Gobi-backed Triip partners with Booking.com has formed a strategic partnership to provide an authentic local experience offerings which will give traditional lodging's a competitive edge.

A Singapore-based startup, Rewardz managed to raise US$2 million from Japan's Benefit One. The fund will be used to fuel profitability and a possible market expansion plan into Japan.

Tokyo-based ANGLERS, a fishing record application has managed to secure tens of millions of yen from 500 Startup Japan and Ignis to build a fishing analysis function and a C2C marketplace allowing users to sell the fish they caught.

After operating in Singapore for one and a half years, Airfrov, an online platform connecting travelers and buyers - sees the opportunities to expand into Indonesia and compete with local players.

Apache Zeppelin raises a US$4.1 million Series A round led by Vertex Ventures and the former NFLabs has also revealed a new name, rebranding itself to Enterprise analytics company, ZEPL .

YouthsToday.com, a platform that connects students with corporate sponsors for events has become one of the top 20 picks in K-Startup Grand Challenge, receiving US$33,719 in grant and investment.

Dronomy's drone-based solution that helps construction companies enhance their site management and project control by building knowledge into their projects succeed in securing an undisclosed investment led by Mitsui Fudosan's 31VENTURES.

Senjō Group announced that it has partnered with Tjaara, investing US$1.2 million in the Singapore-based B2B marketplace that connects small to medium-sized wholesalers to a network of Mandarin-speaking manufacturers.

Vehico, an automobile IoT startup has received an undisclosed amount of angel investment from Calcutta Angel Network and Appliyifi, an online platform for startup investments.

DatastreamX, a Singapore-based online marketplace for buying and selling real-time data has raised US$456k for its pre-series A funding from venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners, JFDI and an undisclosed angel investor.