In today’s briefing:
- BintanGo Expands into Live Commerce with $2.2m Raise
- Digital Entertainment Asset Raises Funding from Global Brain to Launch New Web3 Initiatives
- Genexyz, Which Provides Virtual Avatars for Content Creators, Lands US$1M Funding
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BintanGo Expands into Live Commerce with $2.2m Raise
- BintanGo, which provides tools for digital content creators in Indonesia, has raised US$2.2 million in a seed extension round joined by Investible, Contents Technologies, and other investors.
- This brings its total funds raised to US$4.8 million so far. The startup closed a US$500,000 pre-seed round in June 2021 and a US$2.1 million seed round in April 2022.
- With the latest investment, BintanGo plans to extend its services to live commerce platforms, said CEO and co-founder Jason Lee in a statement.
Digital Entertainment Asset Raises Funding from Global Brain to Launch New Web3 Initiatives
- Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA), a Singapore-based Web3 entertainment company, today announced that it has secured undisclosed funding from Global Brain Corporation’s KDDI Open Innovation Fund III.
- In a press statement, DEA co-founder and co-CEO Naohito Yoshida said that the company is “very proud” to announce its new investment and collaboration with Global Brain.
- “We look forward to working together with KDDI to offer various Web3 incentives to a wider audience, including the use of PlayMining assets in the αU metaverse and joint efforts to promote DEA’s ‘GameFi-for-Good’ social impact initiatives,” he said.
Genexyz, Which Provides Virtual Avatars for Content Creators, Lands US$1M Funding
- Indonesia-based virtual influencer and meta-human company Genexyz has secured US$1 million in seed funding led by East Ventures.
- Emtek, MDI Ventures, Trinity Optima, and Massive Music also joined.
- The company will use the funds to expand into Southeast Asia and develop more interactive technology to connect with relevant communities.