Singapore’s Account Labs raises $7.7M to launch Google-login Web3 wallet

Account Labs, the Singapore-based Web3 wallet solution provider, has on Thursday announced it has raised $7.7 million from lead investors Amber Group, MixMarvel DAO Ventures, and…

Indonesia’s LUNA raises funds from TNB Aura and others for expansion

LUNA, an Indonesian embedded fintech and vertical software as a service (SaaS) platform for retailers and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), has on Thursday…

Japan’s embedded flash memory developer Floadia raises $7M from INABATA and others

Japan-based embedded flash memory developer Floadia Corporation has raised approximately JPY 1.05 billion ($7.04 million) in Series D round. As a first closing, Inabata &…

Singaporean health deep tech startup Mesh Bio secures investment from East Ventures

Mesh Bio, a Singapore-based health deep tech startup, announced Thursday that it had raised an undisclosed amount of funding from East Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on…

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BMI sees Petronas’ private 5G deployment adds momentum to Malaysian digital transformation

BMI Industry Research said Thursday that Malaysian energy group Petronas' Private 5G deployment will add momentum to Malaysiandigital transformation. It opined that private 5G…

Malaysia’s DRB-Hicom and China’s Geely set framework for development of Automotive Hi-Tech Valley

Malaysian conglomerate DRB-Hicom has inked master collaboration agreement (MCA) with Chinese automkaer Zhejiang Geely Holdings Group for the development of the Automotive…

Japan’s NTT launches $50M data center in Malaysia

NTT Ltd, a Japan-based information technology (IT) infrastructure and services company, has launched its new data center in Malaysia with an investment of over MYR 234 million…

Vietnam’s game developers, publishers level up with Google Cloud to establish the country as a global games industry powerhouse

Vietnam’s game developers and publishers VNGGames, Amanotes, and Wolffun Game have levelled up with Google Cloud to establish the country as a global games industry powerhouse.

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to invest $8B in renewable energy projects in Malaysia

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s clean energy powerhouse plans to invest $8 billion for renewable energy projects in Malaysia.…

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Insignia AI Notes #10: Autonomous AI agents as apps of the future

Broadly speaking, internet connectivity and #smartphone devices were necessary for #mobile applications to flourish in demand. In the same way, #AgentOps is a necessary layer to…

Japan’s Beyond Next Ventures achieves first close of its deeptech fund at over $67.17M

Japan-based venture capital firm Beyond Next Ventures, Inc. said Wednesday that it has achieved first close of its deeptech fund at over $67.17 million. The firm said it will…

Gojek expands services to users in Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces

Indonesian technology firm Gojek has on Tuesday announced its expansion to Binh Duong (Di An, Thuan An, Thu Dau Mot) and Dong Nai (Bien Hoa) provinces, neighboring cities of Ho…

Jungle Ventures launches program to support early-stage startups

Singapore-based venture capital firm Jungle Ventures is launching First Cheque@Jungle, a bespoke program for partnering with seasoned operators at idea, pre-seed and seed stages.

PH startup PetPal plans to build ‘superapp’ as it targets $1.6B pet care market in Southeast Asia [Q&A]

In the interview, 917Venture Head of Ideation and Acceleration Glenn Estrella also shared PetPal’s short-term and long-term plans, the potential and opportunities the company sees…