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WeRide, a global autonomous driving technology firm, announced Thursday the launch of fully driverless Robobus operations at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore (RWS) — the first autonomous vehicle (AV) in Southeast Asia to operate without a safety officer on board.

ResponsAbility will invest up to $15 million on behalf of its investors in August Energy, an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) infrastructure platform headquartered in Singapore with offices in Thailand, India, and the Philippines.

Coda, a digital content monetization firm headquartered in Singapore, announced Thursday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Recharge, an European prepaid payments platform headquartered in Amsterdam.

Spacely AI, the Thailand-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has raised $1 million in Seed funding led by PropTech Farm Fund III.

Boost, a Malaysia-based fintech player, announced Thursday strategic leadership movements, reflecting its commitment to nurturing internal talent and driving continued growth across its digital financial services ecosystem.

U Mobile, Malaysia’s Next Gen 5G network provider, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Melaka ICT Holdings Sdn Bhd (MICTH), the state-backed company of Melaka, to accelerate the deployment of its Next Gen 5G network in the state of Melaka.

Google Cloud has on Thursday unveiled Indonesia BerdAIa for Security, a cybersecurity-focused program that empowers organizations with best-in-class Google Cloud Security solutions, expertise, and training to bolster the cyber resilience of Indonesia’s key economic sectors and digital landscape.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is eyeing enhancing resilience and security of digital financial services via launching stand-in capabilities for NETS electronic point-of-sales systems, and developing similar solutions for QR code payments.

Singapore-based Origgin Capital, the venture capital arm of Origgin Ventures, announced the launch of its second fund, Origgin Capital Fund 2, with a target size of S$30 million ($23.33 million).

Amogy, a global provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, announced Tuesday it has secured an additional $23 million in venture financing, successfully expanding the fundraise initially announced in January 2025.