Indonesian startup Mimin expands Generative AI services to Malaysia and Singapore

Mimin, the Indonesian platform enabler revolutionizing customer service through artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chat, has announced its expansion into Malaysia and Singapore.

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Empowering excellence: Women at the forefront of cyber resilience

The #cybersecurity industry has historically been characterized as a male-dominated field. This industry has seen a great scarcity of women forging a career within its ranks. In…

Lessons from the fallout of JPEX: Rethink compliance in crypto business

The industry desperately needs to refresh how it does marketing to avoid lasting reputation damage.

Malaysia’s Vircle receives venture capital injection from Kumpulan Modal Perdana, Gobi Partners

Vircle, a Malaysian neobanking service provider, has successfully secured venture capital (VC) funding for its seed round from co-lead investors Kumpulan Modal Perdana (KMP), a…

India’s Aequs raises $54M in funding round led by Singapore-based Amansa Capital

Precision manufacturing company Aequs Pvt. Ltd., has raised $54 million in a fresh round of equity funding led by Singapore-based Amansa Capital, which brings on board five new…

SHEIN acquires British women fashion brand Missguided

SHEIN, a Singapore-based online fashion and lifestyle retailer, has announced the acquisition of Missguided, a British women's fashion brand, from Frasers Group. The acquisition…

Fusang Exchange tokenizes and lists digital sukuk backed by IILM

Fusang Exchange, a Malaysia-based digital stock exchange operator, has on Monday announced the successful tokenization and listing of a digital sukuk representing the…

Indonesia’s GoTo reports significant drop in third quarter losses

PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, on Monday announced that the firm has reported significant drop in third quarter losses, driven by…

Singapore’s REDEX raises $10M in Series A funding led by Aramco Ventures

REDEX, a Singapore-based renewable energy certificates (RECs) solutions provider, announced Tuesday the successful completion of a $10 million Series A funding round. Aramco…

Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Investment Fund invests $50M in Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands

Saudi Arabia-based NEOM Investment Fund will invest $50 million in Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands. Animoca Brands has entered into a strategic partnership memorandum…

Malaysia’s PNB, EPF, KWAP co-invest in high-tech industrial asset Kulim II for $420M

Malaysian funds Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), and Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) have signed a sale and leaseback…

Korea Investment Partners Southeast Asia closes $60M flagship Southeast Asia VC fund

Korea Investment Partners Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (KIPSEA), the Singapore-based team of Korea Investment Partners (KIP) has successfully closed $60 million for its first flagship…

Gentari partners AM Green to drive large-scale green hydrogen production with global reach

Malaysian clean energy firm Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari) has partnered AM Green BV (AM Green) to jointly invest, in phases, into a green ammonia platform, AM Green Ammonia Holdings…

Thailand’s NIA and Maejo University showcase ten AgBioTech-powered startups at AgBioTech Incubation 2023 Demo Day

Thailand public organization National Innovation Agency (NIA) and Maejo University have showcased ten AgBioTech-powered startups that are poised to revolutionize agriculture at…