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Malaysia’s JAZRO bags investment from Gobi Partners to make robotics education accessible to all children

This strategic investment will enable JAZRO to expand its educational offerings and reach more young learners, nurturing a new generation of tech-savvy innovators.

Climate Investment Funds eyes $1B decarbonization investment

The Climate Investment Funds, one of the world’s largest multilateral climate funds, has announced the deployment of up to $1 billion in funding as part of CIF’s Industry Decarbonization investment program.

Swiss-founded BE WTR raises $45.45M Series C funding for expansion plans in Singapore and Asia

BE WTR, the Swiss-founded company sustainable and premium water solutions provider, has raised CHF 39 million ($45.45 million) in its Series C funding round for expansion plans in Singapore and Asia.

IFC lends $534M to ENGIE to boost renewable energy in emerging markets

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a landmark green and sustainability-linked loan of €500 million ($534 million) to ENGIE S.A., the parent holding company of the ENGIE Group.

MDEC & martech web3 firm Emerge Group form strategic partnership to propel Malaysia as a Web3 gaming hub in SE Asia

EMERGE Group will leverage its extensive network of Web3 gaming partnerships, including collaborations with Gala Games, Immutable X, TZ APAC, Sei and other leading Web3 gaming projects, to identify synergies and advance Web3 game publishing.

US’s KLA completes first phase of $200M Singapore operations expansion

United States-based chiptool maker KLA Corporation said Thursday it has completed first phase of $200 million Singapore operations expansion.

Malaysia’s pitchIN partners Hata to enhance trading of locally issued digital assets and tokens

Malaysia's equity crowdfunding platform pitchIN has on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Hata to enable trading of digital assets and utility tokens issued through its Token Crowdfunding (TCF) platform.

Bursa Malaysia, TNG Digital, Affin Hwang Investment team up to launch equities market trading feature within the TNG eWallet

Bursa Malaysia Berhad, TNG Digital Sdn. Bhd., and Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad have on Tuesday announced the launch of e-Trade, the first equities market trading feature within the TNG eWallet.

Tracxn : SEA tech startups funding plunges 59 percent in first nine months of 2024

Southeast Asia (SEA) tech startups funding plunge 59 percent in the first nine months of 2024 amid global challenges, a report said Friday.

ASEAN GenAI sector funding seen to grow 50 percent year-over-year in 2025

GenAI Fund, through its latest report, has projected the funding for ASEAN generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) sector to increase 50 percent year-over-year in 2025.