Corporate Innovation
Nexperia and Tata Electronics deepen India’s semiconductor manufacturing push
Nexperia and Tata Electronics have formed a broad semiconductor partnership covering wafer fabrication, assembly, testing, technology development and supply resilience in India.
MAS spin-off Gprnt targets its next funding round [Q&A]
In an interview, Gprnt CEO Lionel Wong told TNGlobal about graduating from a central bank, scaling without ready-made data infrastructure, and where ESG reporting goes next, among others.
China’s Tencent Cloud to power Pakistan-originated travel platform Bookme’s regional expansion
Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, will provide cloud infrastructure to Bookme, a Pakistan-born travel and e-ticketing platform, to support its expansion across the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Japan’s SMBC, Singapore’s Singtel Innov8 invest in file-automation firm fileAI
Singapore's fileAI, the developer of file automation software fileForge, has secured investments from the corporate venture arms of Japan's SMBC and Singapore's Singtel Group, though the parties did not disclose other details.
Chelsea Football Club extends technology partnership with Vietnam’s FPT into 2026/27 season
England's Chelsea Football Club and Vietnam’s technology giant FPT have extended their technology partnership for the 2026/27 season, continuing work on the Premier League club's digital systems and fan engagement.
UK’s Winnow acquires Singapore’s Lumitics to expand AI food waste platform in Asia-Pacific
London-based Winnow, an AI-powered food waste solution provider, has acquired Singapore's Lumitics, a food waste technology company operating in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, the former said in a statement on Thursday, without any financial details.
Estonia’s web infrastructure firm Blackwell enters Vietnam as first Southeast Asian market
Blackwall, a web traffic security company based in Estonia, has partnered with Vietnam's HOSTVN Technology Solutions Joint Stock Company to launch HOSTVN Website Protection, marking Blackwall's entry into Vietnam, also its first market in Southeast Asia.
[Global Investment Summit] The next decade: finding the next champions of the Global South
The panel "Finding the Next World Champion from the Global South" featured Harmender Singh, SVP (Group Business Development & Innovation Advisory) at Cradle Fund and Minjun Liang, Founding Partner at ATM Capital.
Vietnam, Singapore lead region in construction technology utillization
Vietnam leads the region with 52 percent of local employees utilizing weekly construction-specific technology, ahead of Australia at 48 percent and Singapore at 47 percent, according to Autodesk's State of Digital Adoption in the Construction Industry 2026 report.
Finance platform Choco Up raises $15M to expand growth financing for Singapore SMEs
Choco Up, Asia's leading growth financing platform, has raised a $15 million credit facility from private credit investment company AlteriQ Global to expand access to growth capital for Singapore's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the first drawdown already completed.
