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Vietnam climate tech funding falls 52% in 2025, with mid-sized gap and talent shortage
Recorded climate tech funding in Vietnam fell 52 percent in 2025 to $49.86 million across 33 transactions, from $104.20 million across 60 transactions in 2024, according to the "Vietnam Climate Tech Ecosystem Report 2026."
Malaysia launches ASEAN startup digital centre at Cradle LIVE! Summit 2026
Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), through Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, opened the Cradle LIVE! Summit 2026 in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (November 4).
Hong Kong startup funding slips to $94.1M in October 2026, down 77% from September
The Hong Kong Monthly Funding Tracker for October 2026 recorded a pullback in total capital deployment, reaching $94.09 million across 5 rounds.
Southeast Asia startup funding surges to $3.68B in October 2026, up 1,665% from September
The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for October 2026 recorded a surge in total capital deployment, reaching $3,682.7 million across 13 rounds.
mamun raises $3M seed to finance Gulf-Asia trade from Muscat
mamun, a Sharia-compliant trade finance platform, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Phaze Ventures through its Oman Fund, with participation from Jasoor Ventures.
Tencent Cloud expands Singapore AI offering with new tools, partners, hackathon talent program
Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, is expanding enterprise AI capabilities, ecosystem partnerships, and talent development initiatives in Singapore.
Digital Penang, TikTok Shop honor top sellers in Malaysia as accelerator closes
Malaysia’s digitalization agency Digital Penang and TikTok Shop have closed their TikTok Shop Accelerator Program, recognising the top three sellers from the incubation cohort.
Ondine Capital closes first round of Fund III with Taiwan chip firms as LPs
Ondine Capital has announced the first close of its third US dollar-denominated venture fund, with commitments from institutional and strategic limited partners, including several leading Taiwanese semiconductor companies.
Viettel unveils VGC v1.0, first chip in Made-in-Vietnam line
Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee and top telco Viettel have unveiled a secure semiconductor platform, with the VGC v1.0 chip as its first product.
Vietnam’s FPT starts trial operations at chip testing-packaging plant
Vietnam’s tech giant FPT has put its advanced semiconductor chip testing and packaging plant into trial operation in Bac Ninh province, northern Vietnam.
