Author: Yimie Yong

In 2026, BEYOND Expo is expected to welcome more than 30,000 attendees and will deliver a curated program spanning the AI Summit, Global Investment Summit, Wealth Summit, BGlobal Summit, SheTech Summit, Founder Talks, SportsTech Forum, Gen Z Forum, Web3 + AI Forum, and Regional Cooperation Forums, alongside Media Day, Fund at First Pitch, BEYOND Awards, and…

We talked to Oranuch Lerdsuwankij (Mimie), CEO and Co-founder at Techsauce Media, to learn more about the firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. She also shared her views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Thailand and Southeast Asia for 2026.

The Series A funding round is led by Kairous Capital, a regional private equity and venture capital firm backed by Jelawang Capital, Malaysia’s National Fund-of-Funds through its Emerging Fund Managers’ Program.

We talked to Tanachai Kulsomboonsin, CEO and Co-founder at Canvas Ventures International, to learn more about the VC firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Thailand for 2026.

High-potential startups from Southeast Asia now have until March 18, 2026, to apply for a chance to showcase their innovations at BEYOND Expo 2026.

We talked to Victor Chua, Founding and Managing Partner at Vynn Capital, to learn more about the VC firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Malaysia and Southeast Asia for 2026.

In an interview with TNGlobal, Yu shared more details about the company's plans, its targeted markets, short-term and longer-term goals, among others.

We talked to Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke, Group Chief Executive Officer at Cradle Fund, to learn more about the entity’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Malaysia and Southeast Asia for 2026.

Singapore will set up a new National AI Council, chaired by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, to provide strategic direction and drive Singapore's AI agenda.

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