SEA
MoneyHero launches AI Agent through strategic partnership with Ada
MoneyHero Limited, a personal finance aggregation and comparison platform in Greater Southeast Asia, has partnered with global AI consumer service firm Ada to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) Agent for customer service, aiming to transform customer experience while driving operational efficiency.
Maybank partners TikTok Shop to drive digitalization of ASEAN SMEs
Malaysian lender Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has announced the first multi-market small and medium enterprises (SME) upskilling and digitalization collaboration between a financial institution and TikTok Shop in the ASEAN region.
Tracxn: SEA tech startups funding up 30 percent quarter on quarter to $909M in Q1 of 2025
South East Asia (SEA) tech startups raised $909 million in the first quarter of 2025, 30 percent higher than the fourth quarter of 2024, Tracxn said Thursday.
Gobi Partners backs Funding Societies to advance SME financing, fintech innovation across SEA
Funding Societies | Modalku, the largest small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digital finance platform in Southeast Asia, has announced a strategic equity investment from Gobi Partners, an Asia-focused venture capital firm.
Singapore’s Venturi Partners launches $225M second fund
Venturi Partners, a Singapore based growth-stage consumer-focused investor in India and Southeast Asia, has announced the launch of its second fund, targeting $225 million, with a hard cap of $250 million.
HK’s Watawaste to raise funds in 2025 as its sustainable food app Yindii eyes expansion across Asia [Q&A]
We talked to Louis-Alban Batard, Co-founder & CEO, Watawaste HK Ltd (a Cyberport incubatee) which develops sustainable food app – Yindii, to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared his views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Hong Kong for the new year and how he sees Southeast Asia.
TNGlobal Tracker: Startup Funding Snapshot for February 2025
The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for February 2025 indicates that funding activity slowed during the month. Total funding amounted to $92.9 million across 18 rounds, marking a decline of 86.56 percent compared with January 2025 and a 69.03 percent decline from February 2024.
HK’s V Sing to aggressively expand into US, Japan, Canada, Australia, Dubai & South Korea [Q&A]
We talked to Ivan Le, Chief Executive Officer at V Sing Hong Kong Ltd (a Cyberport Incubatee) to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared his views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Hong Kong for 2025 and how he sees Southeast Asia.
GoTo Group beats guidance with record results
PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, has exceeded its breakeven guidance, with record high core gross transaction value (GTV), gross revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), underscoring its accelerating growth and profitability.
Pine Labs partners with Visa to provide instalment solutions to merchants across key markets in Southeast Asia
Pine Labs, an India-based fintech platform, has announced a partnership with global payment firm Visa to introduce Visa Instalment Solutions (VIS) on Pine Labs’ multi-issuer payment solution across key markets in Southeast Asia.
