Singapore
Singapore’s Augmentus secures strategic investment from Applied Ventures to accelerate AI-robotics for high-mix manufacturing
Augmentus, the Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-robotics and adaptive automation firm, announced last Sunday a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc.
Malaysia secures $3.55B in digital investment at Singapore International Cyber Week 2025
Minister of Digital Gobind Singh Deo said that the mission aimed to strengthen Malaysia–Singapore collaboration by fostering strategic partnerships, driving cross-border innovation with key digital players and promoting Malaysia as the gateway to ASEAN for global and regional technology companies.
Maybank lowers Sea’s earnings on softer margin
Maybank Investment Bank has lowered 2025 to 2027 estimated earnings for Singapore-based technology firm Sea by 8 percent to 24 percent on softer margin assumptions across key segments.
Partners Group exits Singapore-headquartered Apex Logistics
Swiss private equity firm Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients, has agreed to sell its 24.9 percent stake in Apex Logistics, an integrated global logistics solutions provider headquartered in Singapore, to majority shareholder Kuehne+Nagel.
Singapore’s Agnes AI reaches 2M users in four months since launch
Agnes AI, a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) agent developed and trained in Singapore, announced Wednesday that it has surpassed 2 million registered global users with approximately 150,000 daily active users since its official launch in July 2025.
Pave Bank raises $39M in funding led by Accel
Pave Bank, a programmable commercial bank with a Singaporean holding company, announced Thursday it has raised over $39 million in funding led by Accel.
NITMX, Ant International, Krungthai Bank expand payment connectivity between Thailand and China via PromptPay
Global digital payment firm Ant International and National ITMX (NITMX) will team up to enhance and promote payments connectivity via PromptPay, between Thai merchants and Chinese consumers, which will be launched soon.
SEA’s IPO market rises to $2.5B in third quarter – EY
The Southeast Asia region’s initial public offering (IPO) market stabilized in the third quarter of 2025, with 25 listings raising $2.5 billion in the quarter, up from 22 IPOs raising $700 million in the second quarter of 2025, EY said Wednesday.
CSA releases Addendum to support system owners in securing Agentic AI system
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has released Securing Agentic AI – an Addendum to the Guidelines and Companion Guide on Securing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems for public consultation.
Singapore’s Bluwhale secures $10M strategic Series A in institutional funding
Bluwhale, the Singapore-based decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) network powering agents on blockchains, announced Wednesday the close of its $10 million Series A funding round backed by a global financial institution and top L1/L2 blockchains.
