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Jumppoint secures $3.5M to enhance E-Commerce Logistics in Southeast Asia and Gamuda to Acquire 20% stake in Google Cloud partner for $4.07M

Singapore's BECIS secures $53 million for Sustainable Energy Expansion and GrabAds and GroupM expand partnership to revolutionize Geo-Targeted Advertising in Southeast Asia

Malaysia and Singapore join forces to drive renewable energy integration in ASEAN and Vietnam's Kamereo secures $7.8M Series B funding to fuel growth

Temasek Launches $7.5 Billion Private Credit Platform to Expand Global Investment Footprint, NTT Data Expands Footprint in Malaysia with New Data Center Acquisition and HB Global and His Team Up to Drive AI-Enabled Transformation in Agriculture

KPay secures $55 million to support its expansion across Asia, defying the global fintech slowdown and Prosus invests $80 million in Mintifi, acquiring a 10.6% equity stake

Central Food Retail and Google Cloud team up to revolutionize AI-driven shopping and Taiwan's TMYTEK raises $40 million in Series B funding to accelerate 5G and satellite innovation

1337 Ventures and GXBank team up for the TeXnovasi Accelerator and Indonesia's AC Ventures and PwC Indonesia launch a cybersecurity playbook to counter rising digital threats

Malaysia's Gentari and MISC Partner to Advance Clean Ammonia Shipping Solutions and Pi-xcels Secures US$2.7M to Drive Retail Shift to Paperless Transactions

Gobi Partners and Cross Capital Unite to Advance Japanese Investments in Southeast Asia and Medisun Energy Secures $8.75 Million to Drive MENA Expansion and Innovative Energy Solutions

Cradle and KLDX Partner to Revolutionize Fundraising for Malaysian Startups and Singapore’s Toku Secures $5M Funding to Accelerate AI-Powered Customer Solutions

Intudo Ventures Secures $125M Across Two Funds to Target Indonesia's Growing Middle and China's CATL Challenges BYD with Long-Range Hybrid Battery Technology

Malaysia's Caction Launches Digital Tools to Help SMEs Comply with New OSHA Standards and Gobi Core and NDC Partner to Strengthen Philippine Startup Ecosystem

Insider secures $500M Series E, led by General Atlantic, to fuel Philippine expansion and Apple asks Foxconn to produce servers in Taiwan as part of AI push.

Malaysia's GXBank Launches New Products and Startup Accelerator Program, Standard Chartered Partners with Wise to Enhance Retail Cross-Border Payments

Funding Societies Secures Third Credit Facility with HSBC to Expand SME Lending Capacity, NTU Singapore and Walden International Launch US$38M Fund to Accelerate Deep Tech Innovation

NTT Data and Google Cloud Expand Partnership to Boost Data Analytics and GenAI in APAC and Interoperability Emerges as a Crucial Element in Digital Health

Indonesia's GoTo Turns Profitable in Q3, Boosted by User Growth, Founders Fireside Chat to Share Insights on Startups and Silicon Valley Strategies

India's Tech Ascent Unstoppable, Says Github CEO, Mdec Launches $45m Partnerships With Ascent And Central Capital Ventura To Boost Malaysia’s Digital Economy

HKSTP Leads Delegation Of 25 Hong Kong Tech Ventures To Middle East Market At FII8, Vingroup Launches Vinventures Capital Fund With $150 Million Aum In Vietnam

9th PIMS to Highlight Innovations in Philippine Mobility and Infosys Unveils Small Language Models Using NVIDIA AI Stack

Swiggy Targets $12.7 Billion Valuation In Upcoming Ipo As Top Investors Join Anchor Book, DOST Partners with Shoppable to Boost E-Procurement Solutions

Malaysia Launches First B2B Halal Marketplace In Partnership With Maybank, Cyberport Venture Capital Forum 2024 Opens In Hong Kong, Marks 7th Anniversary Of Investor Network

Ayala And Mitsubishi Expand Partnership Into Healthcare, Paytm Receives NPCI Approval For Upi Onboarding

UAE Embraces Light-touch Regulation To Boost AI Innovation, India Leads Global IPO Market In 2024, Softbank Eyes Future Growth

China's SenseTime Leverages Domestic AI Chips From Huawei And Others, GHLS And JCB Expand Payment Options Across Malaysia, Thailand, And The Philippines

Mitsubishi Partners With Ayala To Invest In Mynt, Indonesia Partners With Catl On $1.2b Ev Battery Project

Vingroup To Sell Stakes In Ai Firms To Global Tech Giants, Zepto Looks To Raise $150 Million From Top Indian Investors

Hong Kong Embraces Digital Tokens To Modernize Finance, Cybersecurity In Asia: Toward A Safer Digital Future

UBS highlights Malaysia's green technology and data centers as prime foreign investment opportunities, Singapore's Aspire gets the green light for a major payment institution license

