Yimie Yong
News,SEA,Venture Building,Malaysia
Malaysia launches ASEAN Startup Initiative
As Malaysia prepares to assume the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, this initiative aligns perfectly with our vision to position ASEAN as a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.
December 19, 2024
Temasek-backed Indonesian unicorn eFishery suspends founders, appoints interim CEO, CFO – report
In July last year, eFishery announced it has raised $200 million in its Series D funding round. The round was led by Abu Dhabi-based global fund manager 42XFund and backed by Malaysia’s largest public sector pension fund, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP), Switzerland-based asset manager responsAbility, early investor multi-stage venture…
December 16, 2024
Gobi Partners announces Techxila Fund II & signs MOU with Bank of Punjab to drive economic cooperation
The launch of $50 million Techxila Fund II builds on the success of Gobi’s first Pakistan-focused venture capital fund, which has invested in 22 startups to date.
December 16, 2024
Google introduces new strategic initiatives at Malaysia’s National AI Office Launch
Beginning with a pilot program with the Ministry of Digital, this initiative seeks to enhance productivity by having AI assist with tasks like report writing and meeting summarization, freeing up valuable time for public officers to focus on strategic priorities. Gemini for Google Workspace will also facilitate more effective communication and collaboration…
December 13, 2024
TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Singapore,InsurTech,SEA,Indonesia
Xiaomi-backed Indonesian insurtech firm PasarPolis to launch in Singapore soon [Q&A]
In the interview with TNGlobal, Van Zyl shared the importance of the partnership with GoTo, the company’s plans and strategy expanding in Southeast Asia. He also shared PasarPolis' competitive edge against other insurtech firms and traditional insurance companies, among others.
December 12, 2024
Malaysia,Corporate Innovation,Digital Transformation,Events
Red Hat honours CIMB Bank Malaysia for pioneering Open Source initiatives
Embodying this year’s theme, “Unlock what’s next”, the Red Hat APAC Innovation Awards celebrates customers who have harnessed the power of open source technologies to drive transformation and innovation.
December 12, 2024
Malaysia launches National AI Office for policy, regulation – report
The government on Thursday also announced strategic partnerships with six companies, including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, which have all announced data center, cloud and AI projects in Malaysia in the past year.
December 12, 2024
Ant International sees robust growth across pillar businesses of payments, digitalization & inclusive financial services in 2024
Based in Singapore, Ant International provides partners across industries and markets a comprehensive range of digital payment and financial technology solutions. It is committed to driving inclusive growth through open collaboration and continuous innovation.
December 10, 2024
TNGlobal Tracker: Startup Funding Snapshot for November 2024
In November, early-stage funding dominated at 70.5 percent of the total investments, while seed-stage funding contributed 29.5 percent, reflecting a focus on early-stage investments.
December 9, 2024
Ant International joins Swift’s network interoperability reference implementation program to explore innovations in cross-border treasury management solutions
The program is a pre-pilot designed to improve payment transparency in cross-border payments, by exploring the business scenarios on cross-border end-to-end transactions tracking through banks, PSPs and tracking on e-wallet use cases.
December 6, 2024