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Singapore’s Neufast raises $1.1M in Pre-Series A funding led by Wavemaker Ventures
Neufast, a Singapore-based multilingual recruitment and language training platform, announced Tuesday it has raised $1.1 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Wavemaker Ventures, the early-stage fund of Wavemaker Partners, with participation from existing backer Wings Capital Ventures.
Singapore’s XWeave raises $3M in seed round led by Jungle Ventures
XWeave, a Singapore-based cross border payments through stablecoins, announced Monday a $3 million seed funding round led by Jungle Ventures via First Cheque@Jungle and Lightshift.
VinFast secures $190M loan for its automobile plant in Indonesia
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast, along with the state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk (Maybank), have signed a long-term syndicated loan agreement valued at IDR 1.85 trillion ($110 million), along with an additional $80 million accordion facility, to finance the construction of VinFast’s EV assembly plant…
AWS, CENTEXS launch AI initiatives to position Sarawak as Malaysia’s premier AI state by 2027
Malaysia's state-owned agency Center for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) has announced an expanded skills training collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will help Sarawak achieve its vision of becoming Malaysia's premier artificial intelligence (AI) state by 2027.
Google.org expands AI Opportunity Fund in Asia Pacific by $12M
Google.org has on Monday announced the expansion of the its AI Opportunity Fund by $12 million, to help more workers, small businesses and nonprofits in Asia Pacific (APAC) to make the most of artificial intelligence (AI) in their communities.
Analyst remains positive on ASEAN data center build cycle
Maybank Investment Bank has remained positive on ASEAN data center (DC) build cycle and see opportunities in the ASEAN DC supply chain.
When truth is weaponized: How do we protect trust at the ballot box?
Building a collective defense requires not only robust technological safeguards but also an informed, critical, and vigilant population empowered to discern truth from manipulation.
DEG, Proparco, Standard Chartered announce $60M to fund solar project in Indonesia
DEG, the German development finance institution, the French development finance institution Proparco and Standard Chartered have announced an agreement to finance the development, construction and operation of the Saguling floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant as part of Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).
GoTo announces resignation of members of board of directors, commissioners
Indonesia-based PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the parent company of Gojek and Tokopedia, has announced the resignation of members of its Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners.
UNDP, Trigger team up to support Singapore startups with smarter investment
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Trigger Asset Management (Trigger) have launched a partnership aimed at unlocking capital and strengthening support for startups and businesses advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