AI Drives Major Success in EdTech Companies, Philippine-Based FinTech OneLot Raises $4M to Support Used Car Dealers

MVP Group’s Ideaspace Ventures Adds Five Startups To Portfolio With Immediate Investments, Malaysia Unveils EV And Battery Management Guidelines To Boost Sustainability Efforts

Globe Business Launches Deep Dive Dialogues To Boost Digital Transformation For Growing Businesses, Southeast Asia's Electric Two-wheeler Revolution

Singapore's Ignition AI Accelerator Partners With Pfizer To Revolutionize Biopharma Sector, Anichess Partners With Yield Guild Games To Expand Chess-based Web3 Strategy Game In Southeast Asia

Singapore's fintech Surfin secures $12.5M from Insignia Ventures, Malaysia's Heitech Padu terminates 30% stake acquisition in Souqa Fintech

India's Digital Leap: From Chips To AI, Malaysia’s Jazro Secures Funding To Advance Robotics Education For Children

Southeast Asia Tech Startup Funding Drops 59% In 2024 Amid Global Challenges, Filipino Fintech Firm Salmon Secures $30m In Series A-2 Funding

IFC Invests $7m In Philippine Fintech Firm First Circle, Maximizing Ai Investments: Revolutionizing Devops In APAC

OpenAI Launches Powerful Tools To Accelerate Ai Voice Assistant Development, Kldx Partners With Asianext To Boost Cross-border Digital Asset Markets

Global Funds Target Philippine Energy Sector For Massive Investments, Generative Ai Startup Teamsolve Secures $2.5 Million Seed Round Backed By Sginnovate And Burnt Island Ventures

Singapore's Sleek Secures $5M Debt Financing to Fuel Growth, Alva Partners with Google Cloud to Advance Indonesia's Green Mobility

Young Indian Entrepreneurs Dominate Hurun's 2024 Under-35 List, BlackRock Sees AI Boom Driving Growth in Asian Infrastructure,

Neta Founder Targets U.S. Market With Smart Auto Technology and KMC Startup Awards 2024 Expands Recognition For Innovation At All Stages

SBI Launches $40 Million Startup Fund In North America and SMC Power Unit Plans $100 Million Securities Offering For Projects

Malaysia's TNB Launches Finance Framework To Drive Energy Transition and ASEAN Data Center Market Set To Reach $11 Billion Annually By 2028

Enterprisesg Partners With Google Cloud To Accelerate AI Innovation In Singapore Samsung Invests $1.8 Billion In New Vietnam Oled Plant

Seiko Epson To Acquire U.S. Printing Software Company For $590 Million and Scale-up By Endeavor Selects Filipino Startups For 2024 Accelerator Program

Singapore’s Dtcpay Partners With Visa To Advance Digital Payments and Philippines' First Fully-insured P2p Car-sharing Platform Doon Secures $1.5m To Expand Operations

Vinfast Launches Mini Suv Vf3 In The Philippines, Marking First International Expansion and Mocaverse And Magic Eden Team Up For New Nft Launchpad, Magicmoca

India’s household debt reaches 38% of GDP, driven by housing loans and unsecured lending, Checkmate secures $1.6M to expand pre-employment screening in the Philippines, Japanese self-driving startup challenges Tesla and Google with open-source tech

Animoca Brands Invests In Tokenize To Support Growth Of Singapore's Digital Asset Exchange and Yoshiaki Murakami’s Daughter Launches Early-stage VC Firm Kadan Capital In Singapore

Vietnam's Mekong Capital Awarded Grant For Regenerative Agriculture Initiative and Vietnam Private Capital Agency Launches To Drive $35 Billion In Investments By 2035

Malaysia’s Sidec Launches Accelerator Program To Boost SMEs And Startups and Sinar Mas, Lg Cns Form Joint Venture To Provide Digital Solutions In Indonesia

Jury To Meet Today For Et Startup Awards 2024 and Finture’s Yup Raises $30m In Series B Funding, Targets U.s. Ipo Within 5 Years

Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures Raises $125m For Second Venture Debt Fund and Zus Coffee Secures $57.35 Million Funding For Global Expansion

ADB Accelerates Climate Action, Targets $100 Billion In Finance By 2030 and Singapore’s Charge+ Raises $8m In Series A Funding To Expand EV Charging Network

Taiwan Venture Capital Investments In Japan Near 10-year High and India's Space Ambitions Fuel Startup Fundraising Boom

Temasek Foundation Appoints Jennie Chua As New Chairman and Hong Kong's Onedegree Partners With Saudi Arabia's Walaa For Digital Asset Insurance

Nvidia To Become Major Shareholder In Japan's Sakana AI and Malaysia's Bateriku.com Secures $7.4m In Series B Funding

