TNGlobal Tracker: Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Snapshot September 2026

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for September 2026 recorded a sharp pullback in total capital deployment, reaching $82.7 million across 13 rounds.

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Singapore consumers open to AI agents but want guardrails, Ping Identity survey finds

A Ping Identity survey of 1,000 Singapore consumers finds willingness to use AI agents alongside strong concerns about representation, data access, oversight and regulation.

Datakrew, Gaadin link EV battery, vehicle and charging intelligence

Datakrew and Gaadin plan to connect EV battery and vehicle analytics with charging and energy-management software for fleet operators.

Climate Impact Innovations Challenge awards $800,000 to 3 to programs in Indonesia

Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2026, Indonesia’s largest climate tech competition, has concluded and awarded Rp15 billion ($840,000) to three participants to pilot…

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Philippines’ Skyro launches pioneering cashback program in home market

The program is available to eligible users of SkyroCredit, Skyro's reusable digital credit line within the Skyro app, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

Mobility app Setel introduces Malaysia’s first multilingual voice fueling experience

Malaysia's mobility app Setel has introduced Voice Fuelling, an AI-powered experience that lets users activate their fuel pump using voice commands.

AI trend to boost Southeast Asia’s GDP growth, Vietnam tops region at 7.4%: WB

The AI trend can help drive up the economic growth of Southeast Asia and Vietnam can top the region's GDP growth in 2026 with 7.4 percent, followed by Indonesia with 5.2 percent…

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In Southeast Asia, corporate credibility increasingly starts with the data

PR consultant Salsabila Syifa Atma examines how fragmented business data can affect the credibility of corporate claims as Southeast Asian companies digitize and adopt AI.

Granite Asia, Google AI fund to co-invest up to $2M per Asian AI startup

Singapore-based Granite Asia, a $11 billion private capital platform, and Google's AI Futures Fund will jointly back AI startups in Asia, co-investing up to $2 million in each…

Lumen’s Francis Thangasamy on the infrastructure behind responsible enterprise AI [Q&A]

Lumen Technologies APAC Managing Director Francis Thangasamy discusses AI readiness, governance, federated learning, infrastructure resilience and how enterprises should measure…

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