TechNode Global Staff
Stockbit and Fullerton Fund Management forge strategic partnership and acquire PT Ayers Asia Asset Management
Indonesia-based digital investing platform PT Stockbit Investa Bersama (Stockbit) and Singapore-headquartered investment firm Fullerton Fund Management Company Ltd (Fullerton), have entered into a strategic partnership to address the wealth management needs of Indonesian investors.
Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance announces revamped venture building program for SDTA24 cohort
Sustainability-focused deep-tech venture builder, Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance (SDTA) has on Monday announced the launch of its revamped venture building program for its third cohort at the annual Sustainable Innovation Asia 2023.
SoftBank launches in-house AI chat service
SoftBank Corp., a Japan-based telecom and IT operator, has on Monday announced it launched its own artificial intelligence (AI) Chat service for internal use. As of May 29, 2023, the generative AI service is available to all SoftBank employees, a workforce of approximately 20,000 people.
MRANTI invites high growth Malaysian startups for global expansion
The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) is inviting high growth startups looking to expand their business presence in Japan, Germany and Thailand to sign up for its Global Market Fit Programme (GMP) on Monday.
INA, ESR, and Mitsubishi join forces to invest in modern warehouse in Indonesia
Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), Hong Kong-listed real estate firm ESR Group, and MC Urban Development Indonesia (MCUDI), a 100% subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation engaged in real estate development, have on Monday announced a strategic partnership to invest in modern warehouse in Indonesia.
SoftBank partners NVIDIA for AI data centers across Japan
Japanese multinational investment firm SoftBank Corp has partnered with American multinational technology company NVIDIA on a pioneering platform for generative artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G/6G applications that is based on the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper™ Superchip and which SoftBank plans to roll out at new, distributed AI data centers across Japan.
Singaporean precision gut microbiome firm AMILI raises new funding led by East Ventures
AMILI, a Singapore-based precision gut microbiome company, has on Monday announced that it has secured new funding from venture capital firm East Ventures. The fresh funds will be allocated towards expanding operations into Indonesia with the primary focus on addressing prevalent gut health issues using scientific approaches adapted to the Indonesian…
India’s agrifoodtech sector funding falls 33 percent in 2022 : report
The agrifoodtech startup ecosystem in India mirrored the global slump in venture capital funding in 2022, with funding dropped 33 percent to $2.4 billion in 2022, from $3.6 billion in 2021, a report showed last week.
South and Southeast Asia fintechs raises $53.3B to date in alternative lending, digital banking, payments and transfers, and e-wallet
Over the entire history, fintechs in alternative lending, digital banking, payments and transfers, e-wallet sectors have raised a grand total of $53.3 billion and earned $17.8 billion, said in a study revealed by Robocash Group on last Thursday.
Malaysia’s TNB inks partnerships with energy players in Vietnam and Laos for renewable energy
Malaysian electricity utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has inked strategic partnerships with the major energy players in Vietnam and Laos to boost its ongoing drive to strengthen the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) interconnectivity and advancing Malaysia’s aspiration of becoming the Renewable Energy (RE) hub for ASEAN.
