Singaporean The Artling aims to be the go-to online art gallery for Asia, as it raises a US$1.78 million Series A intended for marketing and talent acquisition. The online art platform also bought Artshare.com in order to expand into Hong Kong and Great China.

Malaysian venture capital firm TinkBig Venture is seeking for potential startups to be part of their US$30 million investment that is said to launch towards the end of 2017. As for details about TinkBig’s investment verticals, the VC firm’s second vehicle will allocate at least 10 percent for IoT Smart Homes focused companies in 2017. […]

Delhi-based Kratikal which provides cybersecurity services such as vulnerability assessment, security auditing, among others has managed to raise US$500k for its seed funding round. Kratikal will use the latest proceeds for product development as well as building training modules

With this latest funding worth US$500 million, the used car dealership will reached US$1 billion in its total fundraising.

Shenzhen-based Chinese technology firm Kuang-Chi Group announced on Wednesday the launch of a US$250 million fund to invest in global technology companies.

The Mekong Enterprise Fund III Ltd (MEF III), managed by private equity firm Mekong Capital, inked an investment deal with Hanoi-based pawn shop chain F88 on Tuesday.

Bank of Jiujiang Co., a lender in eastern China's Jiangxi province, is planning to raise US$500 million IPO in Hong Kong. The potential listing is slated to begin in the second half of 2017.

Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK) has raised US$300 million for its second investment fund which has received commitments from North American and European investors, as well as new Japanese LPs.

Beijing-based EasyStack, an OpenStack cloud platform and service provider has secured US$50 million in its Series C funding round, led by Cash Capital.

Hansel.io raises US$1.35 million to help developers fix bugs, manage app security in real time. The capital will be used for team expansion, product development and to expand overseas operations.