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Malaysia Venture Forum 2024 opens in KL, brings together public & private sectors to discuss future of VC ecosystem

The forum was officiated by Amir Hamzah Azizan, Minister of Finance II, who stressed the role of VC in driving innovation, economic growth, and job creation.

Malaysia’s AI startup Mesolitica builds Malaysian LLM for generative AI assistants on AWS

With AWS, Mesolitica can now deploy proofs of concept (PoCs) in as little as 24 hours, while the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region provides a 20 percent reduction in latency, critical for achieving human-like conversations in AI voice assistants.

KPay secures $55M in Series A funding led by Apis Growth Markets Fund III & Apis Global Growth Fund III

Founded just over three years ago, KPay has achieved a remarkable 166 percent revenue CAGR during this period, operating across Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan.

Thailand Post partners with insurtech firm bolttech to launch online motor insurance

Powered by bolttech, this innovative offering provides coverage for personal cars and trucks, including compensation for death, disability, loss of limb, and medical expenses.

Top tech events in Thailand that you shouldn’t miss

These tech gatherings are diverse in focus, spotlighting cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence, blockchain, fintech, and more. They are structured to go beyond exhibitions, offering attendees opportunities to engage in interactive workshops, hear from world-renowned speakers, and participate in networking sessions that pave the way for…

Malaysia’s Sime Darby Property to develop additional data centers at its business park

Malaysian property developer Sime Darby Property Berhad has on Monday announced the signing of a new build-and-lease agreement with Pearl Computing Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of a multinational technology company, which will see the development of additional data center facilities.

Thailand’s Central Food Retail partners with Google Cloud to launch AI shopping assistant

Thailand supermarket chain Central Food Retail Company Limited has partnered with Google Cloud to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant.

Analyst stays bearish on Thai electronics market outlook amid struggling Western EV sector

Despite positive momentum from the trade war, Maybank Investment Bank sees a bearish FY25 outlook for Thai electronics due to the struggling Western electric vehicle (EV) sector and looming impact from the Global Minimum Tax.

Maybank revises up GoTo Gojek Tokopedia revenue forecasts

Maybank Investment Bank has revised up Indonesian tech platform GoTo Gojek Tokopedia FY25/26 revenue forecasts by 17 percent/ 15 percent, after the firm's first nine months revenue beat its forecast.

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The entrepreneur’s dilemma: Fundraising or taking a loan?

Fundraising investments or taking a loan is a question, I often see being asked on Facebook groups for entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs. This article will break down all the pros and cons so that any #Entrepreneur deciding between the two, may make a more informed decision.