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Charge+ and TRIVE Venture Capital Partner for Southeast Asia’s Electric Mobility Push

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The company recently secured funding in a Series A round, which was led by TRIVE Venture Capital , a Singapore-based firm specializing in early-stage high-growth technology companies. Singapore plans to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) by aiming to deploy 60,000 EV charging points nationwide by 2030.

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For Course Hero, venture capital was once an unobvious solution

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Launched in 2006, education startup Course Hero started its life away from the attention of venture capital. Then, after going another nearly six years without raising venture capital, Course Hero closed two financings in 2020. ” PR-speak aside, the capital will be used to fuel acquisitions.

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Climate fintech company Evergrow nabs $7M seed from XYZ Venture Capital, Congruent Ventures and First Round

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One of the larger seed rounds of 2021 in the industry, the raise was led by XYZ Venture Capital and Congruent Ventures with participation from First Round Capital, Garuda Ventures, MCJ Collective, Skyview Ventures and numerous other individual investors. . The problem with climate project financing.

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Superbank and Genesis Join Forces to Inject $40 Million into Indonesian Startups

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Through a joint announcement, the entities unveiled their intention to combine conventional bank credit with venture capital investment, all while ensuring minimal equity dilution for shareholders. This initiative will primarily focus on startups in the series B and series C funding stages.

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Hyundai Motor eyes acquisition of Korean lidar-free self-driving startup 42dot

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The rest is owned by venture capital firms and strategic investors, including LG Electronics, SK Telecom, Lotte Rental, CJ Logistics and LIG Nex1. trillion WON) through 2030 into autonomous driving software technology and electric vehicle-related businesses. Hyundai currently owns a 20.4%

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IFC launches new platform to bolster digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan

AsiaTechDaily

This will be used to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies in order to address development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors. trillion and create 1.5 million manufacturing jobs in the next 30 years.

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Japan’s Terra Drone gets $14M lift from Saudi investors

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Terra Drone said today it has raised $14 million in Series C funding from Wa’ed Ventures , the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco , marking the VC firm’s first investment in Asia. For example, fossil fuel companies in Saudi Arabia will utilize Terra Drone’s technology for inspection services.

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