Malaysia's Solarvest Secures $26M Contract for Solar Plant in Pahang, TPG’s The Rise Fund Leads Strategic Investment in Philippines' Billease, Doctor Anywhere Cuts Losses While Boosting Revenue by 58% in 2023,

Malaysia's Kenanga Acquires 8% Stake In Singapore Fintech Helicap and Singtel And Nscale Join Forces To Expand Global Gpu Capacity And Drive Ai Adoption

Esr Completes Phase 1 Of $2 Billion Data Center Campus In Osaka and Singapore's Crypto.com Teams Up With Standard Chartered To Launch Global Retail Services

PDAX, Investagrams join forces to make cryptocurrency trading more accessible in the Philippines, Japan resale app Mercari delivers record profit amid U.S. troubles

Indonesia's Qoala appoints new board members and launches ESOP buyback to fuel growth across Southeast Asia, Antler closes $72M SEA Fund II to double down on SEA startups

India's HealthCRED secures $1.2M in seed funding round led by Antler India, TRTL VC, DeVC, iSeedVC and Angel List India, Philippine Central Bank lifts moratorium on establishment of digital banks

Singtel launches Southeast Asia’s first nationwide quantum-safe network, MYStartup launches Pre-Accelerator Cohort 4 with 30 promising startups, Singapore's UnaBiz raises $25M pre-series C funding from KOIF III and KCCS

Ayala acquires additional 8 percent stake in Mynt for $394.54M, Grab-led GXBank to invest $333M in Malaysia over the next five years, Singapore's M-DAQ Global acquires Malaysian payment firm Easy Pay Transfers

Malaysia's KWAP allocates $109M to boost venture capital ecosystem last year, Singapore's Beep raises $3.3M Pre-Series A funding and expands to Thailand, Malaysia, Founders Launchpad unveils second cohort of high-potential startups

Indian edtech startup Byju's fights to avoid insolvency, GoTo launches BNPL service on Tik Tok's ShopTokopedia, Global FinTech Institute and ICP Hub Singapore Forge Strategic Partnership to Propel FinTech and Web3 Ecosystem

Vietnam's Earth Venture Capital participates in $3.2 million funding round for UK's Sparxell, Equinix invests $5M to expand digital infrastructure in Malaysia, Una Cash predicts Philippines’ Buy Now, Pay Later market to boost digital economy

Singapore's Bitlayer raises $11M in Series A round led by Franklin Templeton, ABCDE, Malaysia's Cradle leads ASEAN startup initiative to foster growth among regional startups, AI startups swap independence for Big Tech's deep pockets

PH career platform Bossjob joins NVIDIA program, to enhance AI capabilities, D2C luggage brand Nasher Miles raises $4 million in bridge round, Unimech Aerospace raises Rs 250 crore led by Steadview Capital, others

CashOn launches Hong Kong’s digital currency lending platform valued at $10M, Digital health insurer Hive Health raises at least $6.5m in pre-Series A funding, Sequoia Capital-backed Vanta raises funding at $2.45 billion valuation

Funding Societies disburses $64.22M in Islamic financing to Malaysia MSMEs, MAS commits $74.33M to boost Quantum and AI in Finance Sector, PayNet launches Cloud Skills Program to bridge Malaysia's Digital Talent Gap in Financial Services

China-listed AI Firm Iflytek to invest $51.23 Million in Hong Kong, IFC Provides $250 Million loan to Ayala land to boost Green Buildings in the Philippines, Singapore's Chitoise group raises $6.2 Million from Japan's SMBC

Temasek's Xora Innovation leads $55M Series A funding round in US battery maker peak energy, Lenskart Founders, including Peyush Bansal, invest $20 million in new funding round

Singapore fintech firm PEXX raises $4.5M in seed funding led by TNB Aura, Watertech startup Boon secures $5 million in funding from Roca Group Ventures

Malaysia's Carsome secures $21M financing facility from Ambank, Philippine proptech firm Lhoopa secures $80M in equity and debt

Colourette secures $2M funding to expand in beauty market, Kindred Health secures $5.5M funding to expand clinic network

Jay-Z invests $5M in Hong Kong luxury watch retailer Wristcheck, VPBank and IFC to provide $150M funding to Vietnamese coffee enterprises

Keppel DC REIT acquires data center in Japan for $149M, China's HongShan launches $2.5B startup fund to fuel innovation

Leader Energy secures $23M loan from HSBC for vietnam solar projects, Thunes enables LianLian global's new payment service

Temasek's net portfolio value climbs to $288 billion, Temasek-backed 65 Equity Partners invests $74.06 million in Hi-P

Centriti secures Rs 6 crore in funding led by Emergent India ventures, Mylo, BCremit, and PAMME win ARISE Plus accelerator program in the Philippines

Suzuki launches $40M fund in India to support social entrepreneurs, Southeast Asia fintech funding plummets 25% in first half of 2024

