SEA

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.

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).