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Antler doubles down on AI with $7.4M in early-stage funding across SEA
Amid a sharp slowdown in early-stage venture capital funding across Southeast Asia, Antler, the global early‑stage venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, confirmed Wednesday an investment of $7.4 million into startups across Southeast Asia during the first half of 2025.
Maybank: Grab could counter Uber’s exit with its own buyback
Mabybank Investment Bank foresees Grab could counter Uber’s exit with its own buyback as the latter's minority stake recycle raises concern.
Maybank sees slight concerns for Shopee in Brazil amid MELI’s competitive moves
Maybank Investment Bank has foreseen slight concerns for Singapore-based technology conglomerate Sea Ltd's e-commerce arm Shopee in Brazil amid MercadoLibre (MELI)'s several competitive moves.
Singapore’s Carro preparing for US IPO with over $3B valuation – report
The unicorn is aiming for a valuation of more than $3 billion, Reuters reported.
TNGlobal Tracker: Southeast Asia Monthly Funding Snapshot – July 2025
The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for July 2025 revealed a sharp pullback in startup investment activity across the region. Total funding in July 2025 fell to $68.0 million across 12 rounds, a 77.08 percent decrease from June 2025 ($296.7 million) and a 76.68 percent drop year‐on‐year compared to July 2024 ($291.6 million).
Maybank: Grab is well-positioned to benefit from autonomous vehicle adoption in Singapore
Grab is well-positioned to benefit from autonomous vehicle (AV) adoption in Singapore, Maybank Investment Bank said in its recent note.
Techsauce Global Summit 2025 opens, inspiring leaders to define a new symbiosis with AI
The event began with a keynote from Oranuch Lerdsuwankij, Co-founder and CEO of Techsauce. She declared that we are at a significant turning point in human history, where our interaction with AI will redefine every industry. Lerdsuwankij positioned AI as the great “Equalizer,” a force that breaks down barriers and empowers anyone, from individuals to small…
Sea and OpenAI sign MOU to accelerate AI adoption in Southeast Asia
Singapore-based tech firm Sea Limited has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with American artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI to advance the use of AI across Southeast Asia.
TikTok Shop doubles global GMV in H1 with U.S. market hitting $5.8B: Momentum Works & Tabcut report
TikTok Shop doubled its global gross merchandise value (GMV) in the first half of 2025, with U.S. market hitting $5.8 billion, Momentum Works & Tabcut report showed last Friday.
Grab achieves $20M profit in the second quarter amid higher revenue
Southeast Asia's superapp Grab announced Thursday that it has achieved a profit of $20 million in the second quarter of FY2025 amid higher revenue.