ESB gets funding from LX Ventures, SAIC Capital to develop EV infrastructure, Indonesia's Agri Sparta partners with bulog to empower rice farmers

Indonesia's Elevarm secures $1m investment from Amartha, Rabobank, and Scala, Malaysia's Oretha raises $105,759 via equity crowdfunding for senior care expansion

Singapore's Heymax.AI raises $2.6M in seed funding led by January Capital, MAS collaborates to advance asset tokenization for financial services,

Xurya raises $55m led by Norwegian climate fund to boost renewable energy in Indonesia, Aether Fuels secures $34m Series A funding to advance sustainable fuel technology

Indonesian president orders audit of data centers after massive cyberattack, DALI Discount secures $8.4m investment from Germany's DEG for expansion

Zed receives license to operate as standalone credit card issuer in Philippines, Ascend Money secures $195m to boost digital financial inclusion in Thailand

IFC provides $150m to Vietnam's SeABank to issue blue bond and boost climate finance, Silverlake Axis partners with Chip Mong to enter Cambodia

Singapore's Atome Financial secures $100m debt facility for regional expansion, Fundpark and HSBC close $200m deal to boost digital SMEs

AWS commits $230M to support generative AI startups, Temasek invests $198M in Australian financial services firm Betashares

BayaniPay secures $3M to accelerate global payment service expansion, Pall Corporation opens $150M facility in Singapore to meet semiconductor demand

Stanly secures $8M in Pre-Series A round, led by Adrian Cheng's C capital, Alipay expands global merchant coverage for partner e-wallets during UEFA EURO 2024

Singapore-based Octayne secures $525,000 in pre-seed funding from Wavemaker Impact, Beauty platform Purplle raises $100M in funding amidst growing investor interest

India's Candi solar secures $38m funding to accelerate clean energy expansion in India and South Africa, Malaysia's Deemples raises $2M from V Ventures to fuel growth and market expansion

Elevate secures $5M to expand fintech operations, Seaplane Asia secures funding to expand in Southeast Asia

ByteDance to invest $2.1B in Malaysia to establish AI hub, The Sandbox secures $20M funding, valuation hits $1B.

India's Fibe secures $90M in Series E funding for growth and innovation, Philippine EV startup Mober secures $6M from Clime Capital

McEasy secures Series A funding led by Granite Asia, Botsync raises $5.2M in Series A funding to boost manufacturing automation

Senang.io and GoodTech join forces to offer loan protection insurance in the Philippines, Startup ecosystems in Southeast Asia and India show signs of maturity, according to HubSpot study

Japan startups harness AI to promote senior cat health, E-Fishery secures $30M loan from HSBC Indonesia to boost aquaculture innovation

SP Setia Partners with Ant Digital Technologies to launch Setia Go app, MARS Unicorn Fund invests $50M in India's infrastructure market

MyCIF pumps $61.4M into Malaysia's MSME sector in 2023, Singapore commits nearly $222M to National Quantum Strategy

APX introduces innovative less-than-truckload solution to revolutionize SEA logistics, BizBaz revamps credit scoring with AI-powered voice analysis

South Korea's CHEQUER secures $27.82M in strategic investment round, Beppo secures pre-seed funding to acquire JuanTax and bookkeeping firms

Philippine fintech app MarCoPay tackles seafarer needs, AVPN and Google.org launch $15M fund to boost AI skills in APAC

India's Portl raises $3M in funding led by Bharat Innovation Fund, Alibaba Cloud expands with new region in Mexico

XSQUARE Technologies raises $7.8M in series a funding led by Wavemaker Partners, Alibaba and LVMH team up to revolutionize luxury retail in China

Luxury resale marketplace PopChill raises $3.1M for Singapore expansion, SDTA's funding partner Luuk Eliens: Deep tech startups need more support, but possess sustained competitive advantages

ThinKuvate launches $12M Maiden India fund to boost startups, Musk eyes EV battery plant in Indonesia as Alibaba invests $230M in Lazada

US sustainable mining startup Baniql raises $1.6M in seed funding, Humble Sustainability secures new funding for expansion

Vertex Ventures Japan launches first fund worth $64.24M, Osome secures $17M in Series B funding to expand fintech services

Golden Gate Ventures secures initial close of $100M MENA fund, SBI Ven Capital invests in Singapore's Web3 infrastructure startup Chainstack

Vietnam tech startup VNG becomes Nvidia cloud partner, IFC invests $5M to boost central Asian tech startups

Uber Eats to acquire Foodpanda delivery business in Taiwan for $950M, GenAI fund drives innovation in SEA with unique investment model

Indonesian carbon management provider Jejakin secures new funding of $2.7M, SeaTown leads $40M funding of asset servicing firm Linnovate partners

Malaysia's strategy to attract overseas venture capital for startup growth

Plug and Play partners with the Department of Trade and Industry to launch the National Startup Accelerator Program

