Investment & Financing
Techtouch, the #1 Digital Adoption Platform Provider in Japan, Announces JPY 1.78 Billion Funding Round
TOKYO, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Techtouch, a top local provider of digital adoption platforms inJapan, announced today that it had raised JPY 1.78 billion with DNX Ventures as the lead investor. Joining DNX Ventures in the round are new investors, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital...
Gotion and InoBat sign MoU to develop Joint Venture EV Battery Cells and Packs
HEFEI, China, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 5, Gotion High-Tech, the innovative manufacturer of batteries and energy storage solutions inChina, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with InoBat, the European pioneering supplier of premium batteries for electric vehicles, to explor...
Sustainability platform abillion launches a crowdfunder
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- abillion, the emerging sustainability-focused social media and e-commerce platform with over a million members globally, has launched a community investment round on Wefunder. The venture-backed company is choosing to invite retail investors and its communit...
Wilhelmsen Ship Management and Affinity Shipping team up to launch full EU emissions reporting and trading services
Global ship manager pools expertise with independent ship broker to offer a unique package of services to assist ship owners and operators navigate and comply with regulations as shipping gears up for emissions trading debut. SINGAPORE, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM...
OPIM to launch direct-access China strategies via strategic joint venture with GROW and RCMCC
HONG KONG, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OP Investment Management ("OPIM"), one ofAsia's leading hedge fund platforms, RCM China Consulting ("RCMCC"), and GROW Investment Group ("GROW"), a leadingChina-focused institutional advisor, have jointly announced that they have entered a tri-party stra...
BetterPlace forays into South-East Asia with acquisition of Indonesia's leading blue-collar staffing platform, MyRobin
JAKARTA, Indonesia and SINGAPORE, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's largest
SaaS and frontline workforce management platform,BetterPlace
FF Global Partners LLC supports Faraday Future secure $135 million in financing commitments, fully funding the FF 91 Futurist to SOP
* FF Global Partners LLC, the founding shareholder and a partnership of key Faraday Future management team members, helps Faraday Future secure$135 million in financing capital commitments, meeting the expected funding requirements of the Ultimate Intelligent TechLuxury FF 91 Futurist Start of ...
Flatfee Raises $900K
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flatfee (Flateecorp.com), a managed marketplace connecting global small to mid-sized global sellers with legal and administrative professionals closed a$900K round led by KungHo Fund ( https://www.KungHo.com). The financing will provide important fun...
HUBLOT AND TAKASHI MURAKAMI LAUNCH A COLLECTION OF 13 UNIQUE WATCHES AND 13 UNIQUE NFTs
NYON, Switzerland, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At an exclusive event which
took place at the Glass House inNew York on February 2nd, Hublot and Takashi
Murakami announced their fourth joint artistic project: the launch of thirteen
new NFTs and thirteen unique timepieces.
Law&Good raises $6 million in Series A2 funding, emerges as the fastest LegalTech startup to secure $10 million
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Law&Good has become South Korea's fastest LegalTech startup to secure more than $10 million after raising $6 million in a recent Series A2 funding round. Key investors include Spring Ventures, Nau IB Capital, Mirae Asset Ventures, HB Investment, a...
KORELOCK LAUNCHES IOT SMART LOCK TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Denver-based business secures Series A Funding through partnerships with Iron Gate Capital and Kozo Keikaku Engineering. DENVER, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KoreLock, an emerging IoT Smart Lock technology company, is pleased to announce funding to support the development and expansion of its S...
AI Capital invests in Global Hands-On VC's Fund I
Accelerate the overseas expansion of Japanese technology startups and create unicorns fromJapan. TOKYO, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alternative Capital Investment Limited (President & CEO:Reijiro Samura, Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter "AIC") has made capitalcommitment to GHOVC Fun...
BMO Completes Acquisition of Bank of the West
TORONTO and CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BMO Financial Group (TSX: BMO) (NYSE: BMO), and its subsidiaries BMO Financial Corp. and BMO Harris Bank N.A. (together, "BMO"), announced today it has completed the acquisition of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas (XPAR: BNP). BMO's acquisition ...
Tau concludes €9m series-B round to scale up production for e-mobility
The round, led by Solvay Ventures, is joined by existing investors including Finindus and happens in parallel with Tau's commercial breakthrough with automotive customers TURIN, Italy and BERLIN, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology company Tau has concluded a series-B round raising €9 millio...
Giift acquires majority interest in InTouch (Indonesia) Creating the Indonesian loyalty leader
SINGAPORE, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Giift, the leading provider of end-to-end loyalty program management solutions, announced that it has acquired a strategic majority interest in InTouch,Indonesia's most trusted provider of loyalty solutions. InTouch's very strong local development tea...
AI Coach creator Fingerprint for Success (F4S) raises AU$5 Million
* $5M seed round led by Investible; $9M in total funding raised to date * Investment to further accelerate product development in Generative AI Coach 'Marlee', the powerful behavioral change app embraced by Canva, Atlassian, KPMG and Baraja * New third party integrations to offer a 'Grammarl...
Lotus Technology to Go Public through Business Combination with L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp, Accelerating Lotus's Vision to Deliver All-Electric, Sustainable Luxury Vehicles Globally
* Lotus Tech is a pioneering luxury electric vehicle maker that operates under the iconic British brand, Lotus.L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp is a special purpose acquisition company listed on the Nasdaq(NASDAQ: LCAA) that is affiliated withL Catterton, a leading global consumer-focused inve...
The UAE and France agree to form bilateral partnership to focus on the decarbonization of hard-to-abate (HTA) industries
ABU DHABI, UAE, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, President-Designate for COP28, and Chairman of Masdar, yesterday conferred with His Excellency Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial a...
TAQA closes the transaction of acquiring 100% of Al Mansoori Petroleum Services to expand to the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Industrialization and
Energy Service Company ("TAQA") announced today the closure of its 100%
acquisition of Al Mansoori Petroleum Services ("AMPS"), expanding TAQA's Well
Solutions business internationally.
China's Leading Adult Interest Learning Service Provider QuantaSing Group Limited Successfully Listed on Nasdaq
SHANGHAI, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 25, Beijing time, QuantaSing Group Limited, a Qiming Venture Partners portfolio company andChina's leading online adult interest learning service provider, successfully listed on Nasdaq. QuantaSing Group Limited (NASDAQ:QSG) offered at$12.5/ADS a...
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