SEA Digest: Net Zero-X launches in SG; Packworks raises govt funding

Net Zero-X has launched its flagship project in Singapore, while Packworks has received $60,000 from the government. Net Zero-X launches flagship project Net Zero-X, a new blockchain exchange for impact investors, has launched in Singapore, per a report in e27. The exchange aims to tackle the significant financing gap impeding the global transition to a… Continue reading SEA Digest: Net Zero-X launches in SG; Packworks raises govt funding

Hedge funds turn to South Korea for next wave in AI

Hedge funds hunting for artificial intelligence-related stock market bargains are rushing into South Korea’s chipmakers, betting a new wave of demand for high-end memory chips and government spending makes them more valuable. Britain’s Man Group, Singapore’s FengHe Fund Management and Hong Kong’s CloudAlpha Capital Management and East Eagle Asset Management are among the hedge funds… Continue reading Hedge funds turn to South Korea for next wave in AI

Asia Digest: SG-based Nica.eco, S Korea’s Beeble AI raise funds

Climatetech startup Nika.eco and South Korean VFX firm Beeble AI have secured seed funding. Silverstrand Capital leads Nica.eco’s seed round Nika.eco, a Singapore-based startup that uses AI to track forest carbon, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its seed round, according to an announcement. The oversubscribed round was anchored by Singapore-headquartered impact investor… Continue reading Asia Digest: SG-based Nica.eco, S Korea’s Beeble AI raise funds

PH Digest: B2B platform Packworks secures research funding; DOST to fund solar PV, clean fuel projects

The Philippine Department of Science and Technology has invested in B2B platform Packworks for its research efforts. It also partners with the Department of Energy to fund projects related to solar PV and eco-friendly fuel. B2B platform Packworks secures research funding Packworks, a Philippine-based B2B platform backed by private equity major CVC Capital Partners, has… Continue reading PH Digest: B2B platform Packworks secures research funding; DOST to fund solar PV, clean fuel projects