Didian introduces B2B proptech marketplace, claiming to be the first [Press Release]
New proptech firm Didian Realtor Sdn Bhd announces the launch of Malaysia’s B2B property marketplace aimed at reinventing property sales. The platform is available in both web and mobile app versions claimed to help both property developers and real estate agents and negotiators to connect and drive the property sales of curated units at projects that are under construction or close to completion.
The Malaysian-made platform considers variables such as location, skillset, and expertise. The system also features digital booking, real-time data access, commissions status tracking, and supports backend administrative processes.
Didian Realtor Sdn Bhd also entered into a strategic collaboration with StarProperty, a part of The Star Media Group Berhad, that would see both parties work together on co-marketing the platform to both the real estate fraternity as well as property developers.
UAE’s Mubadala Capital injects US$60M to Berlin-based scooter startup Tier Mobility [DealStreetAsia]
German scooter startup Tier Mobility reportedly raises US$60m led in part by UAE’s Mubadala Capital, who is one of the sovereign wealth vehicles behind SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund. Also joining the round is Silicon Valley’s Goodwater Capital.
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Berlin-based Tier Mobility said it would use the money to accelerate its expansion across the continent.
In 2017, Mubadala committed US$15 billion to SoftBank’s US$100 billion Vision Fund.
“We firmly believe that micro mobility as a form of transportation is here to stay, especially in Europe,” said Amer Alaily, senior principal at Mubadala Capital.
Other new backers of Tier include Axa Germany and Finland’s Evli Growth Partners.
Vietnam-based edutech startup MindX secures US$500K from ESP Capital Fund
MindX, a chain of school for training new skills, announced that it has completed the first round of US$500,000 funding led by ESP Capital and a number of other individual investors.
MindX (formerly TechKids) aims to build an ecosystem that includes schools for new skill sets of 4.0 era (programming, robotics, design, 3D drawing, etc.) and coworking space. Each complex is considered a little Silicon Valley that contributes to nourishing inventors, social change agents, or talented entrepreneurs.
Founded in 2015, MindX now has 5 centers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, claiming to have trained more than 8,500 students and working adults.
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At the same time, MindX also facilitates an office complex that hosts more than 200 domestic & international technology startups and investment funds such as Wefit, Ninja Van, Nextrans Capital, and more.
With this investment, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Co-founder, and CEO of Education said that the company would focus on opening new centers in Ho Chi Minh City and upgrading the current syllabus of Designing, 3D Drawing, and VR/AR.
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