East Ventures market outlook 2025: Thriving in the new transitions and realizing a “believable Southeast Asia”

Firmly, East Ventures stands beyond the baseline, with revenue from the growth-stage portfolio companies rising 40 percent year-on-year (YoY), surpassing that of SEA by nearly…

Funding Societies partners foodpanda to offer financing for Bumiputera merchants in Malaysia

Funding Societies, Southeast Asia’s small and medium enterprise (SME) digital finance platform, has extended its partnership with global delivery firm Delivery Hero's subsidiary…

Singapore’s Keppel REIT divests Cyberjaya data center in Malaysia for $12.24M

Singapore-based Keppel DC REIT has divested a data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia for MYR 55.1 million ($12.24 million).

[CES 2025]Toyota, Aurora & Continental join growing list of NVIDIA partners rolling out next-generation highly automated & autonomous vehicle fleets

“The autonomous vehicle revolution has arrived, and automotive will be one of the largest AI and robotics industries,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “NVIDIA is…

Malaysia’s U Mobile, Felda team up for digital transformation

U Mobile, a Malaysia-based 5G network provider, has signed an agreement with government agency Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA), that will enable the telco to play a…

EAAIF invests $20M in Vietnam’s CME Solar

The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, has announced a $20 million investment…

Indonesia’s Bobobox launches five new properties

Indonesian capsule hotel and cabin operator Bobobox said Monday that it has launched five new properties in Indonesia.

Digido: Philippines’ digital lending market to potentially exceed $1B in 2025

The digital lending market in the Philippines — consisting of duly-registered non-bank digital lenders and digital banks — could exceed $1 billion in the second half of 2025, with…

TNGlobal Tracker: Startup Funding Snapshot for December 2024

The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for December 2024 highlights some recovery in funding activity. Total funding amounted to $211 million across 16 rounds, marking a…

Ant International sees lots of progress made in Southeast Asia on FinTech developments like QR payments & inclusive finance

"We see a lot of progress made in Southeast Asia on fintech developments like QR payments and inclusive finance, where the region is already seen as a leader in broad…