This week, 500-backed fintech and proptech startups got two thumbs up from investors. Lummo’s recent US$80 million funding round was participated by Jeff Bezos’ personal investment firm; Urbanmetry secured US$2 million to improve data analytics for the real estate sector in Southeast Asia; and Wallex has been acquired by M-DAQ in its global expansion plan.

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• Jeff Bezos invests in Lummo to accelerate its expansion in Southeast Asia
• Urbanmetry raises US$2M to close the property data gap
• Wallex acquired by M-DAQ in global expansion plan
• Homage boosts access to home care in Malaysia with significant expansion
• Prenetics provides free test kits to underprivileged amid COVID-19 surge
• First Circle to uplift entrepreneurs in the Philippines through education
• EST Studios to put Asian films on the global stage
• WORQ’s productive spaces bring innovators together
• Laka partners Decathlon to prevent bike thefts with hidden GPS chip
• Transcelestial brings cost- & time-saving superfast Internet to Singapore
• EMQ enhances cross-border payments services across South Asia
• Bukalapak showcases track record in empowering female & microentrepreneurs

Other stories you may have missed:

• YAS MicroInsurance  expanded its presence by launching an office in its second Asian city, Kuala Lumpur!
• Nas Academy partnered with VinFast to launch a video challenge that aims to inspire the transition to electric vehicles and accelerate the global green mobility revolution.
• Transcelestial won at the 2021 ‘Fast Forward with HPE!’, Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s initiative designed to support Asia Pacific’s next generation of digital disruptors.