Malaysia unveils blueprint for venture capital growth and economic empowerment

Malaysia has on Monday unveiled a blueprint for venture capital growth and economic empowerment. Crafted through meticulous collaboration and strategic foresight, this roadmap is…

MAS launches COSMIC to strengthen financial system’s defence against money laundering, terrorism financing

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Monday launched COSMIC, the first centralized digital platform to facilitate sharing of customer information among financial…

Tin Men Capital leads $2.7M Pre-Series A round investment in Singapore’s Ailytics

Ailytics, a Singapore-based business to business (B2B) heavy industry software startup, has successfully secured its oversubscribed Pre-A funding of $2.7 milllion, led by…

FinDoc partners Malaysia’s CTOS to offer AI-enhanced ID verification in loan eligibility screening

FinDoc Sdn Bhd (FinDoc), a Malaysia-based FinTech startup, has announced a strategic partnership with CTOS Data Systems Sdn Bhd (CTOS), a Malaysia-based credit reporting agency,…

Capital A partners Trip.com to enhance travel offerings

Malaysia-based Capital A announced last Friday it has signed a comprehensive partnership with China’s leading global travel service provider Trip.com Group, aimed at enhancing…

GGV Capital Asia rebrands as Granite Asia

GGV Capital, a global venture firm, has rebranded its Asian operations as Granite Asia, reflecting the plan to become the region’s leading multi-asset investment platform.

India’s SuperK raises $6M in Series A funding led by Blume Ventures

Indian branded franchised retail chain for small towns of India SuperK has raised $6 million in a Series A round of funding led by Blume Ventures. The round also saw participation…

Capital A’s digital arm forms strategic partnership with Ant International

The partnership covers various areas, exploring to integrate more payment methods and providing acquiring services to Capital A’s platforms, work on digital marketing and…

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New business opportunities under the GPU gap

From AI startups like #OpenAI to the top three public clouds of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, and new cloud service challengers like CoreWeave and Lambda, to large technology…

Malaysia’s MDEC to introduce new Malaysia Digital incentives

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) under the newly established Ministry of Digital in Malaysia said it will introduce new Malaysia Digital (MD) tax incentives in May to…

MetaPals partners WildBrain to launch Teletubbies AI digital companions

MetaPals, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) digital companion platform, is partnering with global amination studio WildBrain’s beloved Teletubbies to bring together…

Indonesia’s PasarPolis reports two times revenue growth since its last funding round until 2023

PasarPolis, a Insurtech company based in Indonesia, has reported a 2 times revenue growth since its last funding round until 2023. It has maintained a positive gross margin since…

Vietnam’s VinFast officially starts sales of C-segment electric SUV in Indonesia

Vietnamese car maker VinFast Auto has officially opened sales of the VF e34, a C-segment electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) with a right-hand drive configuration, marking…

Singapore’s StealthMole bags $7M in Series A funding round led by Korea Investment Partners

StealthMole, a Singapore-based cybersecurity firm, has bagged $7 million in a Series A funding round led by Korea Investment Partners (KIP). The round was also joined by Hibiscus…