TechNode Global Staff

Vietnam’s CMC inks $1B data center deal with SAMSUNG C&T

Vietnam's CMC Corporation has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Samsung C&T, South Korean enterprise in construction, trade, and technology, to build a hyperscale data center project in Ho Chi Minh City with total investment of $1 billion.

Singapore’s Prefer raises oversubscribed $4.2M Pre-A to fuel international expansion

Prefer, a Singapore-based food tech startup using fermentation to create affordable and sustainable flavors and ingredients, announced Wednesday an oversubscribed $4.2 million fundraising round alongside the commercial launch of its new products: soluble coffee and cocoa powders.

BDC partners JSW to builds Malaysia’s first water reclamation plant for data center

Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a Singapore-based regional provider of hyperscale data center solutions, has partnered with Johor Special Water (JSW) to embark on Malaysia’s first Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) integrated within a data center facility.

Sea’s revenue, earnings rise in second quarter

Singapore-based technology conglomerate Sea Limited has reported higher revenue and earnings in the second quarter, underpinned by growth in all business segments.

ELIVAAS raises $10M in Series B funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

ELIVAAS, an India-based luxury vacation rental platform, has successfully raised INR 87 Crores ($10.4 million) in its Series B funding round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.

Antler doubles down on AI with $7.4M in early-stage funding across SEA

Amid a sharp slowdown in early-stage venture capital funding across Southeast Asia, Antler, the global early‑stage venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, confirmed Wednesday an investment of $7.4 million into startups across Southeast Asia during the first half of 2025.

YTL Power launches Malaysia’s first homegrown AI, ILMU

Malaysia-based YTL Power International Bhd, has on Tuesday unveiled ILMU, the country's first homegrown large language model (LLM).

Nium partners iPiD to advance VoP compliance and global fraud prevention

Nium, the Singapore-based global infrastructure firm for real-time cross-border payments, announced Tuesday the expansion of Verify, its account validation service, in Europe, through a strengthened strategic partnership with iPiD, the provider of the Know Your Payee (KYP) solution, iPiD Node.

US AI game tech firm Felicity expands global footprint with Singapore office

Felicity, the United States-based artificial intelligence (AI) enabled game-tech company, announced Tuesday its expansion to Singapore with Felicity Labs Pte. Ltd.

DBS sees up to $1.3B opportunity in live commerce market in Singapore

Live commerce, otherwise known as livestream shopping, is growing into a major sales channel in Singapore, with the market set to generate up to $1.3 billion in sales this year, according to new research by DBS.