Thailand

As we usher into 2025, hoping for a better year, here are Southeast Asia’s top 10 tech news in 2024.

Maybank Investment Bank has a positive view on Thailand’s tech-service companies thanks to 38 percent FY25 estimated core profit growth for the sector, as compared to a 6 percent decline in FY24.

Malaysia-based Gentari, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Gentari Green Mobility, is strengthening its presence in Thailand via new collaborations with Thailand’s electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Evolt Technology and EV firm ThaiEV to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging network and introduce its vehicle-as-a-service offering in the country.

OnPoint, a Vietnam-based E-commerce enabler, has on Wednesday officially announced its acquisition of CREA, a Thailand-based e-commerce enabler, to strengthen its e-commerce leadership in Southeast Asia.

Thai venture capital firms are also creating opportunities for collaboration by connecting startups with international investors and industry leaders. This ecosystem not only accelerates local innovation but also positions Thailand as a gateway for global investors seeking to tap into the dynamic Southeast Asian market.

Meatable, a Dutch cultivated meat technology company dedicated to creating sustainable, real meat without harming animals, announced Tuesday a strategic investment from Betagro Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Thailand-based integrated food company Betagro.

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Thailand supermarket chain Central Food Retail Company Limited has partnered with Google Cloud to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant.

Despite positive momentum from the trade war, Maybank Investment Bank sees a bearish FY25 outlook for Thai electronics due to the struggling Western electric vehicle (EV) sector and looming impact from the Global Minimum Tax.