Author: Yimie Yong

We talked to Eric Cheng, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Carsome to learn more about the unicorn’s achievements in 2025, its plans and aspirations for 2026. Malaysia-headquartered Carsome is Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, with presence across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore.

Founders from Saudi Arabia and beyond bring solutions in AI, food tech, and edtech to regional and international markets.

Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd plans to channel more capital into strengthening the power system and supporting local semiconductor companies

“We will explore establishing a national-level merger and acquisition fund,” Wang Changlin, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said at a press conference on Tuesday.

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for December 2025 recorded a significant surge in total capital deployment, reaching $491.06 million across 17 rounds. This represents a substantial 49.7 percent increase month-on-month (November 2025: $328.0 million), although it reflects a slight 4.02 percent decrease compared to the same period last year (December 2024:…

This curated tour provides international industry professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs with a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the "Silicon Valley of the East."

TNGlobal are inviting the region’s most innovative startups to apply for a presence in this exclusive zone. Selected participants will receive complimentary exhibition kiosks at BEYOND Expo 2026, providing them opportunities to meet investors, corporates and media.

The initial group of judges for BEYOND Awards 2026 embodies this commitment. Spanning diverse regions and industries, these distinguished experts will evaluate submissions for the BEYOND Innovation Awards and the BEYOND Best of Innovation Awardsacross multiple dimensions — including technological disruption, business foresight, market potential, and social…

Innovation is reshaping the world — and BEYOND Awards provides the global platform for those driving that change. Whether you are a startup pushing technological frontiers or an established company leading industrial transformation, BEYOND Awards is where your innovation deserves to be seen.

Earable® Neuroscience, creator of the three-time CES Innovation Award-winning FRENZ Brainband, announced Tuesday two major strategic initiatives at CES 2026: official membership in the National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) SleepTech® Network and the global debut of the SuperBrain Edition - the first product of Tonino Lamborghini's new Healthy Lifestyle…