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Vietnam, Singapore lead region in construction technology utillization

Vietnam leads the region with 52 percent of local employees utilizing weekly construction-specific technology, ahead of Australia at 48 percent and Singapore at 47 percent, according to Autodesk's State of Digital Adoption in the Construction Industry 2026 report.

Apis Partners invests $50M to accelerate BIPO’s global expansion

Apis Partners Group (UK) Limited, a private equity firm investing in tech-enabled businesses in financial infrastructure and services, has on Thursday announced an investment of $50 million in BIPO, a Singapore-based payroll payment processing and embedded workforce finance platform.

Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures opens Uzbekistan office, to help tech firms expand to region

Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures has launched its Uzbekistan office, in a move to help technology companies in its Middle East - North Africa (MENA) portfolio expand to the country and the broader region.

TikTok unveils new AI tools, ad formats for short dramas, gaming at Singapore summit

TikTok has launched Mini Dramas and Mini Games, new on-platform experiences allowing users to discover, watch, play, and purchase content without leaving the app.

Singapore’s car marketplace Carro acquires Australian used car platform CarPlace, expanding to 8 markets

Carro, Asia Pacific's leading online automotive marketplace, has acquired CarPlace, a leading Australian used car platform operated by Autoleague, one of Australia's largest automotive groups, giving Carro a physical presence in three of Australia's four largest markets.

BitGo Singapore partners dtcpay to advance secure digital asset infrastructure across global markets

BitGo Singapore Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of BitGo Holdings, Inc. (BitGo), the digital asset infrastructure company, and dtcpay, a digital payments company, announced Tuesday a partnership to support the continued development of secure, compliant digital asset payment infrastructure across global markets.

100×100 launches $100M fund to build 50 new climate companies across SEA and India

100x100, a Singapore-based climate company builder and venture capital fund, announced Wednesday the launch of its second fund (Fund II) targeting $100 million.

Singapore’s STT GDC extends data center platform into South Korea

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC), a global data center provider, announced Tuesday the opening of STT Seoul 1, its first data center in South Korea.

Singapore’s Infrastructure Asia seals four partnerships for sustainable infrastructure development

Infrastructure Asia, a project facilitation office established by the Singapore government to support sustainable infrastructure development across the region, has signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to boost sustainable infrastructure development.

Malaysia-founded respond.io raises $62.5M to expand AI-powered customer platform

Customer conversation management platform respond.io has raised $62.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Camber Partners, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors, as the company looks to accelerate its expansion in North America and Europe.