Alibaba to establish Vietnam data center to comply with local storage law, Microsoft announces $2.2 billion investment in malaysia for cloud and AI transformation

Singapore's Thrixen secures $7M in funding led by 22Health Ventures, Gogoro collaborates with Sumitomo Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd. and leasing to drive global expansion

IFC invests $7M in Philippine consumer fintech firm Salmon, NetZero Global and Kana Earth partner to launch NetZero Natural Capital Fund

Tokyo startup devises AI system to help with endoscopic surgery, Mandiri Capital Indonesia launches global initiative for startups,

Thailand's T2P collaborates with Wise Platform to provide international money transfer services, Billease, a consumer finance startup, secures $5M in investment

Zilingo co-founder files criminal complaint against former colleagues, Former Mintable COO launches Web3 gaming startup, raises $1.7m in seed funding

Toku to acquire Singapore-based AIchat, an AI-powered conversational CX platform, Accacia raises $6.5m in pre-series a round led by Illuminate Financial

India's eco-friendly tech firm Ecozen raises $30m in funding round, Singapore’s ComfortDelGro secures $73 million from DBS to drive UK bus fleet decarbonization

Oracle to invest over $8 billion in cloud computing and AI in Japan, Ninjacart invests in Philippine agritech firm Mayani

Xsolla and Curine Ventures launch Xsolla-Curine academy in Kuala Lumpur, Singaporean fintech firm Seedflex secures seed funding from 500 global

Indonesia's Jago raises $6M in Series A round led by Intudo Ventures, BEENEXT, Upstage raises $72M Series B funding to expand global reach

OpenAI pursues collaboration with Japan's semiconductor industry, Medulance secures $3M Series A funding led by Alkemi Growth Capital

Deep tech startup Nibertex secures funding from PH venture capital fund, Aliena secures $56 million backing for space engine plans

Toyota ventures raises additional $300M for early-stage investments, Singapore-based AI firm Mindverse raises $5m in seed funding

ESKEYN Ventures founder pledges $9.6M to IIT Hyderabad's healthcare tech biz incubator, Allies Skin raises $20M to fuel US expansion

CNV bags US$1M from Wavemaker Partners to digitalise MSMEs in Vietnam, Umami-Shiok Meats merger signals a major shift amidst funding winter in SEA

SUSI Partners invests in buildout of utility-scale renewables projects in the Philippines, Filter Capital announces final close of $97M for its inaugural fund

Japan's Smartpay raises $7M in pre-series A round led by SMBC Venture Capital, Fintech startup Smile API raises fresh funds from DEG’s Up-Scaling program

Singapore's Myfirst, Fu Yu expand to North American kids tech market with $11M deal, Builders online marketplace Hubware receives investment from BuildMart PH Technologies, Inc.

India's SingleInterface raises $30M in funding led by Asia partners, Surgery marketplace HD closes $5.6M Series A round

The Salmon Group partners AllBank to launch QR PH payment method, Indonesia's FishLog successfully closes Pre-Series A extension round

Buyer of $2BN SoftBank fund plans nimbler venture capital for AI era, Malaysia's Bateriku.com raises $2.11M funding from Venturetech & SBI

Capital A seals wide-ranging partnership with Trip.com, AI-powered video analytics startup Ailytics nabs US $2.7M funding

India's SuperK raises $6M in Series A funding led by Blume Ventures, MDEC to introduce new Malaysia digital incentives

Malaysia's Applecrumby raises $4.2M from 500 Global, Venturi Partners invests $25M into discount grocery chain Dali in the Philippines

Malaysia's WORQ in talks to raise $8.5M for Series B funding, Malaysia to introduce a new tax incentive for Digital status companies

HSBC injects $100m debt financing into Akulaku, says CEO , Tech Mahindra and IBM launch Singapore lounge to drive digital adoption in APAC

CelcomDigi launches Malaysia's first experiential and immersive learning environment: CelcomDigi Metaversity

Pocket FM secures $103M in Series D funding, led by Lightspeed , TikTok launches TikTok Shop Mall to support brands in Singapore

Southeast Asia startups strategize through funding winter, Singapore's Studio 30 50 expands to Copenhagen to boost MaritimeTech

GrabAds expands self-serve offerings on mobile to help SEA small and medium businesses boost sales

9Unicorns to facilitate $110m funding for 20 startups at DDAY 5 with 1,500 investors, EPF commits $53m to catalyze Malaysian mid-to growth-stage firms

Malaysia's MYStartup selects 26 startups for pre-accelerator cohort 3 program

Funding for female-led startups in SEA declines by 42% to $480.8 million in 2023

SQREEM Technologies acquires Trade Indy, elevating AI partnership services

Singapore's Silicon Box to invest $3.6 billion in new chip plant in Italy

Malaysian sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional to inject MRY 600M into startup support initiatives

