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Cashku, a Malaysian AI-native digital wealth platform, has signed a distribution agreement with KAF Investment Funds Berhad to bring a selected range of the fund house's funds onto its platform.

Choco Up, a Singapore-based financing platform for small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia, has appointed John Lim as senior advisor.

Singapore's ST Engineering has secured S$5.6 billion ($4.3 billion) in new contracts in the third quarter of 2026, bringing its total contract wins for the first nine months of the year to S$13.2 billion.

Wealthsimple, a Canadian financial services company, has agreed to an equity round of up to C$425 million ($302 million) at a post-money valuation of C$13.8 billion.

Agmo Academy, a subsidiary of Malaysian artificial intelligence (AI) and digital solutions company Agmo Holdings, and the government-run MyDIGITAL will collaborate to support AI skills training for Malaysians.

AVES Technology & Green Energy JSC, an electric vehicle (EV) startup in Vietnam, has raised its registered charter capital VND59.1 billion ($2.2 million), nearly double its initial figure of VND30 billion.

Omnichat, an AI-native marketing and customer experience platform, has raised a $10 million Series A round led by Openspace Capital, with participation from Darwin Ventures and Acorn Pacific Ventures.

Stryv, a Singapore personal care and home wellness company, has raised US$11.5 million in Series B funding led by ACV Capital, with participation from Openspace Capital and OCTAVE Capital, along with other investors.

LS Eco Energy, under South Korean chaebol LS Group, will invest KRW64.86 billion ($49 million) in building a new production line for medium-sized ultracapacitor cells at its Vietnamese subsidiary, LS Cable & System Vietnam.

GlobalFoundries, a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in New York, has opened its Advanced Facilities Control Centre (AFCC) at its Singapore site.