Southeast Asia IPO raised surges 85 percent on year to $2.5B in first half – EY
Southeast Asia saw a total of 35 initial public offerings (IPOs) that raised $2.5 billion, down 30 percent in volume and 85 percent increase in proceeds compared with 50 IPOs…
July 17, 2026
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Singaporeans use Gemini for professional tasks, Vietnamese for math-coding, Malaysian for creative: Google
Singapore leads Southeast Asia in per capita adoption of Google's Gemini AI platform and ranks first globally by the same measure, while Vietnam dominates the region in…
July 17, 2026
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ASEAN emerges as key market, manufacturing hub for EVs – BMI
As electric vehicle (EV) adoption accelerates across South East Asia, ASEAN is evolving from an emerging demand center into an increasingly important manufacturing and…
July 17, 2026
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US investor Srinivasan seeks meeting with Anwar’s office after startup school in Forest City raided
Earlier this week, Malaysia launched an immigration probe into people associated with Srinivasan's startup school, saying that individuals may have flouted immigration rules.
July 17, 2026
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Singapore’s cryptography solution firm pQCee raises $3.9M seed round to scale quantum-safe encryption globally
Singapore-based pQCee, a post-quantum cryptography solutions firm, has raised $3.9 million in a seed funding round co-led by SGInnovate and Lotus One Investment, with…
July 17, 2026
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Singaporean-founded Paymonade secures license to provide crypto-asset services in Europe
Singaporean-Founded Paymonade has been granted a MiCA license by Liechtenstein's Financial Market Authority (FMA) to provide regulated crypto-asset services across all 30 states…
July 17, 2026
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Singapore’s Crypto.com secures $400M strategic investment from Citadel Securities
Crypto.com announced Thursday a strategic $400 million investment from Citadel Securities valuing the company at $20 billion.
July 17, 2026
Singapore’s Whale raises $40M to bring Series C to $100M, targets MENA, Europe
Singapore-based enterprise AI company Whale has raised $40 million in a Series C extension, bringing its total Series C funding to $100 million, as it looks to expand operations…
July 17, 2026
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The next 500 million investors won’t look like the last 500 million
We believe the platforms that will shape the next chapter of wealth management won’t necessarily be the ones serving the most sophisticated investors. They’ll be the ones that…
July 17, 2026
APAC enterprises shifting AI focus from time savings to competitive advantage: LinqAlpha executive
Organisations in Asia-Pacific are moving beyond measuring artificial intelligence (AI) by time saved and are increasingly seeking differentiated insights and competitive…
July 16, 2026







































