Deep Tech

Gobi Partners, a leading Asia-focused venture capital firm, has announced a strategic investment in NanoSkunkWorkX (nSWX), a Malaysian deep tech startup developing manufacturable graphene systems engineered for breakthrough performance in real-world conditions with applications across green hydrogen production, semiconductors, and diagnostics.

NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS) — flagship comprehensive research university in Singapore, is committing S$150 million ($116 million) to launch the NUS VC Program to boost growth of deep tech start-ups.

Singapore-based Origgin Capital, the venture capital arm of Origgin Ventures, announced the launch of its second fund, Origgin Capital Fund 2, with a target size of S$30 million ($23.33 million).

Analysts have remained cautious on Malaysia's technology sector outlook, as they believe the sector's earnings revisions are still skewed to the downside amid several headwinds.

The Penang State Government unveiled Thursday the Penang Chip Design Academy (PCDA), a cornerstone initiative positioned to reshape Malaysia’s future in integrated circuit (IC) design.

NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore, has appointed Dr Patrick Ennis and Donna See as strategic advisors to support its next phase of growth in innovation and deep-tech commercialization.

Supersic (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (SuperSiC), a subsidiary of Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd. (JSG), has successfully held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia.

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Siemens have signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate innovation and digital transformation for smart and sustainable manufacturing for companies in Singapore and across ASEAN.

Malaysia's northern state Penang has launched a flagship Silicon Research & Incubation Space to power local integrated circuit (IC) design breakthroughs.

Singapore has launched the National Semiconductor Translation and Innovation Center for Gallium Nitride (NSTIC [GaN]) to lead the country in next-generation semiconductor innovation.