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Jungle Ventures aims to help startups beyond unicorn status [interview]

Karissa Adelaide, Principal at Jungle Ventures, said to TNGlobal in an interview that the real prestige of a company after it hits a billion-dollar valuation is not which exit it takes, but whether its foundation is strong enough to further develop based on those outcomes

[Global Investment Summit] The next decade: finding the next champions of the Global South

The panel "Finding the Next World Champion from the Global South" featured Harmender Singh, SVP (Group Business Development & Innovation Advisory) at Cradle Fund and Minjun Liang, Founding Partner at ATM Capital.

[BGlobal Summit] The Southeast Asian corridor: mastering the dual-flow of global innovation

The session "Southeast Asian Corridor: Mastering the Dual-Flow of Global Innovation" at the BEYOND Expo focused on Southeast Asia's capability to become the world next engine of global growth.

[BGlobal Summit] From “Chinese DNA” to “local unicorns”: the underlying logic of scale in Southeast Asia’s multi-store

Across the fragmented markets of Southeast Asia, a specific "playbook" for rapid physical expansion has emerged, turning overseas ventures into dominant local players. This session - From "Chinese DNA" to "Local Unicorns": The Underlying Logic of Scale in Southeast Asia’s Multi-Store - brought together the strategic architects behind some of the region’s…

API-first architecture can help to banking modernization in Southeast Asia, says Mambu MD [interview]

API-first, SaaS platforms are the right foundation for payments modernization, fraud prevention, and cross-border scaling in Southeast Asia, David Becker, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Mambu, said to TNGlobal.

Indonesia’s investment advisory startup Recompound sees opportunities from stock market rout [interview]

Recompound Co-Founder Toby Limanto expects the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index's (JCI) post-January 2026 slump to increase retail investor demand for the Indonesian investment advisory startup's structured portfolio advisory services.

No ‘OpenClaw strategy’ for Agoda for the moment due to security risks, says CTO

Despite growing enthusiasm around autonomous AI agents such as OpenClaw, Asia-focused online travel platform Agoda has no plans to adopt the technology for now, with its chief technology officer citing security risks and a lack of control over the systems.

Speakers Announcement | Following the footsteps of 120,000 robots: Pudu Robotics’ Felix Zhang to join BEYOND Expo 2026 opening ceremony

BEYOND Expo 2026 officially announces that Felix Zhang, Founder and CEO of Pudu Robotics, will attend and speak at the BEYOND Expo 2026 Opening Ceremony in Macao.

Inside Jetour’s dual-power strategy for Southeast Asia & beyond [Q&A]

In a recent interview with TNGlobal, Dai Lihong, President of JETOUR Auto, outlines how the brand’s “dual power” strategy — balancing internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrids, and battery-electric vehicles — is evolving to meet the realities of diverse global markets. From the rollout of its Global Architecture for Intelligent All-road (GAIA) off-road…

Speaker Announcement | NVIDIA Robotics and Edge AI Leader Deepu Talla Named First Opening Ceremony Speaker for BEYOND Expo 2026

BEYOND Expo 2026 has announced the first speaker for its Opening Ceremony, highlighting the people and ideas shaping AI across both digital and real-world applications. Deepu Talla, Vice President of Robotics and Edge AI at NVIDIA, will take the stage on May 27 in Macao as the first confirmed speaker. Additional speakers will be announced in the lead-up to…