Indian HR Firm DarwinBox Raises $15m for Southeast Asia Scale

Southeast Asia's Grab said Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) and IT services firm TIS Inc have agreed to invest a combined $856 million in the ride-hailing firm, as it seeks to expand aggressively into financial services......»»

Hyundai Motor Co has raised its stakes in growing Southeast Asian markets with a $250 million investment in Singapore's Grab, its second in the ride-hailing firm, as it chases rivals in the race for new-age transportation......»»

Huntress has grown from having about 70 employees to just under 100 employees in the last four months......»»

AppWorks, the largest venture capital (VC) firm in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, manages three VC funds with a total asset of US$.....»»

Agtech startup Agri10x is working with India's government to better connect small-scale farmers to global buyers, using blockchain to cut out the middleman......»»

SoftBank Group Corporation (OTC: SFTBY) backed Grab, a ride-hailing company operating in Southeast Asia, is raising more than $850 million from Japanese firms Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc read more.....»»

Taiwan-based passive component makers are being requested by clients to scale up production in Taiwan or Southeast Asia to offset possible production contraction in China due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources......»»

Indian digital payments company Paytm said on Monday it has raised fresh funds from a group of investors including existing backers SoftBank's Vision Fund and China's Ant Financial Services in a deal valuing the firm at $16 billion......»»

Just next to Ho Chi Minh City's financial district, two dozen street vendors' stalls display colorful adverts for e-wallets backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, ride-hailing firm Grab and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, among others......»»

A medical marijuana facility in Chiang Mai, Thailand is considered the largest industrial-scale medical marijuana facility in Southeast Asia, according to Asia Times. read more.....»»

Taiwan-based Jobus platform plans to venture its bus matching services to Southeast Asia before finally developing into an autonomous car ride-hailing platform, according to the firm's chief operation officer YD Chang......»»

Ripple's newest partnership will enable UK remittance firm, Xendpay, to move money to Southeast Asia in real time......»»

Southeast Asia's biggest lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd beat market estimates to post a record quarterly profit, as strong lending income offset weakness in wealth management, brokerage and investment banking fees......»»

Grab expects to raise another $2 billion from strategic investors this year, the CEO of Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing firm said, just weeks after it announced funding of over $4.5 billion in the region's largest private financing round......»»

Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek lost an appeal on Tuesday against the Philippines' decision to refuse to grant it a license due to its failure to meet local ownership criteria, in a major blow to its Southeast Asia expansion plans......»»

Thailand accounts for about 13 per cent of the $1.7-billion (Rs13 bn) of Indian seafood export to Southeast Asia.....»»

One of Southeast Asia’s most valuable startups is making another grab for new money. Ride-hailing company Grab, which recently acquired Uber’s business in Southeast Asia, is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in fresh funds......»»

The Weston-based company will use the new capital to scale its operations, expand its product suite and enter new markets......»»

Toyota is placing a big bet on Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing company......»»

Toyota is placing a big bet on Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing company......»»