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FinDev Canada opens first regional office in Singapore to support the Indo-Pacific
Canada’s bilateral Development Finance Institution, FinDev Canada, has announced the opening of its first regional office in Singapore to support clients and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
Philippine edtech firm EDGE Tutor raises $1M in Pre-A round to expand in the Americas and EMEA
EDGE Tutor International, the Philippines-based online tutoring outsourcing company, has successfully closed a $1 million Pre-Series A funding round, following its $800,000 seed round in 2023.
Southeast Asia’s InsurTech funding plunges 61 percent on year to $193M in 2024
The Southeast Asia (SEA) InsurTech total funding plunged 61 percent to $193 million in 2024 from $495 million in 2023, in line with global funding downturn across sectors, Tracxn said Friday.
Singapore’s Thunes expands its Direct Global Network into Taiwan
Singapore-based global payments company Thunes has on Thursday announced the expansion of its Direct Global Network into Taiwan.
East Ventures unveils platform for AI innovators in Indonesia
East Ventures, a venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has on Thursday announced the launch of IndoBuild AI, a dynamic platform for artificial intelligence (AI) innovators to learn, build, and showcase their AI-driven solutions to real-world challenges in Indonesia.
Grab’s revenue grows 19 percent on year to $2.8 billion in 2024
Singapore-based superapp Grab announced Thursday that its revenue for 2024 grew 19 percent year on year to $2.8 billion, exceeding its guidance of $2.76 billion to $2.78 billion.
Temasek’s Nurasa, Saskatchewan Food Centre team up to expand market opportunities
Nurasa, a wholly owned company of Temasek and an organization in sustainable nutrition development in Asia, and the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre (Food Centre), a contract research, manufacturing and incubation organization in Canada, have teamed up to foster innovation and enhance collaboration within the global food and beverage industry.
Eats365 and Adyen partner to streamline payment solutions for F&B businesses
Adyen, a global financial platform, has on Thursday announced its partnership with Eats365, a Hong Kong-based restaurant point-of-sale (POS) provider, to streamline payment solutions for food and beverage (F&B) businesses.
Switzerland’s Sonar acquires Singapore’s autonomous AI agent platform AutoCodeRover
Sonar, a Switzerland--based code quality and code security solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of AutoCodeRover, a Singapore-based autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent platform for software development.
Malaysia’s Segi Fresh invests in Mandalay Venture Partners
Malaysian fresh food group Segi Fresh is investing in Australia-based early-stage agrifood tech venture capital firm Mandalay Venture Partners to embed cutting-edge Aussie agritech in fresh food supply chains.
