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Vietnam-based EnergyTech startup SmartSolar raises $1.85M in seed funding led by Picus Capital, 2degrees

SmartSolar, an EnergyTech startup based in Vietnam, has raised $1.85 million seed funding from Picus Capital, 2degrees and Iterative.

Enstack: Philippine tech ecosystem is set for another breakthrough year in 2025 [Q&A]

We talked to Macy Castillo, Enstack Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. She also shared her views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in the Philippines for the new year.

1337 Ventures invests in Malaysian renewable energy firm Arus Oil

Malaysian venture capital firm 1337 Ventures has invested in Arus Oil, a Malaysian startup transforming waste into renewable energy.

MIDA inks deal with Softbank’s ARM to boost Malaysia’s semiconductor industry

The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and ARM Limited announced Wednesday a national partnership to boost Malaysia's semiconductor industry.

Maybank sees Thailand as next ASEAN data center frontier

While Malaysia and Singapore are at the forefront of data center investments in ASEAN, Thailand is emerging as the next frontier as numerous hyper scalers and large content companies announced to build regional cloud presence in Thailand, Maybank Investment Bank said Wednesday.

CapBay Thailand partners OSMEP to expand alternative financing for Thai SMEs

Fintech platform Bay Commerce (Thailand) (CapBay Thailand) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) to enhance access to alternative financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand.

Sea’s revenue rises 36.9 percent year on year to $5B in fourth quarter on strong e-commerce

Sea Limited, the tech conglomerate headquartered in Singapore, announced Wednesday that its revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024, jumped 36.9 percent year on year to $5 billion on strong e-commerce growth.

Funding Societies, Boss Boleh join forces to provide digital financing solutions to startups and young SMEs in Malaysia

Funding Societies | Modalku (Funding Societies), the Singapore-based digital finance platform, has on Wednesday announced a partnership with Boss Boleh, the Malaysia-based online company secretary provider, to provide digital financing solutions to startups and young small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia.

East Ventures, Temasek Foundation return with third edition of Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2025

East Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, and Temasek Foundation, a Singapore-based philanthropic organization that supports sustainable development initiatives in Asia, have announced the third edition of the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2025, Indonesia's largest climate tech innovations competition.

Atome partners Ant’s OceanBase to enhance data infrastructure

Singapore-based fintech firm Atome has partnered with Ant Group's multi-cloud distributed database systems provider OceanBase to enhance its backend infrastructure to drive higher performance, scalability, and security.