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.

Singapore private university, SIM has a new initiative where it is investing US$35.1 million in a multi-pronged approach to encourage the building of new startups - in both an entrepreneurship programme, Platform E and funding startups at their pre-seed or seed stage.

Vietnamese biggest brewer producer, Sabeco has posted its shares on Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange. Its share with an opening price of 110,000 dong has hit 132,000 (US$ 5.8) on the same day.

Seedcom-backed Cau Dat Farm aims to regulate and improve agricultural quality with the help of Internet of Things (IoT).

Singapore-based investment firm Jungle Ventures has announced the closing of its second round fund which has reached US$100 million. The round was participated by Temasek Holdings, International Finance Corporation, among some.

Singapore banks are scaling up with DBS Group Holdings Ltd and .Bank of Singapore, Asia's largest home-grown private bank among those in the lead as they are considering for more acquisitions.

The Philippines own "Shark Tank" concept funding show - I'm In is going to connect crowdfunding and venture funding on a TV show, to find the upcoming investment-ready startup.

After purchasing Groupon Indonesia in August, KFit Group now acquires the company's Malaysian operation as it pivot to become a full-fledged online-to-offline (O2O) platform.

US shoppers went all out on the festivity as Black Friday shopping has yet again surpassed its own milestone with an Adobe report tracking US$3.34 billion from the holiday sales.

Interana, a California-based startup providing behavioral analytics solution has secured US$18 million in a funding round led by Vertex Ventures. The funding will be used to make behavioral analytics more available to digital transforming businesses.