Founders stories - Page 6
Data centre operator PDG closes US$350 million equity deal
Wed, 23rd Feb 2022
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has closed an equity investment from Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) as a lead investor for US$350 million.
Employment Hero completes funding following KeyPay acquisition
Mon, 21st Feb 2022
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saas
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seek
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m&a
Employment Hero, the employment as a service provider, has raised $181m in funding, following its recent acquisition of KeyPay.
ExtraHop CEO retires, IT veteran Patrick Dennis steps in
Thu, 17th Feb 2022
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supply chain
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strategy
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extrahop
Dennis will work alongside the ExtraHop executive leadership team to increase the company's current momentum and accelerate operations.
eCommerce financing platform Wayflyer hits 'unicorn' status after $150m funding round
Wed, 2nd Feb 2022
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fintech
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e-commerce
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financing
An Ireland-based financing platform is gearing up for expansion into markets including Asia, the United States, and Europe.
SuperOps.ai raises US$14 million, plans to shake up MSP market
Tue, 1st Feb 2022
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digital transformation
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modernisation
SuperOps.ai has announced it has raised US$14m in new funding, allowing the company to break into the Managed Service Providers (MSP) market.
The Sandbox and Brinc announce $50M Open Metaverse Accelerator Program funding for 100 startups
Fri, 28th Jan 2022
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open source
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ar, vr & metaverse
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funding
The Sandbox has committed US$50M to Brinc for The Sandbox Metaverse Accelerator Program, targeting 100 startups to enhance the open metaverse.
Globalization Partners raises $200m to extend reach into 'virtually untapped' remote HR market
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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hcm
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payroll systems
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vista equity partners
HR tech firm Globalization Partners has raised $200 million in a capital raise led by Vista Credit Partners, boosting its market value to $4.2 billion.
6 significant changes to online fraud we saw in 2021
Tue, 4th Jan 2022
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saas
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malware
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ransomware
SEON Fraud Prevention co-founders discuss the top trends that changed fraud in 2021, including the rise of Ransomware as a Service and easier online fraud.
DiviPay raises $20 million, looks to expand into international markets
Wed, 29th Dec 2021
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fintech
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capital
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spend management
Sydney-based start-up DiviPay has raised $20m in Series A funding to expand its operations and product offering in international markets.
Gaming company Polemos to enable the monetisation of NFT gaming assets from blockchain games.
Wed, 29th Dec 2021
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crypto
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blockchain
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nfc
Gaming company Polemos aims to create the first GameFi platform allowing users to monetise NFT gaming assets from blockchain games.
No-code digital customer journey platform EasySend has launched in Australia and New Zealand
Thu, 25th Nov 2021
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document management
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ecm
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cx
No-code digital customer journey platform EasySend has launched in Australia and New Zealand, with plans to target the wider JAPAC market.
Styra and Kong partner to secure modern cloud-native applications
Fri, 8th Oct 2021
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multi-cloud
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risk & compliance
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open source
Styra and Kong have partnered to secure cloud-native applications with dynamic, policy-enabled traffic control for microservices.
Interview: Blacklock Security pioneers pentesting as a service in Asia Pacific
Mon, 13th Sep 2021
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devops
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apm
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cybersecurity
We spoke to Blacklock's Nilesh Kapoor about Blacklock, a startup that is making waves in the penetration testing as a service space.
Search engine marketing firm Botify eyes APAC expansion after $55m funding round
Wed, 8th Sep 2021
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martech
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search engines
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seo
While the US market accounts for 60% of the company's revenue, the company says it is established and growing its operations in Asia Pacific.
Google welcomes new cohort into Women Founders Academy
Fri, 27th Aug 2021
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google
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skills shortage
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founders
Google announces second cohort of Women Founders Academy 2021, bringing together 10 founders from Asia Pacific to expand their skills and business leadership.
Dovetail raises $5m, continues to innovate in customer research space
Wed, 11th Aug 2021
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Dovetail raises AU$5m to expand its customer research platform. It has gained over 1,000 customers, including IBM and Harvard University.
Imprivata extends PAM capabilities with Xton acquisition
Tue, 20th Jul 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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pam
Imprivata acquires Xton Technologies, enhancing its digital identity solutions with privileged access management capabilities.
Commerce logistics firm Locad raises $5m to support APAC expansion
Wed, 7th Jul 2021
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supply chain
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shopping
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funding
Singapore-based eCommerce logistics integrator, Locad, has raised $4.9m in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital India's Surge.
HIVERY continues to scale up following closure of debt funding round
Mon, 5th Jul 2021
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healthtech
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funding
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venture fund
AI specialist HIVERY has secured undisclosed debt financing from the 1V Venture Credit Fund ahead of its next funding round to support its growth.
Opsera releases native CI/CD automation for Salesforce
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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uc
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devops
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data analytics
Opsera has launched native CI/CD release automation for Salesforce, addressing the lack of DevOps capabilities in the platform.