Aug 10, 2021

Issue #032: Thailand's aCommerce, ESG in finance, Indian agri-data...

Asia’s tech, startup and funding news in brief, drawn from South & SE Asia, Australia & NZ, and with wider-world items for reference. Get the app here

Australia: Commonwealth Bank x15ventures selects 10 startups to pitch at retail-tech focused Xccelerate21

Yesterday, x15ventures – CBA’s venture-scaling entity – selected ten startup teams to partake in the Xccelerate21 Community Day, with five chosen to go through to the upcoming final pitch round…

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China: A video look at publicly-available, fully-driverless AutoX RoboTaxi Service in Shenzhen

AutoX has opened its fully driverless RoboTaxi pilot program to the public in Shenzhen. This marks the first time that the general public will be able to…

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Singapore's STACS joins Mastercard Start Path with blockchain for ESG in financial industry

ESG-focused fintech startup STACS is one of seven global startups that are joining Mastercard’s new global startup engagement program Start Path….

sbr.com.sg

Unicorn Pitches Malaysia set for August 26th from StartupNetwork - startup applications close August 20th

Present your startup to the largest players from investment community; Meet venture funds, business angels, and private investors; Acquire practical…

battle.startup.network

India: Faarms raises $2M with data-driven e-marketplace for agriculture, connecting buyers to rural farmers

The fund will be used to expand footprint in North-Eastern, Central and the Southern states of India…

www.entrepreneur.com

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China: Anxinsec raises $15M Series A, benefiting from gov't tightening of data security and 3-year action plan

Network Security Specialist Anxinsec Raises $15 Million as Beijing Targets Data Management…

www.caixinglobal.com

Thailand: An interview intro to aCommerce, e-commerce enablement giant providing marketing, store...

Buoyed by the flourishing sector, Southeast Asia e-commerce enabler aCommerce plans its initial public offering (IPO) to drive business expansion in the…

www.bangkokpost.com