TechNode Global Staff
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.
Temasek backs Swedish clean energy-tech firm Aira’s $175M funding
Swedish direct-to-consumer clean energy-tech Aira has secured €150 million ($175 million) equity financing to accelerate the electrification of residential heating in Europe.
Malaysia’s Zetrix AI launches Shariah-aligned large language model “NurAI”
Malaysia-based Zetrix AI Berhad, formerly known as MY E.G. Services Berhad, has on Tuesday unveiled NurAI, a Shariah-aligned, Islamic values-based large language model (LLM).
Singapore’s bolttech sets up expert advisory board to support strategic growth
Singapore-based insurtech bolttech announced Tuesday the formation of its newly established Advisory Board, an external panel of experts, thought leaders, and industry specialists, to provide bolttech’s leadership with high-impact strategic advice and insights to support the company in its next stage of growth.
Temasek Trust and Kibo Invest lead $11.6M funding in climate tech firm Equatic
Equatic, a global company in combined carbon dioxide removal and green hydrogen production, announced Monday the successful closure of its Series A funding round of $11.6 million.
Malaysia’s Naluri raises $5M Series-B equity funding
Naluri Pte Ltd, a Malaysia-based digital employee health and wellbeing provider, announced Tuesday the successful completion of a $5 million Series-B equity fundraising round.
