SEA

TVM Capital Healthcare, a global private equity investor and operator specialized in healthcare growth capital across emerging markets, announced Wednesday the first closing of its $150 million TVM Healthcare Southeast Asia Fund (SEA Fund).

WGSN, a global business intelligence and insights firm, announced Wednesday the expansion of access to its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fashion buying platform to buyers across Asia’s major markets, including India, China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.

Clime Capital, the Singapore-based fund manager focused on accelerating the low-carbon transition, announced Wednesday the launch of SEACEF TAF, an independent Technical Assistance Facility, to boost its impact in the region by delivering tailored strategic support alongside its investments in clean energy technologies and businesses in Southeast Asia.

The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund and SoftBank Vision Fund 1 are working with a financial adviser and have reached out to potential investors to gauge interest.

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for August 2025 highlighted a steep decline in funding across the region. Total funding in August stood at $84.1 million across 22 rounds, reflecting a 76.44 percent drop from July 2025 ($357 million) and a 65.04 percent fall year-on-year compared to August 2024 ($240.6 million).

PropertyGuru Group, the Singapore-based property technology company, announced Thursday the appointment of Lu Yao as Managing Director, effective September 15.

Venturi Partners, a Singapore-based consumer growth fund, has announced the first close of its second fund at $150 million.

South and Southeast Asian economies are emerging as back-end hubs but technical gaps constrain their ability to capture greater economic value, Moody's said Tuesday.

91 percent of ASEAN enterprises expect generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) disruption within 18 months, with 16 percent having introduced GenAI applications into the production environment and 84 percent in the initial testing phase, a study showed Tuesday.

J&T Global Express Limited, an Indonesia-based logistics service provider, said its adjusted net profit surged 147.1 percent year on year to $156 million in the first half, underpinned by strong business growth and continuous operational optimization across its markets.