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Seraya Partners, Schneider Electric team up to launch $500M Faraday Energy fund

Schneider Electric, the global energy technology firm, and Seraya Partners, a Singapore-based next-generation infrastructure investor, have announced the launch of Faraday Energy, a new energy infrastructure platform established in strategic partnership between the two firms.

Vietnam’s Net Zero Challenge 2026 opens applications with $800,000 prize pool

Net Zero Challenge, Vietnam’s largest climate technology innovation competition, has opened applications for its fourth edition, offering a total prize pool exceeding VND21 billion ($800,000), with applications open from July 1 to August 31, 2026.

Temasek-backed Azalea launches first private equity evergreen fund with $350M investment

Temasek-backed Azalea Investment Management Pte. Ltd. announced Friday the successful launch of Azalea All Access, its first private equity (PE) evergreen fund, with $350 million in initial commitments from a select group of anchor investors.

Singapore’s dConstruct raises $125M Series A as RoboNexus accelerator concludes inaugural cohort

Singapore-based dConstruct Technologies has closed a $125 million Series A funding round, marking the standout achievement of the inaugural cohort of Singapore's RoboNexus accelerator, a venture-building program under the National Robotics Program.

MAS partners industry to develop safeguards for AI Agents in finance

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), together with leading financial institutions and FinTechs, have on Friday published an industry white paper on developing safeguards for artificial intelligence (AI) agents in finance.

Singapore robotics startups expand overseas as RoboNexus accelerator wraps up

Singapore robotics and embodied artificial intelligence (AI) companies supported under the RoboNexus accelerator are scaling into global markets and achieving strong commercial outcomes, as the National Robotics Program (NRP) concludes its inaugural cohort.

Singapore’s family development ministry allocates S$15M to pilot AI, technology solutions for social care

Singapore's Ministry of Social and Family Development will make a S$15 million ($11.6 million) investment over three years to incubate and pilot emerging technology projects in the social care sector.

Indonesia’s Polibeli Group plans 100MW AI computing center in Thailand

Nasdaq-listed Polibeli Group Ltd, an Indonesia-headquartered digital supply chain company, plans to establish a preliminary framework for evaluating a potential artificial intelligence (AI) computing center in Thailand.

NAPAS, VietinBank, Liquid Group launch Vietnam-Singapore cross-border QR payment

Vietnam's National Payment Corporation (NAPAS), lender VietinBank, and Singapore-based fintech Liquid Group have launched a cross-border QR payment service between Vietnam and Singapore, allowing Singapore payment app users to scan VietQRGlobal codes at merchant locations across Vietnam without needing cash or currency exchange.

Southeast Asia’s nuclear bottleneck is financial, not technical

The question is no longer whether nuclear has a role in Southeast Asia. The arithmetic of AI-era power demand settles that. The question is which market builds the financing architecture, the blended-finance layers, the offtake frameworks, the risk-sharing structures, to get the first plant in the ground. The first to do so will not just host a reactor. It…