Ant raises mobile payment services transaction limits for overseas visitors on AliPay international e-wallets in China

Tokocrypto founders' new AI startup 'Untukmu' bags funding to disrupt Indonesia's personal gifting market

IFC provides $64M green loan to boost renewable energy in Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam

Singapore's Sea achieves first full-year annual profit since IPO, India's Cardiotrack secures $2m in pre-series A funding led by seasoned angel investor

Indonesia's Wagely secures $23 million funding amidst financial drought, Fairbanc expands into the Philippines in partnership with Unilever

Singapore's Tada launches ride-hailing services in Thailand to take on Grab, Digido serves over one million Filipinos

KMP invests in AI computer vision and consumer engagement advertising platform SmartRetail, Baidu reveals first revenue from AI chatbot Ernie

Unified contact centre platform K-LINK nets funding for SEA expansion, Asialink secures ₱4 Billion investment from PE firm Creador

Refy raises $525K pre-seed to accelerate green asset project financing in PH-SEA, Web3 development tools startup BuildBear Labs nets $1.9M funding

Vietnamese fintech firm 1Long raises $500,000 for technology development

India's Varaha raises $8.7M in Series A funding round led by RTP Global, Quest Ventures backs IoT hugging vest maker Dolbomdream

Prefer secures US$2M funding to expand bean-free coffee brand to Philippines, Helicap partners with Bank Danamon to boost Indonesia's alternative lending industry

Singapore-based fintech firm UNO Digital Bank raises $32.1M for expansion in the Philippines

GCash collaborates with Philippines' cybercrime agency to combat financial fraud, Singapore fintech platform Xalts acquires contour network from consortium of global banks

Accelerating Asia backs B2B retail marketplace PriyoShop in US$5M round, ACO Tech, MARii, and Geno sign deal to boost Malaysia's EV ecosystem

India's Ayekart raises $6.5m in Series A funding led by Omnivore, Siana Capital, Unleash Capital Partners

Philippine EV delivery firm Mober secures $2m seed funding for green logistics expansion

PasarPolis unveils strategic plans to capture Indonesia's insurtech market opportunities

Philippine foreign direct investment net inflows surge to almost 2-year high, Japanese startup engineers pigs for organ donation

Philippine E-commerce enabler Etaily takes regional leap with Singapore expansion

ChargeSini sets sights on transforming Malaysia's EV landscape with smart charging solutions

Kopi Kenangan and Fore Coffee join forces to find blend in international expansion, Toyota's home ground becomes a hub for drone and space startups

Coins.ph announces global expansion, aiming to reach wider audience, Incomlend acquires LC Lite to expand crypto-fiat investor base

Singapore-based crypto payment app Oobit concludes $25 million Series A funding round

Japan's Towa eyes largest chipmaking machine order from South Korea, IFC invests $56m in global IME bank to bolster gender and climate financing in Nepal

AI boom fuels rising demand for server cooling technology, Seiko Epson leverages paper recycling tech to recover fibers from clothing

China's CXMT sets sights on producing nation's inaugural advanced memory chips for AI, GoTo and TikTok finalize merger, forging strategic partnership in Indonesia

Venture Capital funding for Japanese startups reaches unprecedented $9.7 billion, Antler leads $5.1m pre-seed funding for 37 startups in SEA

Keisuke Honda's startup fund prioritizes nurturing decacorns, India's Ecofy raises $10.83m funding from FMO to support expansion

Innovative Philippine startup Amica AI's Haven chatbot addresses loneliness issues, Airasia soars as monthly active users surge 48% in 4Q 2023

HashKey Exchange forms strategic alliance with Animoca Brands to boost digital entertainment and Web3 ecosystem in Asia

Singapore-based accelerator Antler shifts focus to more mature startups in 2024, Chinese gaming stocks surge after regulator withdraws draft rules.

Clime Capital secures $127M in first close of South East Asia Clean Energy Fund II, China's BYD supports Singapore startup in ASEAN E-Motorbike competition

BuildMart PH and Hubware join forces to drive digitalization in the construction industry, BYD's Thai distributor to triple EV dealerships and expand commercial offerings

Malaysian food startup 'Meals in Minutes' secures $1.5m funding to expand operations globally, StartUp Village launches 'SOAR' program to spotlight Filipino startups globally

Hong Kong's HashKey group secures unicorn status, Singapore's agritech innovator, DayaTani, secures impressive $2.3M in seed round financing

Baidu denies allegations of military links to Ernie AI chatbot, Japanese banks amp up support for late-stage startups fueling innovation

Thai insurtech Roojai expands regional footprint with acquisition of Indonesia's Lifepal

Sprout Solutions acquires JustPayroll, Delivery app Borzo shuts operations in the Philippines

Bellsystem24 expands AI-supported call center services to Taiwan, Wavemaker Partners secures minimum of $24.5 million for latest Southeast Asia fund

Paytm parent company to invest $12 million in India's gift city for global financial ecosystem

Japan sets strict rules for big tech to tackle online defamation, Asia Partners' Southeast Asia tech fund secures impressive $474m in final closing

China halts exports of rare-earth magnet technologies, raising global concerns

Global startup funding sees sluggish year-end, 2023 marks lowest venture funding since 2018, Asean IPO proceeds fall 20% to $5.6 billion in 2023, EY reports

Asia's data center boom: rapid growth and complexity, Chinese carmarket under pressure: price wars and intensifying EV competition loom in 2024.

