This Malaysian startup offering cafe syrup with zero sugar plans to expand regionally

“We are planning to get halal certification for our Timi Syrup so that we can approach well-establish cafes. We are also planning to export to neighbouring countries and planning…

Cyber Youth Singapore’s Ben Chua on CYSummit 2023 and empowering the next generation of tech leaders [Q&A]

"CYSummit serves as a platform to help youth explore their interest in technology and obtain opportunities to positively influence their community. Our main goal is to empower…

Germany’s Infineon invests up to $5.46B to build largest 200-millimeter SiC Power Fab in Malaysia

Germany's semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG will build the world’s largest 200-millimeter SiC (silicon carbide) Power Fab in Kulim, Malaysia. Over the next five…

Alibaba Cloud open sources Tongyi Qianwen with 7 billion parameter model

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has announced its latest contribution to the open-source community by open-sourcing its…

Canada’s Tenstorrent raises $100M strategic up-round co-led by Hyundai, Samsung

Canadian chip startup Tenstorrent has announced that it has closed a $100 million strategic financing up-round led by Hyundai Motor Group and Samsung Catalyst Fund. The round also…

Temasek to invest $145M in Indian Mahindra & Mahindra EV unit

Singaporean state investor Temasek will invest INR 1,200 crore ($145.02 million) into Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd's electric vehicle (EV) unit for up to 3 percent…

Soft Space, Hong Leong Bank and JCB expand JCB card acceptance in Malaysia

Malaysia-based fintech-as-a-service provider Soft Space, Japan-based international payment brand JCB's international operations subsidiary JCB International (JCBI), and Malaysian…

Gobi Partners bolsters HealthTech portfolio to $11.8M in Greater Bay ASEAN

Pan-Asian venture capital firm Gobi Partners has bolstered its HealthTech portfolio with an aggregate investment of $11.8 million, spreading across 12 dynamic startups within…

Funding Societies partners CGC Digital to support MSMEs via digital supply chain financing guarantee

Singapore-based digital financing platform Funding Societies has partnered with CGC Digital, the FinTech subsidiary of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC), to…

Australian clean energy company MGA Thermal secures $8.25M funding to accelerate operations

Australian clean energy company MGA Thermal, has secured $8.25 million in funding as it prepares to scale its long-duration energy storage (LDES) solution. The fundraising effort…