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TNGlobal Tracker: Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Snapshot Dec 2025

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for December 2025 recorded a significant surge in total capital deployment, reaching $491.06 million across 17 rounds. This represents a substantial 49.7 percent increase month-on-month (November 2025: $328.0 million), although it reflects a slight 4.02 percent decrease compared to the same period last year (December 2024:…

TNGlobal partners with BEYOND Expo to launch inaugural Southeast Asia Pavilion: tech startup applications open now

TNGlobal are inviting the region’s most innovative startups to apply for a presence in this exclusive zone. Selected participants will receive complimentary exhibition kiosks at BEYOND Expo 2026, providing them opportunities to meet investors, corporates and media.

VentureGrid officially launches as Southeast Asia’s Go-To platform for high-signal founder–mentor connections

VentureGrid, a curated mentorship-as-a-service marketplace connecting founders and entrepreneurs with experienced operators, investors, and advisors, has officially launched across Southeast Asia.

Fastly steps up Asia expansion with appointment of Rachel Ler as Area Vice President of Asia

Fastly, Inc., the global edge cloud platform, announced Tuesday the recent appointment of Rachel Ler as Area Vice President of Asia, where she oversees Fastly’s business across ASEAN countries, the Greater China region, and South Korea.

BEYOND Awards 2026 announces its first group of global judges

The initial group of judges for BEYOND Awards 2026 embodies this commitment. Spanning diverse regions and industries, these distinguished experts will evaluate submissions for the BEYOND Innovation Awards and the BEYOND Best of Innovation Awardsacross multiple dimensions — including technological disruption, business foresight, market potential, and social…

Grab acquires Chinese AI robotics firm Infermove to strengthen last-mile delivery capabilities

Singapore-based Grab Holdings Ltd. announced Tuesday the acquisition of Infermove, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) robotics company, marking a significant strategic move by the Southeast Asian ride-hailing and delivery giant in the artificial intelligence robotics sector.

[Year in review] TNGlobal’s Top 10 contributor’s articles in 2025

In 2025, TNGlobal has published more than 2,300 articles, a growth of 30 percent year-on-year. Our contributors grew from 150 to 240. In case you missed it, here are the Top 10 most-read contributor's articles of 2025 on TNGlobal:

Salesforce appoints Paul Carvouni as ASEAN Leader to accelerate the region’s agentic enterprise transformation

Salesforce, the global artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM) firm, announced Monday the appointment of Paul Carvouni as Senior Vice President and General Manager for ASEAN.

[Year in review] TNGlobal’s top 15 most-read news articles in 2025

As we usher into the new year, here are the Top 15 most-read news articles of 2025 on TNGlobal:

More corporate professionals becoming startup Founders – Angel Central

More corporate professionals are becoming startup Founders, Angel Central, the angel investor club in ASEAN, said in a survey on Wednesday.