Khazanah and CGC Digital invest in funding societies to broaden financing access to MSMEs

Chinese Venture Capitalists eye Southeast Asia as a potential lifeline during funding winter, US Development Finance Corporation greenlights loan for Indonesian clean energy firm, Medco Cahaya Geothermal

Indian car-sharing platform Zoomcar completes SPAC merger

2024: Asia's cautiously optimistic Venture Capital outlook, Monex group's $39.8m move into crypto pioneering, and Gentari's clean energy leap into offshore wind

China unveils final regulations for Alipay, WeChat Pay, and similar platforms , Japan panel advocates protecting copyrighted work from AI training

Vietnamese private equity firms poised to increase capital deployment in 2024, Thailand's Kasikornbank facilitates token-based funding opportunities for companies, as per report

Foxconn soars into space exploration for signs of life beyond iPhone, Vantage Data Centers prepares for surge in AI demand across Southeast Asia

Biorithm secures $3.5 million in Series A Funding with co-leadership from Adaptive Capital Partners and SEEDS Capital, boosting Singapore's innovation drive.

Indonesian beauty brand Rosé All Day Cosmetics secures $5.41 million in Series A Funding , GoTo Group and TikTok join forces with UGM to nourish Indonesia's digital talent

South Korean comics and dramas embrace the integration of AI technology, Indonesian aquaculture pioneer eFishery completes successful India pilot, eyes global expansion

LINE NEXT secures record $140 million investment to drive NFT and Web3 expansion, Saudi startup Blink secures $2.1m to expand online ordering platform in the Middle East

Sweef Capital secures strategic investment in Vietnam’s USM healthcare, Indonesia to conduct audit of TikTok, Tokopedia e-commerce trial partnership

Tokyo aims to boost marriages with matchmaking app, TikTok and Tokopedia to merge E-commerce operations following Indonesian ban

Bank BTN and Mandiri Capital Indonesia launch BTN Fund to invest in digital technology with a housing focus, Gacha Monsters secures $3 million seed investment for Web3 Entertainment Ventures

Japan's upcoming unicorns confront challenges ranging from automation to fusion, Klook raises $210 million to fuel expansion and innovation in travel experiences

Ant Group chair applauds GCash as top start-up investment, TikTok and Tokopedia may soon reveal Indonesian e-commerce agreement

Circulate Capital successfully concludes $73m climate tech fund , Byju’s faces potential need to utilize Epic sale funds to sustain operations

Gogoro debuts intelligent scooters and battery swapping technology in the Philippines, Construction tech company Gravel lands $14m funding from prominent investors.

Singapore-based Fenix 360 to go public in $610 million merger with DUET Acquisition Corp, Vietnam based FEBE Ventures launches $75 million second fund targeting global seed-stage founders

Fr8Labs in Singapore raises $1.5m in seed funding to fuel market expansion, Cradle Fund Malaysia names Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke as group CEO

Catcha to secure 51% of digital symphony for RM21.1 million, Swiss investor unveils $500 million climate strategy focused on Asia

Record participation and global expansion mark successful close of Singapore Fintech Festival 2023, GCash partners with Mayani to launch Philippines' largest agricredit movement for rural financial inclusion

Philippine Startup Week 2023 celebrates local innovation and entrepreneurship, Indonesian agritech startup JALA raises $13.1m in Series A to expand shrimp farming tech

Southeast Asia's tech ecosystem breaks funding records in 2023, Philippine government and private sector embrace Web3

Handprint emerges victorious in tech in Asia's Startup Arena 2023 , TikTok considers investment in Indonesia's GoTo to reinvigorate online shopping

PropertyGuru reports Q3 net profit of $224,022, Singapore's iFAST unveils digital hub in Malaysia

Scapia secures $23 million in funding round led by Elevation Capital, 3STATE Ventures, and other investors, Astra Financial and WeLab unveil digital banking services in Indonesia

XREX Singapore secures in-principle approval for major payment institution license from MAS , Ecommerce SaaS company Unicommerce sets sights on IPO in second half of 2024

Malaysia and Singapore launch cross-border real-time payment systems connectivity, Binance Labs invests in $ARKM token to support on-chain insights at scale across the blockchain ecosystem

