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airasia Super App collaborates with Google Cloud for digital growth
Google will also tap AirAsia Super App’s in-region network to expand its developer community in Southeast Asia.
US’s Gupshup acquires Singapore conversational AI platform Active.Ai
Gupshup, a United States-based conversational engagement firm, announced Tuesday the acquisition of Active.Ai, a Singapore-based conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform used by banks and Fintech firms. The acquisition strengthens Gupshup’s customer experience (CX) solutions for banking, financial services, and insurance solutions (BFSI)…
South Korean AI-driven FinTech firm Akros Technologies bags $3.75M funding led by PeopleFund
South Korea-based artificial intelligence (AI)-driven asset management fintech start-up Akros Technologies (Akros) announced on Tuesday that it has raised $3.75 million led by South Korea-based peer-to-peer lending platform PeopleFund.
Malaysia’s drone tech hub ambition: Opportunities & Challenges [Part 2]
In Part 2, we focus on the challenges faced by drone tech startups, the Malaysia government’s initiatives to support the industry and some suggestions from drone tech companies.
The power of the human brain, on a chip
This is a paradigm shift in the way we think of computing and how we build applications for this platform.
Singapore voice AI start-up AI Rudder bags $50M in Series B funding to propel growth and international expansion
AI Rudder has closed a $50 million Series B funding round, bringing total funding in the last 12 months to $60 million. New investors Tiger Global, Coatue, Cathay Innovation, First Plus and VenturesLab participated and were joined by previous investors Sequoia Capital India and Huashan Capital. To power this next phase of growth, the company will use the…
Singapore document AI startup Docsumo raises $3.5M in seed fund, eyes expansion in North American market
Docsumo has raised $3.5 million in seed capital led by Common Ocean. The round also saw the participation from Fifth Wall, Arbor Realty Trust, and existing investor Better Capital. The startup plans to utilize the fresh funds to expand its client base in the North American market and grow the team.
Great entrepreneurs are the ones that make a huge difference to mankind, says Aerodyne Group’s Kamarul A Muhamed [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
"We aspire to build a drone economy where mundane tasks and boring jobs will be removed, so that humans can focus more on meaningful jobs that would leverage on creativity and innovation."
New Zealand AI firm Soul Machines raises $70M Series B1 led by Softbank
Soul Machines has raised $70 million Series B1 financing led by new investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Additional participation in this round comes from new investors Cleveland Avenue, Liberty City Ventures and Solasta Ventures. Existing investors including Temasek, Salesforce Ventures and Horizons Ventures also participated in this round. The latest round of…
Malaysia’s drone tech hub ambition: Opportunities & Challenges [Part 1]
In this first part, we briefly look into the opportunities awaiting Malaysia drone tech startups.
