SEA
Why SEA’s lending revolution must put impact before profit
Inclusion without trust is a false promise. The next phase of fintech’s growth in SEA must be impact-first—because when trust is designed in from the start, everyone wins.
Maybank raises Sea’s revenue and adjusted EBITDA estimates
Maybank Investment Bank has raised Sea's full year revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) estimates by 3 percent to 6 percent.
WeRide secures strategic equity investment from Grab, partners to deploy robotaxis, autonomous shuttles in SEA
WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving technology firm, announced last Friday that Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, has committed to a strategic equity investment in WeRide.
BlackBerry expands APAC Secure Communications headquarters in Malaysia to strengthen regional cyber-resilience
Canadian software firm BlackBerry Limited has announced the expansion of its Secure Communications division’s Asia Pacific (APAC) regional headquarters in Malaysia, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to the nation and the broader ASEAN region.
Survey: 86 percent of SEA organizations will use AI agents within next 12 months
86 percent of Southeast Asian (SEA) organizations will use artificial intelligence (AI) agents within the next 12 months, a survey showed Wednesday.
ELIVAAS raises $10M in Series B funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
ELIVAAS, an India-based luxury vacation rental platform, has successfully raised INR 87 Crores ($10.4 million) in its Series B funding round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.
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.
