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The round is co-led by Capricorn Investment Group and Temasek Holdings, joined by visionary investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Builders Vision, Collaborative Fund, S2G Investments, iron ore majors BHP Ventures, Rio Tinto, Roy Hill, top electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers Nucor and Yamato Kogyo, and corporations like…

BYD Sime Motors, the official distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia, is partnering up with the Ministry of Transport (MOT) of Malaysia to advance the nation’s low-carbon mobility agenda.

Surfin Meta Digital Technologies, a Singapore-headquartered financial technology solutions provider for the underserved, has announced the successful completion of its oversubscribed funding round.

SoftBank Group Corp., Tether and Bitfinex have teamed up to launch Twenty One Capital, Inc., a bitcoin-native company, through a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners (CEP).

LenderLink Philippines, a fintech focused on improving credit data infrastructure, has raised $1.25 million in an oversubscribed seed round.

Robots are leaving the lab. From logistics to classrooms to hospitals and into the home, the shift is already underway. For technology leaders, this is a moment of choice. The true opportunity of #robotics isn’t #automation. It’s amplification and augmentation of human capacity.

As the industry continues to evolve, the focus will likely remain on creating seamless and rewarding experiences that bridge the gap between traditional gaming and #DeFi.

Zoho Corporation, an India-based technology company, has announced a strategic partnership with Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), an early stage start-up influencer, to empower Malaysia’s startup ecosystem.

Altruist, a US-based custodian for registered investment advisors (RIAs), announced Tuesday that it has raised $152 million in Series F funding led by GIC, a Singapore-based institutional investor.

The direct-to-consumer (D2C) sector is making its mark in Southeast Asia (SEA)’s startup ecosystem, with more than 2,000 companies and all-time funding of $300 million, Tracxn said Wednesday.