Indonesia’s Travelio raises an undisclosed Series C funding led by a large Korean financial group

Indonesia-based home rental startup Travelio has raised an undisclosed Series C funding round led by a large Korean financial group.

2023 VinFuture InnovaTalk series: applying new technologies to increase agriculture production while reducing post-harvest losses

The VinFuture Foundation's launch of the 2023 InnovaTalk series on agriculture has highlighted the potential for new technologies to revolutionize the industry.

Telkom to integrate broadband arm IndiHome into Telkomsel

Telkomsel major shareholders Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) and Indonesian telecommunications firm Telkom have signed an agreement to spin off and integrate Telkom's fixed…

Singapore’s Eleos Labs partners Grab to offer anti-theft and fraud detection solutions to Polygon

Eleos Labs, a Singapore-headquartered Web3 cybersecurity startup, has partnered with GrabDefence, a proprietary anti-fraud software as a service (SaaS) solution from Southeast…

Indian e-mobility startup Magenta Mobility raises $22M from bp and Morgan Stanley India Infrastructure

Indian e-mobility firm Magenta Mobility has secured $22 million equity investment from bp ventures, the venture capital arm of United Kingdom-based oil and gas firm bp, and Morgan…

ORIGIN Conference Explores the Future of Southeast Asia’s Tech Landscape at BEYOND Expo 2023

ORIGIN Conference, a Southeast Asia-focused content track at BEYOND, is an exclusive event that brings together industry leaders, investors, and innovators to discuss the rapidly…

Amazon India and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting join hands to boost India’s creative economy

Amazon India has on Wednesday announced that it has signed a letter of engagement (LoE) with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), government of India, with an…

Indonesia sees consistent improvement in EV-DCI up to 2023, says East Ventures

Indonesia's East Ventures - Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) has increased for four consecutive years with the median score of 38.5 in 2023, said Singapore-based venture…

Toku acquires customer engagement firm Activeo Singapore to boost APAC businesses

Toku, a Singapore-based dedicated cloud communications provider, has on Tuesday announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Southeast Asia operations of Activeo, a…

Oracle opens second cloud region in Singapore to meet growing cloud services demand

American technology firm Oracle has on Tuesday announced its plans to open a second cloud region in Singapore to meet the rapidly growing demand for its cloud services in South…

Swiss fund manager SUSI Partners invests in solar developer Asia Clean Capital Vietnam

Swiss fund manager SUSI Partners, through its Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF), has agreed to invest in Asia Clean Capital Vietnam (ACCV), a developer and operator of rooftop…

Malaysia’s Soft Space raises $31.5M Series B1 funding led by Southern Capital Group

Soft Space Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia-based financial technology (Fintech) player, has on Thursday announced it has raised $31.5 million in its latest funding round. Southern Capital…

Singapore’s agritech firm Archisen eyes expansion to cities in APAC & Middle East while expanding capacity at home market [Q&A]

In just a short span of six years, Archisen’s 7,000 sq ft farm has grown to account for the production of about 1 percent of leafy vegetables grown locally by producing up to 100…

Malaysia, China explore blockchain technology for PCO to facilitate Malaysia’s exports to China

Malaysia and China are exploring blockchain technology for preferential certificate of origin (PCO) to better facilitate Malaysia's exports to China.