16 November 2022
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Citi, Accel back Hong Kong crypto start-up Xalts

Citi Ventures and Accel have invested in Hong Kong-based Xalts, a start-up founded by former HSBC and Meta personnel, with a view to facilitating digital asset management for institutional investors.

  • Greater China
  • 10 October 2022
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Japan's Nomura launches blockchain VC unit

Japan’s Nomura Holdings has launched a business called Laser Venture Capital that will invest in companies in the blockchain and digital assets space.

  • North Asia
  • 26 September 2022
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C Ventures rebrands, hits first close on new fund

C Ventures, a VC firm set up by Adrian Cheng, scion of Hong Kong’s New World Development, has rebranded as C Capital – reflecting steps to diversify into a multi-strategy asset manager – and reached a first close on its latest fund.

  • Greater China
  • 21 September 2022
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Indonesian crypto exchange Reku raises $11m

Indonesia’s AC Ventures has led a USD 11m Series A round for Reku, a local crypto exchange that claims to offer the lowest fees in the market.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 September 2022
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Temasek, Boyu, GGV back Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands

Hong Kong metaverse start-up Animoca Brands has raised USD 110m featuring Temasek Holdings, Boyu Capital, and GGV Capital. Funding since the start of 2021 now tops USD 630m.

  • Greater China
  • 09 September 2022
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Energy transition case study: Ekta

Indonesia’s Ekta, a blockchain ecosystem operator with an eponymous cryptocurrency, has made a mission of curbing electricity usage in a notoriously power-hungry industry

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 August 2022
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Singapore crypto risk platform extends Series A to $24m

Singapore’s Merkle Science, a predictive crypto analytics platform, has raised USD 24m in Series A funding led by K3 Ventures, Darrow Holdings, and Beco Capital.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 12 August 2022
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Thailand's SCB 10X appoints Mukaya Panich as CEO

SCB 10X, the VC arm of Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank, has appointed Mukaya Panich, its chief investment and venture officer, as CEO.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 08 August 2022
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China's ClearVue targets $100m for blockchain fund

ClearVue Partners, a China-focused investor in consumer and technology, has reached a first close of USD 50m on a fund dedicated to digital assets related to decentralised finance (defi) services and bridging web2 and web3 operating models.

  • Greater China
  • 27 July 2022
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AVCJ Southeast Asia Forum 2022 special issue

  • Southeast Asia
  • 25 July 2022
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India blockchain player raises $100m Series A

India’s 5ire, a one-year-old blockchain infrastructure provider focused on promoting sustainable crypto-relate practices, has raised USD 100m in Series A funding at a valuation of USD 1.5bn.

  • South Asia
  • 19 July 2022
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Hong Kong's Animoca Brands raises another $75m

Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands – a start-up with interests spanning gaming and the metaverse – has raised USD 75.3m from several VC firms. It brings total funding in the past eight months to about USD 500m.

  • Greater China
  • 14 July 2022
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