Malaysia’s MYEG seals deal to deploy blockchain-based customs clearance between the Philippines and China

Malaysian digital services company MY E.G. Services Berhad (MYEG) has entered into a collaboration and secured regulatory approval to deploy its blockchain-based customs clearance…

Haymarket HQ launches Southeast Asia Tech Immersion Mission to support Australian firms to explore opportunities in SEA

Haymarket HQ, an Australia-based go-to-market accelerator, has on Thursday announced the launch of the Southeast Asia Tech Immersion Mission, which is funded by Investment NSW, to…

UEM partners local, foreign investors to develop hybrid solar photovoltaic power plant in Malaysia

UEM Group Berhad, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah), has inked Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with local and…

Malaysia government, GLICs to invest $211M to support startups, technopreneurs

Malaysia ranked 20th in the world based on the report of The Global Startup Ecosystem 2023, valuing the Malaysian start-up ecosystem at $46 billion for the first half of 2020 to…

Cainiao launches first warehouse in Jakarta as part of regional cHub expansion plan

Cainiao Group, the logistics arm of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Limited, has on Thursday announced the launch of its first warehouse, Cainiao Cikarang Logistics…

Former Lazada CEO Ray Alimurung joins Philippine sari-sari store enabler Packworks’ Board of Advisors

Packworks, a Philippine startup that provides a business-to-business (B2B) open platform to sari-sari stores, has welcomed Ray Alimurung, former Lazada Chairman and Chief…

Singaporean government partners Google Cloud to launch AI Trailblazers to accelerate generative AI development

Singaporean government has partnered Google Cloud to launch “AI Trailblazers", which is designed to help organizations in Singapore identify real-world challenges that can be…

Goodwater raises over $1B to support consumer technology startups globally

Goodwater, the United States-based venture capital fund exclusively focused on consumer tech investments, announced Tuesday that it has raised over $1 billion across its family of…

Singapore’s SUNRATE closes Series D-2 funding round led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia

SUNRATE, a Singapore-based intelligent global payment and treasury management platform, announced Thursday that it has raised an extended Series D (Series D-2) funding round from…

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Jobseekers are turning their backs on employers who don’t offer seamless digital experiences

For many organizations, whose future success depends on their ability to address skills gaps and bring new talent into the workforce, the benefits of seamless digital experience…

Singapore’s Mirxes to list in Hong Kong after securing $50M in Series D funding

Mirxes Holding Company Limited, a Singapore-headquartered biotech firm, announced Tuesday that it has filed listing application with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited after…

Foodpanda partners TabSquare to deliver AI-powered solutions to digitalize dining experiences in restaurants across Asia

Germany-based food and grocery delivery network Foodpanda has partnered with Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered in-restaurant solutions provider TabSquare to…

Philippine market insights start-up Agile Data rakes in $494,347 revenue for 2023

Philippine tech start-up Agile Data has on Wednesday announced an annual net revenue of PHP 27 million ($494,347) for 2023, with cost of goods sold (COGS) conservatively sitting…