NIA Conducts Searches In Delhi To Unearth Terror Funding Module

NEW DELHI:  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted searches in connection with its probe into a terror funding module linked to Pakistan-based terrorist Hafeez Saeed’s Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), according to an official statement. The searches were conducted at the office premises and residence of Hilal Ahmed Rather in Lajpat Nagar, it said. Rather hails … Read more

Hargol FoodTech secures US$600K funding from VC Sirius, SLJ to advocate new dietary habits

9/1/2018 – Hargol Foodtech, a startup based in Israel has today received a US$600K seed funding round from Singapore-based venture capital firm Sirius Venture Capital and Netherlands-based SLJ Investment. The startup plans to use the latest funding to increase its production capacity in an effort to solidify its position as an international provider of alternative … Read more

Singapore’s Temasek joins US$80 million funding in AI energy storage firm Stem

24/1/2018 – Singapore’s state investor Temasek Holdings has joined a group of top technology investors, led by Activate Capital in funding the US$80 million Series D round in behind-the-meter battery startup Stem. According to John Carrington, the CEO of Stem Inc., the three investors include Temasek, Activate Capital, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which brings … Read more

Love, Bonito secures US$13 million in Series B funding from Kakaku, NSI Ventures

1/2/12018 – Love, Bonito, a womenswear label based in Singapore has announced the completion of an additional US$13 million Series B funding round led by Kakaku.com, alongside the participation of existing investor NSI Ventures. This latest financing round comes after its last Series A from NSI Ventures in 2016, which was essential in advancing the … Read more

Katadata completes second phase funding with investment from EMOF, others

Indonesia’s economics and business online media firm Katadata has recently completed its second phase of funding with investment coming from Emerging Media Opportunity Fund I, L.P. (EMOF) and leading financial analyst Lin Che Wei. EMOF is managed by Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a New York-based non-profit organization that has provided US$163 million to finance … Read more