AgriTech
Singapore’s agritech Rize raises $31m to scale low-emission rice farming in Vietnam, Indonesia
Singapore's Rize, an agricultural technology company working to reduce emissions from rice cultivation, has raised $31 million in a Series B round comprising $20 million in equity and $11 million in debt financing.
Nestlé to invest $688M in AI-powered smart factory in Samut Prakan, Thailand
Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has approved a $688 million investment by Nestlé (Thai) Co., Ltd. to construct a smart factory and distribution center in Samut Prakan province.
Singapore’s TechCoop secures $12M loan to support agricultural trade in Vietnam
Farmnet, the Vietnam-based trading arm of agricultural supply chain firm TechCoop, has received a $11.75 million senior secured loan from Symbiotics, a Geneva-based impact investment firm.
India’s tech firm Wipro to acquire IT unit Mindsprint of Singapore’s agribusiness Olam for $291M, signs $1B deal
India's AI-power technology company Wipro will acquire Mindsprint, the technology subsidiary of Singapore's agribusiness Olam Group, for S$375 million ($291 million) cash, as part of a broader strategic partnership that includes a long-term digital transformation deal valued at over $1 billion.
South Korea’s S&E expands AI-driven agritech platform into Vietnam
S&E Company, a South Korea–based agritech firm, has announced that it is accelerating the global expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven agricultural data analytics and B2B pre-trading platform, B•good, with Vietnam positioned as a key market in its Southeast Asia strategy.
Agrilever partners Tomorrow.io to roll out AI-powered forecasting solutions for Filipino farmers
Agrilever, an agritech firm based in the Philippines, has partnered with global weather intelligence firm Tomorrow.io to bring hyperlocal, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered forecasting solutions to the country’s agricultural sector.
HSBC funds climate-smart coops, teams up with Bayan, Mayani
In a multi-sectoral bid to develop agricultural cooperative-based models for resilient rural livelihoods, Philippine development sector group Bayan Family of Foundations, in partnership with Philippine agritech Mayani, landed philanthropic funding from HSBC Philippines, to support smallholder farmers and fisherfolk in adapting to climate change while…
How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing sustainable crop management
The future holds a lot of hope for AI in sustainable agriculture as technologies like quantum computing are set to maximize AI processing capabilities, which will allow even more sophisticated modeling and real-time decision-making, consequently increasing the crop yield.
Indonesia’s Eratani secures $6.2M in Series A funding led by Clay Capital
Indonesian agricultural technology company Eratani has successfully raised $6.2 million in a Series A funding round led by Clay Capital.
Vietnam to spotlight green tech startups at P4G 2025 Policy Dialogue Forum in Hanoi
As climate concerns and decarbonization targets reshape the global economy, Southeast Asia is emerging as a hotbed for green innovation—and Vietnam is doubling down. On April 16, 2025, the country’s MOST will host the Policy Dialogue Forum on Promoting Investment and Business Growth for Startups in Green Transition and Sustainable Development, a centerpiece…