Industry partners with MAS to create generative AI risk framework for financial sector, Payu sets sights on B2B payments and credit strategies with new leadership

JCorp funds $1.74M in Singapore agritech firm Archisen, Sea Limited surprises with $144M net loss in Q3 despite revenue growth

Climate funds surge into Southeast Asia for investment opportunities, etaily raises $17.8 million in series a funding

DiDi achieves initial quarterly profit since 2021 amid easing regulatory challenges, WalkMe takes SaaS company Whatfix to court

Grab makes history with first profitable quarter, posting $29 million adjusted EBITDA, Indonesian startup Plana wins top spot in KOREA-ASEAN business model competition for SDGS

Dat Bike unveils affordable electric scooter to drive green mobility uptake in Vietnam, BondbloX raises $6 million in Series B funding to scale its bond exchange platform

Embedded finance takes center stage in the Philippines' revitalized digital transformation efforts, Wishcare secures funding from Unilever Ventures for personal-care brand

Swarm raises $1.1 million from Hustle Fund, Plug and Play and Angels, Flipkart billionaire founder Binny Bansal set to unveil a covert AI startup

The Sandbox announces a new $100 million Sand Game maker fund, Udaan, the e-commerce startup, is streamlining its expenses in preparation for its IPO in 2025

Singapore based Clay Capital announces $145 million global fund, Engine Biosciences gets $27 million Series A extension

SPH Media agrees to acquire Tech in Asia, Funding Societies raises $7.5 million in debt from Norfund

Southeast Asia's digital economy is set to surpass $100 billion in revenue this year, Funding into mental health startups takes a hit globally

Talino Venture Studios obtains $5 million to advance financial inclusion in emerging economies, Singapore-based REDEX secures $10 million in series a funding

PasarPolis, set to disrupt the insurance industry across Southeast Asia, Curlec by Razorpay acquires payment license from bank Negara Malaysia

J&T express makes historic debut on Hong Kong stock exchange, Singapore-based car-sharing marketplace Drive Lah secures $5 million investment

Youtrip secures $50 million in Series B funding to expedite regional growth in Singapore, Indonesian startup Kopital ventures raises $12 million in inaugural funding round

Singapore-based Qosmosys reveals $100 million in seed funding, Hextar Technologies enters the fintech realm with the launch of a mobile super app

India's GigaML secures $3.6m in seed funding led by Nexus Venture partners, Singapore's Inteluck raises $34 million in series c funding, with Navegar at the helm

Alipay+ partners LankaPay to enhance digital travel experience to and from Sri Lanka and Singapore's Protolabs raises $2.2m in oversubscribed seed round

DCG acquires Lamudi Philippines and Indonesia, Cosmos Innovation raises $19.7 million series a round

BharatAgri secures $4 million in funding, Google introduces AI-powered features for users and businesses in India, and GCash enhances security measures for money transfers

East Ventures unveils a $30 million healthcare investment fund, Longi commits $380 million to establish a Solar PV manufacturing hub, and Tap Invest secures $2m investment

RuralNet bags $2.15 million seed funding from Kickstart Ventures, Agnikul Cosmos secures over $26 million in funding, Equanimity Ventures takes the lead with a $500,000 investment

Eazy Digital raises $1Million to expand in Malaysia and Philippines, Loship enhances customer experience with a podcast feature, and Amoda secures funding from East Ventures

Sprout Solutions inches closer to profitability, SoPa set to raise $40 million, Luna raises from TNB aura, and TikTok faces scrutiny in Malaysia

Floadia raises $7 Million from Inabata, Mesh Bio gets investment from East Ventures and Lazada collaborates with DTI

Peddlr lauches Kanto Ads, Petpal sets sights on creating 'superapp' for pet care, and Jungle Ventures unveils seed-stage program aiding emerging Asian entrepreneurs

Crossfund raises $1.5 Million, Worq secures Pre-Series B, and HitPay partners with GCash

Good Doctor raises $10m series A Funding, 1982 Ventures bolsters regional team, and Onsurity raises $24M from IFC

Funding into Southeast Asia's Fintech Startup Plunges 74% in Q3 2023

Investree Raises a $231 Million Series D Round, GoJek partners with Kerete Commuter International, and Kaya Founders launches Angel Network

Singapore’s Rainforest secures $21.5M in funding, Krafton India launches gaming incubator, and Philippines’ Kita Agritech secures $3M in seed funding

GCash acquires ECPay for $40.6M, GoTo secures $150-M funding from IFC, Softbank launches IoT business in APAC

PayMongo adds tech industry titans into their board, Quest Ventures partners with NDC, VTAC acquires, 17 Live Inc ,and Gobi invests in BoomGrow

Spenmo announces Termination of Services, Viddsee Co-Founder Steps Down and TikTok Shop faces regulation in Indonesia

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